Avoiding life's little potholes is one way to live a worry-free life. There is no need to spend your hard earned money on costly car rentals or even try and scrape enough money together to put a down payment on your first house. All it takes is some foresight and the ability to look at a situation objectively, no matter how big or small the picture might appear.
For instance, if you notice a pothole on your road that is causing you any kind of problem or is just plain embarrassing. You have two main options; you can either wait it out and hope it goes away, or you can decide to do something about it. In many cases, waiting a couple of months or more can cause potholes to get bigger and eventually end up blocking your view. It's at this point that people start referring to these potholes as "road kills". And some of them get so annoyed that they decide to remove the road kill themselves!
If you choose to remove a pothole on your own, there are a few tips you should follow. First of all never try and remove a pothole yourself unless you have the proper equipment. You can easily damage your vehicle or injure yourself with ill-advised removal attempts. The best thing to do is call in a professional to remove those pesky potholes for you.
Next it is important to keep an eye on the potholes that you find on the roads. A lot of road surfaces are not set up to handle the extra weight that comes along with larger potholes. This means that they will quickly begin to sink into the ground and become a huge nuisance. The best thing to do here is to have a professional check the roads before large storms so that the damage has time to dissipate.
One of the best ways of avoiding life's potholes is by driving through them at an accelerated rate. It sounds like a great idea, but this actually damages the surface of the road. Potholes tend to form when the surface has begun to sink too much into the ground. Driving over these quickly will cause the potholes to quickly deteriorate and end up as holes in the road.
Another common practice that many people in Florida are guilty of is slamming on their brakes. This not only damages the car, but it also wears down the surface of the road even further. Driving too fast downhill can lead to the potholes that you avoid. Driving too slow downhill can lead to the same potholes. The best thing to do here is to simply go as fast as you safely can but to slow down at the same time.