There has been a deep pothole in driveway at the Hoosic Valley shopping center since last winter. A traffic cone was placed over it this spring which soon became a crushed remnant. The pothole made it impossible to stay in the right lane when exiting onto Route 67.
June 17, 2025: I posted on the Concerned Citizens Schaghticoke page: Not complaining, just wondering if any repair might be forthcoming. There were 21 comments, in agreement and with suggestions as to where the responsibility lay.
Several days later, I noticed the pothole(s) were smoothly blacktopped over, and on June 24, I expressed thanks for the anonymous repair. The person responded, saying he had done it, Dan B. In the next few days, over 60 people thanked him, appreciating what he had done. No one seemed to know him, or what his business was. And it seems he had voluntarily performed the good deed. (It struck me that this was the only posting I've ever seen where all the comments were positive.
Even stranger, when I mentioned it to my son, he said there is an episode of "The Simpsons" where Homer is feeling depressed, sees no value in his lfe, but in the midst of his despair, spots a pothole, repairs it, and then, through similar actions, finds new meaning and purpose in life.
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