Clojurians Log v2

Good ⚡morning

Good morning. It's early and already too hot to exist.

Good morning 🌤️

Good morning

Well, climate change isn't good, obviously...

That looks intense!

Yikes!

Ah so it's the heat that explains those bumps when you cross the Belgian border :)

Is this a Belgian infrastructure burn? I guess we deserve that

hehe, I couldn't help myself... but it's very noticeable when you cross the border on the way to Antwerp ;)

not sure if it's like that in all of Belgium but that part is pretty bad ;)

in my experience it actually improved a lot in Belgium, a lot of infra work in the past 10 years. Antwerp to Knokke used to be a really bumpy ride (getting worse while getting closer). Today a lot of crossings disappeared and the asphalt is smooth. Not to mention the new highway from Knokke to Brugge, big improvement. Don't know if that's true further south though...

I drove from Zeeland (NL) to Gent 2 years ago. The part after the Dutch border to Gent was really bumpy. I thought I had a flat tire, but it was just the bump road.

When folks drive across the country here in the US, they're often shocked at the difference in road quality in different states: it can be really noticeable as you cross the state border. Nevada has fabulous highways -- because of all the tax money from gambling in the state (but it has no state income tax) -- and Ohio's highways are generally really good because several of their Interstate highways are "turnpikes" (toll roads). California's highways are pretty bad, which is often a shock to visitors.