State government officials are fuming after the mother of all stuff ups, with a pothole crew misreading a memo and believing they were tasked with digging new potholes on the Mornington Peninsula the rather than filling them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is just a lesson is carefully reading the instructions,\u201d said Nigel Whithernuckle from the Victorian government\u2019s Department of Transport and Planning, who spoke to The Public Record on condition of anonimity. \u201cThey\u2019ve breezed over it, and jumped in their trucks and started digging as many potholes as one man can with a crew of eight watching him\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed an advanced crew member would drive around and find a suitable position for a pothole, and create a spray-painted template. The main work crew would later come around and dig the hole out in the dead of night, usually shreading the tyres, smashing the rims and even tearing off the axles of unsuspecting motorists the next morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Esteemed Mornington Peninsula journalist Derrick DiMaggio spoke exclusively to the crew for The Public Record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019d really done an amazing job on the Mornington Peninsula,\u201d said one of the crew members. \u201cSome of the holes were so wide and deep we\u2019d need to place a small ladder in them to finish the job.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe thought we were being calling in to be presented with a certificate of appreciation, but instead we were given a real tongue lashing!\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
It is believed state government officials have told the crew they\u2019ll be expected to fill each and every pothole they have created. Money is expected to be allocated for the task in the 2032\/33 state budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n