City of Prince George gives friendly warning about the ever-present potholes on city streets and how to evade disaster.

The City of Prince George’s Facebook page has issued a tongue-in-cheek cautioning to residents about potholes.

The message states that underneath the peaceful waters of every puddle could lie a giant rim-wrecking, big, bad, huge pothole.

Stay out of the water if you can, they warn. There is no lifeguard on responsibility, they joke.

They offer an animated diagram to indicate how potholes are created, then offer this guidance.

Potholes will be around for a while longer because:

1 – They are full of water and we can’t fill them when they are full of water

2 – It is too cold outside for our super special pothole filler to stick

3 – Our snow teams are still out moving snow around to strong catch basins and our utilities teams are out steaming the ones that are ice-covered.

When it gets cold instant, the water in the puddles will freeze and the hole will be filled. Nice, they add.

The city then talks about how they have a temporary fix for the especially huge potholes and will do everlasting fixes when it warms up.

Previous year, the city filled more than 7,500 potholes. This year won’t be any different because of the freeze and thaw.