© UnknownHole in Eton Close, Burton
The hole, which is the size of a small car, appeared in Eton Close, Burton, in April last year and despite repeated attempts by homeowners no-one will lay claim to the 'disaster'.
One resident, who asked not to be named, said: "No-one has any idea why the hole was dug in the first place - it just popped up all of a sudden.
"The situation just continues to go from the sublime to the ridiculous and it has now been left for more than 11 months - nearly a whole year. It has obviously caused problems for all of the people in the road as it is not a small hole - it is as big as a small car.
"Some residents received anonymous notes at the end of last year telling them to sort out the problem.
"The borough council has been involved and could not come out last year due to the bad weather.
"At one point there was even tomato plants growing in the hole last summer - I believe that the hole could be linked to some kind of sewerage problem.
"There have never been any workmen attending the hole and often the coverings go missing, presenting a real danger.
"The hole is right in front of five houses at the cul-de-sac end of the road and continues to cause a lot of problems and headaches for the entire road."
A spokesman for East Staffordshire Borough Council said: "The council has been contacted by residents on Eton Close and we are investigating the source of the problem and speaking to our colleagues at Staffordshire County Council to try to resolve the issue."
Staffordshire County Council revealed that the hole was 'not a result of its works' and the last known work in the area was undertaken by BT late last year.
A spokesman added:" We are in the process of sending an inspector out to the road to look at the problem."
It's not just psychopaths which need weeding from governments, but also butt-covering, buck-passing, lazy cowards who have worked out that it's safer to do Nothing than to do Something.
Doing Nothing means you also don't make mistakes. Doing Something requires some amount of risk. This is the self-serving coward's thought process. Never take risks. Keep your head down. Or as John Cleese once observed, "The English are born, scurry through life trying to avoid embarrassment, and then die."
We don't need performance mandates in our government offices. We can't enforce good behavior. What should have been done was to only hire people into our governments who have smarts, courage and consciences; people who LIKE serving their community. -And send the rest packing.
Ah well. Time's up. Maybe humanity will get it right next time around. We'll look back in on the situation in a few hundred thousand years and see if this damned hole isn't filled by then. . .