Wow.  You are "quite sure" and feel that crumbling roads is a leading indicator of inflation?  I generally make a point not to be snippy on Hacker News, so I'll just post some links and a suggestion to not say you're "quite sure" when you aren't (or really shouldn't be).<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflation" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflation</a><p>Kudos on the success, though.