Yup I would be thinking the same thing send those old boy's over to Lowes and buy some bags of blacktop patch and fill them holes. It's a little more involved than that for it to be done correctly. The difference between the inferno that is your summer and the prolong cool weather now makes previous patches pop like a tooth filling. If the material is not extremely hot when applied and tamped or rolled then the patch won't last long. If you see them using cold patch its a homeowner job at best. I rest my case. Road departments prioritize job's so if you don't cry you don't get capiche?