Now, one St. Paul man is so fed up with pothole problems that he's taking matters into his own hands.

Alex Susuki went to the hardware store, bought some patch asphalt with his own money and started filling the potholes on his street himself.

See potholes near you with KSTP's Pothole Patrol

"Giving back to the community in which you take from, which is like a huge part of my living philosophy," Susuki said. "I like the pay it forward type of the thing, you know, I think that's a great mentallity."

The City of St. Paul says it's against the rules to fill in potholes on your own and anyone who does could face a fine.