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Old 08-07-2012, 11:34 AM  
sarettah
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It is usualy because of extremely old infrastructure combined with excessive heat (or cold).

The pipes under KC for example are over 100 years old for the most part. Many are broken but do not leak because the pressure from the dirt holds them together. But, if you subject them to a few weeks of excessive heat (we have been in and out of 100+ for over a month now) the ground shrinks as it drys out. The shrinking allows the leaks to start letting water out. Once the water starts coming out, it starts washing away more dirt and pretty soon you have buckled or collapsed asphalt, water spewing everywhere and in worst case scenarios sinkholes.

Or it could be the illumanti, I guess.

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