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  • SwirlsGirl
    So Fucking Banned
    • Feb 2006
    • 2067
    #1

    ground unstable in your neck of the woods?

    Serious topic...very few are aware but there seems to be an epidemic of water mains rupturing and breaking, and not many seem to be discussing it or even aware.

    http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom...id_14470.shtml

    http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizona-new...uses-sinkhole/

    http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-0...opeland-repair

    http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?se...cal&id=8763733

    http://www.whig.com/story/19215393/w...rrupts-service

    This is only a hand few and not even the worst of the articles I have seen in the past week...

    It would be a little bit comforting to know that these occurrences were all localized,but what is unsettling is the fact that these are happening right now...and with more frequency each day that passes.

    In Baltimore about 2 weeks ago they found a 4 x 8 ft hole in the street that threatened and ended up shutting down an entire city block of businesses and residents...

    now that same hole from 2 weeks ago has expanded, and reports say another 2 city blocks could be
    in danger of collapsing!

    I thought wow that sucks for baltimore city...then I saw the same exact situation unfolding in about 10 other major cities and perhaps more...

    then I said "Houston we have a problem"

    any way thought it would be interesting to share...would love to read your thoughts
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    • BFT3K
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Dec 2005
      • 10764
      #2
      Fracking?

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        • ottopottomouse
          She is ugly, bad luck.
          • Jan 2010
          • 13177
          #3
          What's the soil there? Clay shifts a huge amount between wet and dry for example and there has been a lot of very wet and very dry weather in places.
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            • v4 media
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2005
              • 2934
              #4
              Its the banks fault.

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                • epitome
                  So Fucking Lame
                  • Jun 2009
                  • 12156
                  #5
                  Baltimore has always had sinkholes. Have them here, too. They swallow whole houses.

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                    • Wizzo
                      2011 GFY Hall of Fame!
                      • Nov 2000
                      • 15224
                      #6
                      We've had less water main breaks this year due to an increase amount of rainfall, where I would suspect that since most the country is dryer then normal that would be the cause.
                      Looking for Opportunity!

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                        • sarettah
                          see you later, I'm gone
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 14293
                          #7
                          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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                            • BIGTYMER
                              Junior Achiever
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 17066
                              #8
                              I tell you it's a plan by the rich to make us all buy 2nd homes!! The banks! Banks!

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                                • CyberHustler
                                  Masterbaiter
                                  • Feb 2006
                                  • 28728
                                  #9
                                  Happens in NYC all the time because everything is old as hell
                                  “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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                                    • sarettah
                                      see you later, I'm gone
                                      • Oct 2002
                                      • 14293
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by SwirlsGirl
                                      Serious topic...very few are aware but there seems to be an epidemic of water mains rupturing and breaking, and not many seem to be discussing it or even aware.
                                      How do you figure that "very few are aware" and "not many seem to be discussing it"?

                                      Kansas City is quite aware and it has been a major topic of discussion for the past several months, it is even part of a ballot issue in today's election.

                                      City infrastructure is usually a local topic because it is paid for locally.

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                                        • spazlabz
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jul 2003
                                          • 6548
                                          #11

                                          remember this one?

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                                            • Coup
                                              🚨 PBBC International 🚨
                                              • Apr 2010
                                              • 9931
                                              #12
                                              Profit is supposed to be stuffed into your pocket, not re-invested back into the community.

                                              God bless America.

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                                                • 2012
                                                  So Fucking What
                                                  • Jul 2006
                                                  • 17189
                                                  #13
                                                  it's a conspiracy
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                                                    • epitome
                                                      So Fucking Lame
                                                      • Jun 2009
                                                      • 12156
                                                      #14
                                                      Oh are we talking about water mains? Many of the water lines in Baltimore City are 80+ years old. I think they even have a few wooden ones in use. They can't afford to replace them so just fix when they break.

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                                                        • SwirlsGirl
                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                          • Feb 2006
                                                          • 2067
                                                          #15
                                                          good input everyone thanks for responding... just find it curious because many causes have been tossed around...extreme heat, extreme drought, extreme rain, extremely old infrastructure, sinkholes,etc

                                                          Then again, maybe it could have something to do with mass animal deaths, unprecedented weather events, sandstorms,dust storms,hail storms, wind storms,ground decaying...etc...

                                                          Hopefully and with a little luck it won't be too big of a concern...its only water and the planet is 3/4 water so no worries

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