It's very costly to dig up the ground and repair the line.
Two days ago a water main broke about 200 meters from my place. The water bubbled out of the ground and ran down the street. Two 80 ft spruce trees had to be taken down so that they could dig in the area.
At one time there were two huge lifts to get people up to take down the trees. There were two huge earth digging machines. There were seven dump trucks and numerous foremens' trucks . It was a big job.
The worst part was the damage done, The house had four inches of water in the basement. So the people suffered major damage.
And something only I could see. The local jack rabbit population took off for quieter pastures. All the big equipment scared the away.
That burst main became very expensive very quickly!
ReplyDeleteThe rabbits will be back, I think.
Ok my rabbits returned today.
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ReplyDeleteSounds awful! I feel for the people who had the water in their basement. Happy Sunday, have a wonderful week!
That much water in a basement makes a big mess and is very costly.
DeleteOh wow! Those are big trees they removed. Kinda sad. Hope the water gets out of the basement before another freeze. I've had sump pumps in basements quit if the power went out during storms. Basement flooding is not fun. A big wide floor squeege helped me get it dry sooner. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteBig trees in an urban are are a hazard. Water in a basement is a big problem.
DeleteYou had a little bit of excitement there. Sounds like your place escaped direct involvement.
ReplyDeleteIt was a 200 meters from the house but it ran down the alley about 25 meters from the house.
DeleteI hope the jackrabbits return. I am glad you didn’t have any damage, Red, though I feel for the people who did.
ReplyDeleteThe wildlife will return, I have some idea of how these people feel as I had rain water back up the storm sewer.
DeleteIt does not seem like it has been cold and frosty enough already for a water main to break? I wonder was the line in a bad way to begin with.
ReplyDeleteThis was caused by something else. Probably the big tree roots. You're right it's not cold enough for frost damage.
DeleteThat is a huge and expensive problem. Will the house insurance cover the damage?
ReplyDeleteI think the city might have to pay for it?
DeleteWhat a shame, Red.
ReplyDeleteIt's not funny at all for the people.
DeleteWhen something like that happens, is it the property owner that foots the bill or is it the water company?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how it works.
Delete8 feet wow -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletefrost goes down a long way.
DeleteOh my. What a disaster.
ReplyDeleteFor the people it's a major disaster
DeleteWow! A broken water pipe there is a huge disaster! A big mess, a big scar on the land, and very costly for someone.
ReplyDeleteIt's very costly for thee city and it is a huge mess. They have finished the surface very nicely
DeleteI live in the land of only two feet deep. I can’t imagine how cold it needs to be or long to go down eight feet!
ReplyDeleteYou really wouldn't want to know I guess. It's expensive to instal.
Delete8 feet is deep
ReplyDeleteRed, I spent some time driving around the Sunnybrook neighborhood with Google Street View. A very nice neighborhood. To the west I see a sort of forested area kind of like a green belt and I believe it is called Kin Kanyon. Wondering if your walks take you into that area? It seems like you might have shared some photos of that area but it’s been a good while ago.
ReplyDeleteYou're right John, it's a nice area, Yes, the green area is called Bower woods, I walk there all the time. Yes, you get many photos from there. Also it's a great place for homeless people.
ReplyDeleteI am glad it all turned out as well as it did, but mourning the loss of those big trees.
ReplyDeleteUgh. What a mess.
ReplyDeleteEight feet, that's a lot more than I expected!
ReplyDeleteWe bury ours about eight feet too, so far so good when you live in the country you have to do things right and you may still have problems:)
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I imagine we had to do the same thing in Illinois, but I don't remember it looking like 8 feet deeo. Granted that was when our pipes burst in the lawn. Oh gee... I hope it doesn't happen to our daughter too when the cold sets in.
ReplyDeleteThat is horrible! Our frost line is only about 24-36" here but still run into the same issues.
ReplyDeleteMan against nature's forces
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