"We're going to be doing a thorough investigation into how this break was caused..."
Uhhh... Ya think the fact that it's 108-year-old cast iron, underground might have had something to do with it?
Ugh. New York, anyone?
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Ugh. New York, anyone?
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ma ... 39428.html
"We're going to be doing a thorough investigation into how this break was caused..."
Uhhh... Ya think the fact that it's 108-year-old cast iron, underground might have had something to do with it?
"We're going to be doing a thorough investigation into how this break was caused..."
Uhhh... Ya think the fact that it's 108-year-old cast iron, underground might have had something to do with it?
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Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
Someone divided by zero...
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Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
terrorists?
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Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
Nope, Crab People.
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Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
This kind of story will be pretty common place once all our crap starts going to s***.
Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
I'm sure it already is. But people are just too worried about the raising debt ...err the Kardashains...
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Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
Age. Water main breaks in NYC are common. What was unusual was seeing caucasian guys in 'da Bronx (well, except during Yankee games when there are thousands),themadscientist wrote:terrorists?
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Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
^ I wasnt ganna say it. I would think 100+ y/o cast iron has about 0 tensil strength.
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Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
...especially when it's been exposed to, uh, WATER, for 100+ years...
Besides, I'm sure there's not much stability in the ground there either, considering the entire city is built on piles and piles of debris, dredging and garbage.
Besides, I'm sure there's not much stability in the ground there either, considering the entire city is built on piles and piles of debris, dredging and garbage.
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Re: Ugh. New York, anyone?
So what you're saying is... the Titanic miiiiiiight be in danger of splitting and cracking in the next few years?