Sinkhole ouchy

[BillMasen]

A house about 75 to 100 yards from mine is slowly falling into a sinkhole. Started three days ago with a hole in pavement, Council came and thought it was just a water leak, but its spreading its now ten feet deep and has consumed the pavement, half the road, the front garden of two houses and now the front walls of the houses are starting to break away and fall into the hole. Had to laugh though when one of the temporary traffic signal lights was also swallowed up by the hole overnight.

 

[Brent S]

A house about 75 to 100 yards from mine is slowly falling into a sinkhole. Started three days ago with a hole in pavement, Council came and thought it was just a water leak, but its spreading its now ten feet deep and has consumed the pavement, half the road, the front garden of two houses and now the front walls of the houses are starting to break away and fall into the hole. Had to laugh though when one of the temporary traffic signal lights was also swallowed up by the hole overnight.

I grew up in central fla and saw many sinkholes. A lot of people don’t realize that most of those small ponds and lakes are just old sinkholes. Anyways I hope your property, and the neighbors are ok.

 

[KateMTx]

Sink holes terrify me for some reason.

 

[user 6493]

I have seen a few get really large,,,down around Orlando there was a huge one 20-25 years ago I think it swallowed a car dealership,,,I will have to look

 

[user 6493]

38 years ago in Winter Park Fla,,,,not to far from Orlando


https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2...winter-park-sinkhole-swallows-home-pool-more/

 

[Brent S]

Sink holes terrify me for some reason.

The only time they are scary is if they are near your property!

 

[lonewolf]

A house about 75 to 100 yards from mine is slowly falling into a sinkhole. Started three days ago with a hole in pavement, Council came and thought it was just a water leak, but its spreading its now ten feet deep and has consumed the pavement, half the road, the front garden of two houses and now the front walls of the houses are starting to break away and fall into the hole. Had to laugh though when one of the temporary traffic signal lights was also swallowed up by the hole overnight.

any history of mining in your area? Cornwall is riddled with old mine workings which collapse into a sink hole over time.

 

[TexasFreedom]

Sinkholes are a great analogy. For anyone who does know Christ, there will come the Lake of Fire. And it is not a 'if', but only 'when'. One moment all is normal, and in an instant the entire ground below you disappears. Scaring people into knowing Christ isn't very effective, but this could help open some minds.

 

[lonewolf]

dragging religion into each and every comment/thread is a good way of putting people off and losing prospective members, not everyone is religious or wants to be.

 

[BillMasen]

any history of mining in your area? Cornwall is riddled with old mine workings which collapse into a sink hole over time.

yes this area is riddled with old mines going back to iron age settlements, many of the sink holes are old mine shafts, the problem with this one apart from being under a main road is that there is no record of mine shafters or old wells this far from the old mine.

 

[lonewolf]

I don't expect they are all on a plan, many will not be known about, we have a few here on Dartmoor from the old clay and tin mines.

 

[Mountain trapper]

My first wife was kind of a sink hole....

 

[Psalm7]

Several reports have made the news over the years of People actually being swallowed along with their home by sinkholes .

 

[Psalm7]

Sinkholes are a great analogy. For anyone who does know Christ, there will come the Lake of Fire. And it is not a 'if', but only 'when'. One moment all is normal, and in an instant the entire ground below you disappears. Scaring people into knowing Christ isn't very effective, but this could help open some minds.

Yes kind of like the story John Hagee tells of talking with the Guy on a flight that was having engine trouble . After Hagee mentions Heaven and hell the Guy boast He doesn't believe in hell so Hagee says " Well its still there and You're still going " .

 

[BillMasen]

Second house now affected by the sink hole along with the main road, both are going to have to be demolished, problem is now part of the village green on the other side of the road about 50ft nearer my house appears to be showing signs of subsidance, a hollow is forming on the green.

 

[KateMTx]

Second house now affected by the sink hole along with the main road, both are going to have to be demolished, problem is now part of the village green on the other side of the road about 50ft nearer my house appears to be showing signs of subsidance, a hollow is forming on the green.

This is so scary. I hope it doesn't affect your house.
Can you imagine getting swallowed up by one of these. The thought is terrifying.