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Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:08 am
by Drjackson
After the 2010 and 2010 earthquakes here in Canterbury sinkholes started appearing anywhere here. Most were small in width and depth but enough to cause trouble (cars went into them and a guy broke his neck falling into one off his bike during the quake)

But a few turned out to be very deep (One was found under my mates business. The concrete floor slab wobbled and when they walked on it but when they looked there was now a 20m deep sinkhole under it, the slab was only held in place due to the weight of some machinery on the firm ground.

Liquefaction was the main bastard result of water and earthquakes. Those good old sinkholes soon filled with water or silt so they couldn't be seen.

eg: http://phamilynews.net/wp-content/uploa ... action.jpg

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:56 am
by overrevdsquat
Could have been worse - just a couple of hundred metres and it would have been under Buncefield again.

You're welcome to evacuate the lead to mine 0:)

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 1:30 pm
by THE Killer Bob
There's a sink hole just around the corner from me. Every year a small hole opens up in the same spot in the middle of the road. Every year the council tip some sand in and tarmac over it again. It might be quite small (it has certainly been over a yard deep, deeper than it is wide) but perhaps there's a bloody great cavern opening up under there somewhere.

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:19 pm
by squeaksnli
U think it's possible for one to open up big enough to swallow all you cockney cunts?

Just asking.

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:19 pm
by squeaksnli
U think it's possible for one to open up big enough to swallow all you cockney cunts?

Just asking.

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:39 pm
by aliensurfer
squeaksnli wrote:U think it's possible for one to open up big enough to swallow all you cockney cunts?

Just asking.


we're ok with a few sinkholes, we can just fill them with all the water and have some nice fishing lakes :wink: (and drown northern monkeys in)

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:02 pm
by Ajsalium
A workmate of mine says they are caused by the lizard people.

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:21 am
by Skipp
The leadership of the Conservative party?

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:27 pm
by Squeaky
Skipp wrote:The leadership of the Conservative party?


I'd believe that.

Re: sink holes

PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:56 pm
by Roger Theloger
I thought this was a thread about Middlesbrough?