Sinkholes

[emmie]

seem to be on the increase, fancy seeing this outside your door

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2550523/The-Home-Counties-sink-hole-swallowed-CAR-Family-flee-village-home-VW-disappears-30ft-deep-crater-appeared-overnight.html

[sandyRoe]

To think that the earth could open up and swallow you, or your car, is unnerving. Why, it undermines the very foundations of our existence.

[emmie]

like this one as well,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2530915/Get-ready-MONTH-bad-weather-After-floods-storms-driving-rain.html

[Prudie]

I thought what if it happens actually under your house?

[dave50]

Anyone know what causes them?

[bookbinder]

Here's an explanation:
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/science/landUseAndDevelopment/shallow_geohazards/sinkHoles.html
By the way, if you're thinking of moving to Ripon, think again!

[emmie]

one hopes you get a little bit of warning before going the way of all men.

[emmie]

this girl should consider herself lucky to get out alive,

http://www.today.com/video/today/47155170#47155170

[murraymints]

We used to get huge ones in Norwich...old lime workings , neighbour had a small but deep one in her garden...we were all cr@@@ng ourselves in case it opened further.....didn't do...phew !

[murraymints]

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=bus+in+hole+norwich&qpvt=bus+in+hole+norwich&FORM=IGRE




Norwich...

[emmie]

gives new meaning to, did the earth move for you

[dunnitall]

Lol emmie. Panorama tonight is about the one under a house in USA will have to watch that as I saw the original news on it a while ago, wonder what has happened since.

[emmie]

the one with the Chinese girl disappearing down the pavement takes some beating, if you look at the link....

[pixie373]

That is about ten minutes from my house!

[jno]

can't believe the TV announcers are saying what happened to the Chinese girl shows the dangers of talking on the phone while you're walking... do they think without the phone she'd have been so much lighter it wouldn't have happened?

It's probably all Facebook's fault.

[jomifl]

She had the prescence of mind to hang on to her phone rather than save herself though.,

[jomifl]

prescence ? where did that come from? try presence..

[jno]

she didn't know what was happening. Would you?

[jomifl]

I think I might just have stuck my arms out.

[jno]

she did, but it didn't stop her falling. Nothing to grab hold of.

[emmie]

jno, because she ignored the notices, presumably something to do with the ground in that area being unsafe.