Sink hole anyone

[DolfanBob]

One of my installers was crossing 44 going west last night at Lewis right as the hole was giving way. He said the car in front of him had the rear end bounce up, and he hit something that felt like going over a parking lot concrete stop.
He drives a 2010 Ford traverse van and says that he really cant see any damage done. Got lucky I guess.

[waterboy]

Isn't this where they've been doing some re-routing of drainage lines for the widening?

[Hoss]

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100603_11_0_Anover723008

[sgrizzle]

What could ever give them the idea that excavation work was going on directly at this spot? (note the background)

[Townsend]

What could ever give them the idea that excavation work was going on directly at this spot? (note the background)

I like the 11 of the 14 standing there...waiting to burst into action.

[Conan71]

Is it just me or are there a lot of men standing around doing nothing?

[guido911]

Is it just me or are there a lot of men standing around doing nothing?

That was my first thought when I saw this picture.

[Conan71]

That was my first thought when I saw this picture.

Gubmint project efficiency right there.

[patric]

What could ever give them the idea that excavation work was going on directly at this spot?

Look at kotv's aerials for a painfully obvious "ah-ha" moment.

[Cats Cats Cats]

Look at kotv's aerials for a painfully obvious "ah-ha" moment.

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can't find them

[TURobY]

Did someone say sinkhole? http://news.discovery.com/earth/guatemala-sinkhole.html

[Cats Cats Cats]

Yeah, we are kinda lame when you see that.

[custosnox]

Yeah, we are kinda lame when you see that.

Lame or not, I was stuck in traffic for quiet a while because of this.  After staring at the back of a semi for about 30 minutes, finally decided to turn on the radio.  When they finally reported on it, all they were reporting was that something happened, and traffic was stopped for eastbound, and they were not sure about westbound (we were going westbound).  By the time we got off the highway (good thing about the construction is they have plenty of dirt "exits" right now) and circled around the area they finally started saying that it was a sink hole.  Of course, the first thing that came to mind was the image of the one in Guatemala.

[Gaspar]

I like the 11 of the 14 standing there...waiting to burst into action.

Pockets should not be allowed on a city work site! 

[shadows]

Is it just me or are there a lot of men standing around doing nothing?

Ah that is typical of a crew working for the city.  That is known in many circles as "top heavy" administrators.  As noted two men are working, two men are supporting the brooms (some one applied for a patent on stand alone brooms)

From the picture PW could just call it a detention pond and build a bypass around it and get some more of that promise federal money being given away. Unemployment is down, seems production is down also.