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I wandered over for a look.
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The 14" main had been leaking for a while. A service truck, parking by the curb, broke through and got stuck. Then the water really started gushing. By the time I got there the stuck truck had been pulled out. Public Works had shut off some valves and was pumping out water prior to repairing the pipe.
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Pumping out the water.
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Sending the water across Oak Street to the storm drains.
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It looks like the city worker are about to be "busted"!!
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This morning, the day after, the leak has been repaired and a temporary cover placed over the hole.
Shit, I hope our main line never goes. I suspect we also have just the one.
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