Starr Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Ds 15 went out to mow the lawn and came in to announce we have a hole, like a man hole in our backyard that was not there yesterday! If he'd been mowing when it caved in he would be down there. :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Was it a sink hole? I'm assuming that burglars weren't trying to tunnel to your safe. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Scary! That is an issue around here. A section of sidewalk fell in many feet not too long ago, along with the man walking on it. Thankfully, no serious injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Was it a sink hole? I'm assuming that burglars weren't trying to tunnel to your safe. . . :lol: Our financial empire! I think it must be an old, old out house or something. But it's a 20 foot drop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 We have a sink hole in our front yard. Most of it is shallow but a few spots the kids tested out with sticks went in pretty far. NO 20 ft drops though. That is scary! No outhouses ever stood on our front lawn so I guess that would be why it's not that deep :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Yikes, that's a bit dangerous! I was amazed by the depth of some of the holes that opened up around here during the earthquakes. It's quite something to watch the road unzipping in front of you and realise it just keeps going down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 My parents had a sink hole open up last year. Turns out it was an old septic system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 We had that happen when my oldest was 4. It was atleast 20 feet deep with half of that full of water. The kids found a smallish hole while playing. Thankfully, they told us right away. Turns out it was about 4 feet wide. The landlord filled it with rock, topped with dirt and grass. I hate to think what could have happened. Hopefully, yours will be an easy fix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdesigns Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 There is a sinkhole in our neighbor's yard. It honestly gives me nightmares. a neighborhood St. Bernard actually fell in it and broke his leg. So far, no one is doing anything about it, but I have sprung many grey hairs. I think it started as a gopher tunnel and just collapsed. We tried to put a yard stick down there to measure how deep it was, it's deeper than the yard stick. Another neighbor had one, they had to fill it with cement, it actually took an entire cement truck. I keep having thoughts of Centralia in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 It is lined with metal so we are going to try pouring crushed rock in tomorrow. Wish us luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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