The expression 'There's never a dull moment' is not always true; we have plenty of dull moments.
It's not every day that I encounter screaming women, people who smash brand new water meters, or even folk who openly steal copyrights. Such goings-on, although not exactly every-day events, do, occasionally, give me something 'interesting' to write about. Otherwise I'm obliged to consider much more mundane subjects, such as Cassoulet, Trugs, and Tree Houses.
So, you can imagine my 'excitement' when I spotted this taped-off area just fifty metres from our cottage. Of course, I was obliged to inspect.
It turned-out to be a mini-sink-hole. It's not particularly deep; I estimated about two metres. But the fact that it suddenly appeared overnight is 'of interest'.
I mentioned it to my neighbour J, and he told me of another one, much bigger, in the woods nearby, that has simply been left as it was found. Not filled-in, but still a large gaping hole. I didn't ask where it was exactly, as I think I'd rather not know.
I suspect that there are many more in the immediate area; probably caused by constant erosion from underground streams.
As long as one doesn't suddenly appear in Haddock's; I shall try to ignore them!
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Oh dear, not a happy sight. I've read about sink hole issues there and in Spain. Farmers would carry long poles across them in the fields to have something to hold onto just in case.
Stay safe, and above ground takes on new meaning
I hadn't realised how common they were here, albeit not on the scale of the more famous ones. I wouldn't fall very far!
Putting on my stars and stripes hat, what goddamn varmint digs holes like that?
That's a bit disturbing. At least this one is taped off
Rushing water I think. There are Badgers nearby, but I think the hole is natural.
We don't want the children falling in!
Apparently a large hole appeared yesterday in our local " Heartwood Forest"on one of the paths. A photo shows what looks like a brick lined well, the hole about 4/5 feet deep maybe!The area also used for horse riding as well as walking so it is lucky that no one had a bad accident there. It is close to an area called " Well Wood". We had a small one in our garden many years ago....it turned out to be where a tree stump had rotted!
I expect the brick lined well was originally covered over with wooden planks; which, of course, tend to rot. As you say; lucky a horse didn't fall in!
A fair sized one opened up on a bridle path where we walk the dog a few years ago. The local intelligentsia had spread twigs and grass over it to hide it, presumably hoping that a horse and rider would fall into it - good for a laugh, eh? We only spotted it ourselves because the dog was sniffing round it and peering in. We alerted the council and by the next morning it was properly filled in.
I can't decide whether more sink holes are appearing or whether they're just being reported more. Perhaps you'll have a monolith appear next :D
What idiots. Nothing surprises me any more!
There have been some huge ones recently. I remember one such in Mexico; a whole village could almost have fallen in!!
Yikes. It will be interesting to see if the sinkhole grows. I've never seen one, but I know they are quite a problem in Florida.
The one that looked like a brick lined well? Oh gees. I would have had to snoop around there and see what it was.
I expect it was just a well, that now happened to be in a path. Perhaps originally the path had led to the well. Does that make sense?
I hiswould rather not think about things like this living alone as I do.
If you " google" Heartwood forest sinkhole" you can see a photo that someone's grandfather took!
I've just looked. Strange, it looks quite small for a well, but I suppose that's what it must have been.
You wouldn't want one outside your front door; as I've just been looking at!
I worked in an area that was had many underground springs and sink holes were common. My desk faced a large window and across the street was a trucking company. One day, I heard a noise and looked up and saw the ground open up and swallow a very large cargo truck. My car was not parked too far from it. I got a new job shortly afterwards
We have them around here. A double decker bus made the national news when it was swallowed into a hole. Norwich is built on old chalk mines and holes appear out of nowhere and there is a lot of subsidence and houses cracking in half, end walls collapsing etc. I wouldn't want to be out walking and find one like you describe.
My goodness; that was a bit close to home. It's a strange phenomenon that one can't predict. Nasty.
It looks as if they're more common than I'd previously thought. Still, I shan't let it worry me.
I think my biggest worry would be stepping into it and twisting an ankle. Although I don't need holes to do that in my case!
A bit of excitement ... not much going on at the moment ! The only excitement we have encountered is rubbing down some paintwork and my husband gets his Covid jab on Sunday ... Woohoo !!!!! XXXX
You wouldn't want to be walking around there in the dark.
That IS exciting; no mention of jabs over here. France is behind everyone again.
Looks like a collapsed badger set to me. Don't let the dog annoy the badger. Vicious devils are badgers. They are best tackled by big hairy Dachshunds not by Collies.
With my previous dog, Bok, we once came across a baby Badger who seemed to be lost. Even though he was quite small he didn't hold back on his aggression. I agree; not to be messed with.
In the photo, the back wall of the hole looks corrugated, like a pipe is/was there and I see a smaller pipe at the top of that.
Is it close enough to the house roof to have been a gutter drain?
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