by "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
Published 12/13/2017 at 00:57
by "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
Published 12/13/2017 at 00:57
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Liquefaction is no joke:
Since I moved into my apartment last year there have been a ton of accidents at the intersection nearby. Three of those accidents have also hit the fire hydrant at the corner hard enough to warrant replacing it, tonight added another. Water everywhere.
The sight lines at that intersection are terribad and the lights have no delay between red and green so a slight running of a red light = wreck. I’ve gotta think that increasing the delay slightly is cheaper than having to replace the hydrant 4 times.
Also, the car that crashed’s alarm has been going off since the wreck... an hour ago. For some reason the responders haven’t unhooked the battery. It’s driving me nuts.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
12/14/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 0
Hydrants have break away bolts so when you hit them in a car you don’t die upon impact. Seems like they should move it or put some huge steel bollards around it.
"Deal Killer - Powered by Focus" (dealkiller-ii)
12/14/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 0
I can fully attest to this, as I spun my parent’s VW Golf into a hydrant back when I was in college. It put a bruise on my leg as big as a pineapple, as I hit it with the drivers side door. And yes, it gushed water about six feet into the air for a minute or two. And the city charged me $300 to replace the hydrant.
"Cash Rewards" (cashrewards)
12/14/2017 at 13:39, STARS: 0
I remember one place I lived didn’t have a delay from red to green. The idea was that if people knew there was a delay, they’d just run the light even worse.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
12/14/2017 at 13:45, STARS: 0
Just 6'? I’d have expected more.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/14/2017 at 13:46, STARS: 1
Only $300? That seems cheap.
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
12/14/2017 at 13:48, STARS: 0
Fun fact, if the ground around them is soft they shear off the riser at the fire line instead of at the hydrant. The hydrant itself doesn’t actually have any pressurized water in it, it just has a shaft connected to a valve at the fire line.
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
12/14/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 1
There’s basically no delay here, and this intersection is a blind intersection of two one-ways.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
12/14/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 0
There should be an isolation valve about 6-10 feet away but if it’s an older installation there may not be one and then you get a geyser.
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
12/14/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 1
What we got was a pressurized leak 8’ under ground which proceeded to liquify and collapse the surrounding area. 0-sinkhole in about 30 minutes.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
12/14/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 0
Oh yeah those are no fun, a little underground hydraulic mining going on.
"Deal Killer - Powered by Focus" (dealkiller-ii)
12/14/2017 at 14:53, STARS: 1
Well, I’m 49 now, so I’d expect it’d cost a bit more now. ;)
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
12/14/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0
That photo was taken last night, today they demo’d the rest of the street. The best part is that my apartment lots only entrance is on that one-way and that street is now gone.
Access now requires driving down an alley, through the parking lot across the street, and cutting across the street.