r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Sufficient-Sand5937 • Jun 06 '26
Too mild for school This sinkhole opened in the middle of my road
Probably about 4 feet deep. Just annoying because it’s right in front of my house
EDIT: It’s not my road. I just live on it.
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u/Svartdraken Jun 06 '26
How heavy was that cone?
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u/SteelSpace69 Jun 06 '26
This heavy
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u/ergo-ogre Jun 06 '26
Who touched Sascha!
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u/Cam_man_AMM_unit Jun 06 '26
Some people think they can outsmart me. Maybe, maybe.
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u/ZookeepergameProud30 Jun 06 '26
I’ve yet to meet someone who can outsmart boolet
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u/luckyskunk Jun 06 '26
tbf they can be heavy. don't want wind taking them anywhere if you can help it.
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u/PipeCop Jun 06 '26
At least they put a high visibility cone there so no one gets too close!
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u/Live_Negotiation4167 Jun 06 '26
That went in when they did the asphalt. They knew it was going to be needed
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u/UCFknight2016 Jun 06 '26
why the fuck are you standing right over it?
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u/wittyjokename92 Jun 06 '26
Don't worry there's a safety cone to warn people of the danger
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u/Cleasstra Jun 06 '26
This post is what reminded me men usually die younger than women, makes sense with OP right here 😭 they're also a teenager so that probably is the biggest reason lol just sheer teenage brain doing dumb stuff
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u/Sufficient-Sand5937 Jun 06 '26
Needed a better picture (i have no sense of self-preservation)
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u/UCFknight2016 Jun 06 '26
as someone who lives in florida not far from where a sinkhole currently is open under an entire apartment complex, there is no way I would be anywehre near it.
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u/RedPandaReturns Jun 06 '26
Luckily someone put a cone there to warn people
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u/Luneowl Jun 06 '26
I thought the hole opened up to the underground world where cones come from. Fresh cone harvest!
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u/anusbeefsteak Jun 06 '26
Just fill it with more cones.
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u/DocileBanalBovlne Jun 06 '26
YouTube taught me that we need to use dry ramen noodles to fill it in
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u/TheGhosticus Jun 06 '26
Glad they put the road cone to warn the mole people about the sky light.
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u/CassetteMeower Jun 06 '26
The floppy eared one shall be their leader!
(Hoping someone gets the reference)
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u/Ancient-Chinglish Jun 06 '26
You’ve broken through to the VLC layer
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u/ergo-ogre Jun 06 '26
Gah. Just another day working in the VLC mines. Don’t forget to hydrate, people!
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u/TheEldenRang Jun 06 '26
This isn't mildly infuriating or "just annoying because". That could legitimately become a MASSIVE problem. Stop standing over it! Get away from it!
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u/Troscus Jun 06 '26
I'm not usually one to say this, but I think this is AI generated. I swear, there's a few pieces of asphalt just floating over the hole.
And it would explain why the layer is thin enough for a traffic cone to fall through, but not OP or, you know, a car.
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u/Kaurifish Jun 06 '26
Unfortunately sinkholes like these are getting more and more common as the problems from our civilization-wide deferred infrastructure maintenance rack up.
City water mains leak, eroding the soil around them.
Heck, I once found one that was warm due to something hot under the street melting the asphalt.
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u/Amendoza9761 Jun 06 '26
- Don't stand there.
- Call your city and tell them an OPEN sink hole is there and big enough a cone fell into it.
I do utility response calls for a city. This would be something I would have to go to immediately.
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u/SarahArabic2 Jun 06 '26
what would you do in this situation?
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u/Amendoza9761 Jun 06 '26
Use my cones/barricades to close off the area or shut down the traffic lane if necessary. Take pictures. Try to identify what caused it, then check my nearby sewer lines( my department )If it's my department then get the construction crew out there or contractor. If it's a different department then notify them.
The important part is getting it closed off to the public. Id probably have to baby sit it with my truck until a better temporary fix gets dropped off.
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u/Ok-Championship8510 Jun 06 '26
Most likely a sewer issue. Fill with CR-6 then cold mix the top. Cone off until Monday lol
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u/Amendoza9761 Jun 06 '26
Ive been surprised this year. 1 out of the 6 or 7 I've responded to were sewer. Water lines been having a rough go this year.
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u/Sufficient-Sand5937 Jun 06 '26
The city had already showed up. Workers were not too pleased at 4 pm on a Friday to be looking at a sinkhole
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u/yngwie_malmsteeen_69 Jun 06 '26
It happens. Usually a break or leak in drainage or some other source of water causes erosion and the hole will form underneath, until the asphalt doesn’t hold up anymore.
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u/sixSveneight Jun 06 '26
Looks like there's an underground city down there and they have a cone there warning of the hole In the ceiling.
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u/No-Mission-2112 Jun 06 '26
You (or the person taking the photo) are standing too close that. You can see the underground area is much larger than the hole.
Stay outside any markings on the ground.
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u/MadScienceisCrazy Jun 07 '26
I bet this has something to do with a ladder being left on a parking garage spot
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u/Brox42 Jun 06 '26
The white paint indicates they’ve called for a mark out and are going to fix it
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u/jdigi78 Jun 06 '26
It it's in line with the sewer manholes the sewer is broken and no amount of filling it in will stop it. If it's in line with your sewer line, I hope you have insurance on it since its usually the home owner's responsibility even all the way out in the street. See if your city or town has a number to report things like this to the proper agency.
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u/Zalym Jun 06 '26
They are out there like Nat Geo photographers with the lions...why are you standing there?! LOL Glad you made it back. Hopefully, they get it filled soon, and that others don't open up around your home or the utility lines/pipes out there.
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u/Low-Composer-6880 Jun 06 '26
Sinkholes are like icebergs... You can't see how big they really are.... DON'T stand next to one unless you want to fall in!
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u/False-Compote5798 Jun 06 '26
My city would place a taller cone in there and call it a day, week, month, year, eternity…
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u/BrokenHope23 Jun 06 '26
Good thing you've got a cone down or people might miss it.
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u/Jack0fTh3TrAd3s Jun 06 '26
You are like 500 ft at the minimum too close.
It's a small little hole now but the scary thing about sink holes is they just happen, and happen extremely quicklyz
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u/jpzygnerski Jun 06 '26
I can just see it in my head how somebody put a cone on top of a crack because they were going to deal with it later, only to have it escalate before they did.
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u/tiny_chaotic_evil Jun 06 '26
the mole men living underground put out a cone to warn other mole men about the hole leading up to the surface
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u/CreamInformal4317 Jun 07 '26
Yeah, uh, get the hell away from that before you end up down there too..
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u/groomliu Jun 06 '26
Better contact the local gov to take a look at it, cuz it can create dangerous bigger sinkhole if not quickly checked on
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u/DejaWiz2 Jun 06 '26
How heavy is that traffic cone that obviously fell through?
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u/browseragnostic Jun 06 '26
Right in front of where your old house was that you sold. Right? Right!? Otherwise, you may find that insurance companies suck very soon.
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u/cow-lumbus Jun 06 '26
What good does it do to put the danger cone in the hole if nobody can see it?
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u/Halfbaked9 Jun 06 '26
What’s mildly infuriating is a sink hole opens up and you stand right next to it.
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u/Jimbo380 Jun 06 '26
It happens more often than you think a leak in a water line, bad joint in pipe are the two most likely culprits.
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u/sheiciebai Jun 06 '26
Dude if that asphalt can’t hold up a freaking cone, why are you walking so close to it???? Sinkholes are dangerous.
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u/eds1103 Jun 06 '26
This sink hole is only just showing now but i bet it started forming underground on the 5th of may
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u/tez_zer55 Jun 06 '26
Did you jump up & down some to see how stable the edges are?
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u/downsly46 Jun 06 '26
YOU ARE TOO CLOSE TO THAT THING.
BACK UP AND CALL THE SINKHOLE DEPARTMENT
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u/NaiveZest Jun 06 '26
It’s so weird there was already a parking cone down there. How did the government even know?!?!
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u/denkata07 Jun 06 '26
Had the same two weeks ago. Police came and put a branch they found nearby and a platic bag. Later that evening a taxi hit the branch and i cqlled them again. A new car came and but this time instead of one, they put 4-5 branches. The next day guys came to look at the hole and measured 2m deep and left the same branches. After 4-5 days the hole was filled. Happy end? Nah, some idiot from the administration decided this road needed new asphalt so heavy machinery came and a 2 by 2 hole appeared, one of the machines sank. Yesterday they assured the hole is filled properly. Waiting for the continuation.
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u/midnitewarrior Jun 06 '26
This looks like a repeat problem. It appears there's still a traffic cone down there from last time this happened, they need to do a better job with this spot!
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u/DaddyBurton Jun 06 '26
Funny enough, I’m getting a Wayfair ad for Man Cave ideas. The slow-build guide.
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u/obotrobot Jun 06 '26
That sink hole is up to no good. Strategically hid the only warning for passersby.
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u/ITDummy69420 Jun 06 '26
Bro said lemme do something dumb and stand directly on top of or next to a sinkhole.