A meeting, under my lawn
Luz Bedoya left her home on West 10th Street in Huntington Station, NY just after 6 a.m., while it was still dark outside, the Ring camera clip shows. Luz was going to work with her white coat on. The 70 year old walked across the lawn on the stepping stones that normally take her to her car, but she never made it. Gravity and a sinkhole got her. She fell into a pit about 8 feet deep and about 10 feet across. Fortunately for her, she fell purse and all almost straight down into knee length water and mud. She was scared and confused especially in the dark. But in a couple of minutes Luz had the presence of mind to start yelling and used the cell phone in her pocket to call 911. A neighbor lady came out of her house hearing the yelling and stepped into the same hole and joined Luz yelling in the dark. At this point it was still pretty dark, but all the yelling woke the neighbors, and a third neighbor joined the soggy underground group.
A neighbor, Benjamin Orengo, explained he also contributed an extension cord to help pull the victims – one of whom was his wife – who were trapped in mud that reached above their knees. One responding police officer reached into the hole and pulled a victim to safety – while another officer put a neighbor’s ladder in the hole so the other two could climb out. No one was seriously hurt, but Luz and one of the other victims were taken to Huntington Hospital for an evaluation.
The Town of Huntington Building Inspector was called to inspect the property and determine the cause of the hole, police said. Town officials suspect a water pipe link, coupled with the heavy rain, might be the culprit, according to WNBC. Sinkholes are dramatic because the surface land usually stays intact for a period of time while the dirt a few feet down is washed away until the underground space just gets too big, to support the surface.
Sinking humor
No joke, Dubai spent billions on a bunch of man-made islands and they are now sinking.
I guess all the money in the world can’t help erect-isle dysfunction.
I think my deaf girlfriend is falling in love with a deaf friend of mine.
I’ve been noticing——the signs aren’t good.
I just read a book called, “How to survive falling down a staircase.”
Yeah, it’s a step by step guide.
A man died after falling into a vat of coffee.
His wife told reporters, at least he didn’t suffer – it was instant.
May 16th Birthdays
1966 – Janet Jackson, 1986 – Megan Fox , 1973 – Tori Spelling, 1955 – Debra Winger
1970 – David Boreanaz, 1969 – Tucker Carlson, 1982 – Joseph Morgan, 1953 – Peirce Brosnan