The most spectacular broken water main footage I have ever seen:

[aria]

[direct link to the video]

It took one hour to shut this off.

Here's a local news report, the whole thing is worth reading.

The pressure of the water ripped part of her roof off, knocked down a few bricks and shattered windows. And that was just on the outside of the home.

Patrick’s “baseball stuff” is a collection that would make even a serious collector drool with autographed baseballs from Hall of Famers like Sandy Koufax, Dizzy Dean and Nolan Ryan. She even had autographs from players from her favorite team, the Texas Rangers. A Will Clark, Ivan Rodriguez and Kenny Rogers baseball were all thrown in a box to dry out. Memorabilia from her trip to see Nolan Ryan inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. were also damaged.

Insurance or not, that's going to be a fun lawsuit for quantifying damages.

 

[CORY]

Holy shit

 

[cdamm]

sucks for that guy.

 

[evil wasabi]

haha - that would an awesome prank to do up in Canada

 

[ki_atsushi]

haha - that would an awesome prank to do up in Canada

It would pierce the house with spears of ice.

 

[Lastblade]

Wow, that's pretty crazy. I can't imagine the water damage to that house.

 

[Poonman]

 

[SNKorSWM]

"In talking to the guy from water department, he’s saying it’s not the city's fault. That makes me angry,” Patrick said.

Hope that she doesn't get stuck with a massive water bill next month...

 

[alec]

I sure hope those autographed baseballs are alright.

 

[Normdog]

sucks for that guy.

It sure does

 

[ViolentStorm]

What the deuce?

 

[Xian Xi]

Better than an open fire hydrant in this summer heat, am I right?

 

[NeoSneth]

i wonder who pays for that fuck up.

 

[Cylotron]

I like how the main concern wasn't about the damage to the house, but the baseball memorabilia.

 

[OrochiEddie]

I like how the main concern wasn't about the damage to the house, but the baseball memorabilia.

well at 78 what else you got going for you?

 

[Neo Ash]

No need to pressure wash the house any time soon.