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Jimmy_kong253 t1_jabvy5g wrote

There's always a water break in Hoboken if there was ever a place that needed a water pipe upgrade it's Hoboken

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Reasonable_Ticket_84 t1_jacoj1h wrote

I like how their todo list is "Utility is first going to install valves".....which explains alot

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StoryAndAHalf t1_jad0nqa wrote

Reminds me of that almost 100 year old pipe that broke in middle of Manhattan that no one knew about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_New_York_City_steam_explosion

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Chris2112 t1_jaemplo wrote

Random steam leaks are so common in NYC its a symbol of the city at this point, but at least usually the pressure valves do their job to prevent a full on explosion. Still only going to get worse though as our infrastructure crumbles

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sutisuc t1_jacsw08 wrote

Insane what it costs to live there and just how piss poor the infrastructure is

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Bucks_Deleware t1_jabptlb wrote

Holy shit. PSE&G fucked up real bad.

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Draano t1_jac5txi wrote

Yeah, I just saw that on the news - they broke the main while digging by it. The water looks like it shot 20' in the air, like the TV shows where the car hits a hydrant. Imagine being the guy who did that. Oops!

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ansky201 t1_jacocxm wrote

I guess they forgot to "call before you dig" LOL

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I_DRINK_ANARCHY t1_jabilk4 wrote

The water company is saying the water is safe to drink...I'd have a REALLY hard time believing that. I hope the people affected by this are boiling their water just in case.

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yuckyd t1_jackadd wrote

Standard for Hoboken. Always shuts down the main entrance to town.

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ansky201 t1_jacog5n wrote

That's what happens when you design a town with a "main entrance".

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TrumpsFlaccidCock t1_jad8u4r wrote

We're at the ass end of a peninsula, unless you're swimming or paddling there's literally only so many ways to physically enter this area

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firewall245 t1_jabavn7 wrote

Water pressure right now sucks barely get anything coming out of the sink

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sagenumen t1_jacmw5a wrote

Probably because of the water main break

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Goofnarg t1_jacp1hc wrote

When I lived in Hoboken for two years i was googling “waders” every time it rained

It’d rain for 10 minutes and cars would be floating down the street

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classicgirl1990 t1_jaezjbd wrote

CITY OF HOBOKEN: The ruptured water main has been isolated. Water will return and pressure will stabilize over the next few hours. nixle.us/EAJ7P

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