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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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