Bra and panties cause flooding, road collapse

[donheld]

DARLINGTON, U.K. (Newsquest) - A bra and pair of underwear were to blame for a sewage leak that damaged more than 20 homes and caused excrement to flow down a street.


Northumbrian Water said Monday the underwear had been flushed down a toilet and became snagged on a sewage pipe under a busy road. Water could not pass the bra, which caused the sewer to collapse, and made the road crack open on Friday.

Dirty water and excrement flowed down Middleton Lane, in Middleton St George, near Darlington, and into people's homes.

The road will be closed for another five days, causing buses to be re-routed, and Northumbrian Water estimates repairs will cost roughly $30,000 US.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=72253

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. And they think this is news. This happened twice on my street...today. n/t

[SeattleGirl]

2. Saw this story on Countdown tonight!

I would NOT want to be the person responsible for having flushed the toilet!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. Must've been Fruit of the Loo

[guitar man]

7. rofl!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

now THAT'S funny :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. I'm not sayin' a thing about pipe nipples

Nope, not a thing.

[AllegroRondo]

5. OK, WHY would anyone flush underwear?

was someone trying to get rid of evidence?

[NewJeffCT]

6. I can't imagine a lone bra being responsible for all that?

even a wonder bra... maybe it was some sort of inflatable novelty bra that got over-inflated?

[cobalt1999]

8. Maybe Dolly Partons?

Is she visiting England?

[NewJeffCT]

9. she doesn't seem to be

the bra flushing type, though.

[formerrepuke]

10. That means its on the loose! Everybody Run!

[kwassa]

11. One powerful bra!

Can cause a sewer to collapse!

The bra is more powerful than the walls of the sewer.

What do they make their sewers out of?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. tweaking for Victoria's Secret

[KitchenWitch]

13. Just one more reason folks should go commando!

:evilgrin:

[Tektonik]

14. that's why she flushed em down the toilet

DUH! :P

[KitchenWitch]

15. eh, Bras are for Burning!

:rofl:

[Tektonik]

16. Maybe she had some of these

http://racing-stuff.com/lady_eagle.htm

some of their merchandise include flame retardant bras :P

[dysfunctional press]

17. why does northumbrian water give estimates in u.s. dollars?

won't they be paying in pounds?

[idgiehkt]

18. I wonder if they know which house it came from

because I'm betting they didn't belong to his wife, lol. :rofl:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. It could prove embarrassing if they did...

At any rate, SOMEBODY has to live with the fact that they screwed up big time!