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Old 23 December 2008, 06:23 PM
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Holy moly!! When i saw the news headline, i never imagined something on this scale...(watch the video!)
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Flood traps motorists in Maryland
Old 23 December 2008, 08:01 PM
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I've got some PTFE tape somewhere if you think that will help.

You can also by a can of pipe-freeze so you can put a compression fitting on.
Old 23 December 2008, 08:44 PM
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Flamin' nora, how big was that pipe??
Old 23 December 2008, 09:55 PM
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168cm diameter pipe

still, only in america could a burst water pipe caused people to get trapped by floods
Old 23 December 2008, 10:01 PM
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Reminds me of that storm drain bursting on the highway in the states, that was mental!

168cm pipe though, crazy!
Old 23 December 2008, 10:49 PM
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not the biggest available, we just put some 4m wide ones in ion one of our jobs
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