funketeer Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 23-acre body of water disappears in St. Louis suburbThe Associated PressUpdated: 4:42 p.m. ET June 11, 2004WILDWOOD, Mo. - To folks around Wildwood, it is nothing but freaky: an entire 23-acre lake vanished in a matter of days, as if someone pulled the plug on a bathtub.Lake Chesterfield went down a sinkhole this week, leaving homeowners in this affluent St. Louis suburb wondering if their property values disappeared along with their lakeside views.“It’s real creepy,†said Donna Ripp, who lives near what had been Lake Chesterfield. “That lake was 23 acres — no small lake. And to wake up one morning, drive by and it’s gone?â€What once was an oasis for waterfowl and sailboats was nothing but a muddy, cracked pit outlined by rotting fish.The sight had 74-year-old George English scratching his head.“It’s disheartening, getting out on your deck and seeing this,†he said as he stood next to wife, Betty, and the “lakeside†condominium they bought in 1996 for its view. “One day it’s a beautiful lake, and now, bingo, it’s gone.â€Some residents said they noticed that the lake, after being swelled by torrential rains weeks earlier, began falling last weekend. The Englishes said they noticed the drop-off Monday.By Wednesday, the manmade lake — normally seven to 10 feet deep in spots — had been reduced to a mucky, stinky mess.David Taylor, a geologist who inspected the lakebed Wednesday, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the sinkhole was formed when water eroded the limestone deep underground and created pockets in the rock. The sinkhole was “like a ticking time bomb.â€The lake and surrounding housing development date to the late 1980s. The development now includes more than 670 condominiums and houses, about one-tenth of them bordering the lake.Because the lake is private property, the subdivision’s residents will have to cover the cost of fixing it, probably through special property assessments. George English expects it to cost $1,000 a household.It is a price English said he is willing to pay. He just wants the unsightly pit gone, either by refilling it with water or dumping enormous amounts of dirt into it to create green space or usable land.“I think it’ll come back again,†he said. “You have to hope they can fix it.†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcarlosf Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 its dem darn aliens!!!!!!!!DEY GONE TOOK 'ER JEBBSSS!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koky Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 crazy shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondboheme Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 the beginning of armageddon? we're gonna need a real hero like bruce willis or dennis quaid to get us out of this one!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blendprod Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 funny shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalphoenix Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 I'm with Carlos on this one....the aliens have depleted their sources of water AND THEY'RE JACKIN' OURS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted June 12 Author Report Share Posted June 12 When buying a lake-front house, don't assume the lake is going to be there every morning you wake up...so, enjoy it fully while you still have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blendprod Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 When buying a lake-front house, don't assume the lake is going to be there every morning you wake up...so, enjoy it fully while you still have it! yeah bro .....now im gonna be scared wverymorning,i can see myself coming out of my apt and FLAMINGO PARK its not there anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondboheme Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 they should rename it lake woebegone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted June 12 Author Report Share Posted June 12 yeah bro .....now im gonna be scared wverymorning,i can see myself coming out of my apt and FLAMINGO PARK its not there anymore That's exactly what I'm sayin' dude...Flamingo Park is a lake!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blendprod Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 That's exactly what I'm sayin' dude...Flamingo Park is a lake!!! it isnt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted June 12 Author Report Share Posted June 12 it isnt?it is isn't, because it couldn't and shouldn't, because it wouldn't...actually, it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted June 13 Author Report Share Posted June 13 they should rename it lake woebegone since the lake is gone let's just call it park woebegone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 blame canada its their fault grrrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffy1 Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 it's just the begining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted June 13 Author Report Share Posted June 13 that's it, we're going down...one lake at a time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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