Water Everywhere

@RubyHawk (99367)

Atlanta, Georgia

April 30, 2022 6:19pm CST

I had a shock when I went out yesterday. I stepped out in the parking area and water covered the whole area. I looked at the fire hydrants and water was gushing from all five that I could see from my apartment. I. had a letter I needed to mail so I slouched through the water to my mailbox. I thought an apartment must have been on fire but I couldn’t see any smoke. Men were standing at each fire hydrant with tools in hand. I stopped and asked one of the guys If there was a fire and he said no. There was a rupture in a main water line and hydrants had to be turned on to release the pressure so the main line could be repaired. That was a relief. If an apartment caught fire here it would likely burn everything down. We have several buildings but some are very close together. Others are down the street and some are on a back street. A fire is what I dread most.

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@sharonelton (30756)

• Lichfield, England

1 May 22

Whew! I'm glad there was no fire. I hope the water line is fixed now so that you can get back to normal.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

They fixed the water line and this morning everything was dry. Thank goodness there was no fire.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 May 22

@sharonelton Thank you. Hope you have a good one.

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@sharonelton (30756)

• Lichfield, England

2 May 22

@RubyHawk Yes, thank goodness. I'm glad everything is sorted now. Have a great day.

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@AmbiePam (120738)

• United States

1 May 22

What an odd sight that must have been.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

It was. I’d never seen so much water gushing out. My feet were soaking wet when I got back to my apartment.

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@snowy22315 (208913)

• United States

1 May 22

I could see where it would make you wonder.

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@snowy22315 (208913)

• United States

1 May 22

@RubyHawk I can imagine.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

I didn’t know what was going on.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

@snowy22315 But all’s well that ends well.

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@bunnybon7 (50970)

• Holiday, Florida

1 May 22

Oh I would too. Cause I would have to turn off my machine and grab one of my oxygen tanks to breath and move outside and try to figure a way to get 5 other oxygen tanks out of the house to prevent a big explosion.

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@bunnybon7 (50970)

• Holiday, Florida

2 May 22

@RubyHawk glad yours wasn't worse

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 May 22

@bunnybon7 Yes, everything’s back to normal.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

That would have been horrible. Thank goodness it wasn’t worse.

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@rebelann (117226)

• El Paso, Texas

1 May 22

I'm so glad it wasn't due to a fire but it's a shame that so much water was wasted.

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@rebelann (117226)

• El Paso, Texas

1 May 22

I hope not.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

@rebelann I can’t imagine how many gallons of water it was.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

I know. I’m wondering if tenants will have to pay for all that water. My water bills already too high.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

1 May 22

I'm glad it turned out they were just running the hydrants to release the pressure.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

1 May 22

@RubyHawk I understand what you mean. Fire is my greatest fear.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

@DWDavis It’s terrible to lose your home and everything you own.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

So was I. A fire would be bad and that’s what I was afraid of.

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@kixsh101 (2123)

• Philippines

1 May 22

I got worried by your intro. Good thing everything is fine there.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

It’s fine The line was repaired and they closed the hydrants. Today the waters gone.

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@kaylachan (84784)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

1 May 22

While it's never good when things like that happen, at least it wasn't a fire and no one was hurt.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

Oh yes, I’m thankful that’s all it was.

@toniganzon (77156)

• Philippines

1 May 22

And I thought there was flood as I just read someone talking about a storm in their place. Thank goodness there's no fire.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

No flood other than at our complex but there was plenty of water.

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@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

1 May 22

They flush them at times too.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

Could be I’d never seen all the fire hydrants on before. Anyway they closed them up.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

29 May 22

At least there wasn't a fire in any of the buildings. But it sounds like your had to slosh your way through the water to the mailbox. My feet would have been soaked.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

29 May 22

@RubyHawk I would guess so.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

29 May 22

@MarshaMusselman We’ve had lots of rain lately but nothing like that.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

29 May 22

Mine were soaked. It took a week for my shoes to dry.

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

1 May 22

We had a fire in East Tawas last week, a home was completely destroyed. Jay and I drove past it yesterday, the entire roof has fallen into the living room. This family experienced a total loss.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

That is so terrible. Our house burned down when I was a child. We didn’t save anything. It’s tragic.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

2 May 22

I see infrastructure problem. Glad professionals on it!

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 May 22

Yes, they took care of it. It looked like a flood around the apartments.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 May 22

@oahuwriter Yes the waters all dried up and the waterline repaired. It’s all good.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

3 May 22

@RubyHawk Ok. It's all cleared now?

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

2 May 22

That could have been a disaster.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 May 22

It could have been but thank goodness they took care of it.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

2 May 22

@RubyHawk Good to hear.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 May 22

@CarolDM The waters all dried up and it’s back to normal.

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@popciclecold (40214)

• United States

1 May 22

I hate that for you glad it was no fire..Always something. Take care.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

You’re right. It seems there is always a fly in the ointment. Anyway all’s well now.

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@popciclecold (40214)

• United States

1 May 22

@RubyHawk I am.glad to know it. Fires can be deadly.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

@popciclecold Fires are deadly and they happen every day.

@xstitcher (39032)

• Petaluma, California

7 May 22

Yikes. There was a fire in a house in th e neighborhood I used to live in. I think there was a little bit of damage to the house next door, too.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

7 May 22

There hasn’t been a fire since I lived here but that’s what I was afraid of when I saw all the water. Fires cause so much damage.

@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

1 May 22

Oh dear I am sorry to hear this Ruby

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

2 May 22

@RubyHawk Yes I bet it was Ruby..glad all is well now

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 May 22

They fixed the waterline so we have water. It was scary until I found out what was happening.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 May 22

@RebeccasFarm Yes, everything’s good now.

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@LeaPea2417 (40029)

• Toccoa, Georgia

2 May 22

That's scary.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 May 22

It was. At first I thought it was a fire. It was a mess but okay now.

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@Marilynda1225 (91086)

• United States

3 May 22

Thank goodness it wasn't a fire but sounds like it was a big problem somewhere with a water main break.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 May 22

I think so. I don’t know where the damage was. But everything is all Okay now

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@Neil43 (4521)

•

2 May 22

I hope you are all safe. Be careful.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 May 22

Everything is back to normal. The waterline was repaired and water cleared away.