quicksand in the news... again

[muddypup]

i just saw this on tv as i was flipping through channels, but quicksand has yet again gotten big attention in the news. Here is the article: http://www.kxly.com/news/27338949/detail.html

[Billie Bonce]

In Ukrainian we say, "Говорили-балакали - сіли й заплакали..."

What could be roughly translated as "Were speaking, were talking, then sat and wept"

[jagfiles]

Why is it that when we read something like this the area in question is always just a little too far from where we live.
Also I found this...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-12851955

(looks like a lot of places to sink in Europe as well)

[jagfiles]

I came across these two links for the story...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptxnozSX ... ather=True


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMjG6aDi ... ather=True

[Oontz91]

Aww shit, i used to live in Medical Lake!!!!!!!! Dammit if only i could have gotten my mitts on that spot!!!!!!

[Oontz91]

... and i agree, even though some of my family lives there it is a redneck filled hellhole where nobody wants to wind up... the largest tourist attraction there are the three taverns on the main drag, lol