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Old February 3rd 14, 10:57 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Graham P Davis Graham P Davis is offline
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Default That sinking feeling

On Mon, 3 Feb 2014 10:37:25 -0000
"ron button" wrote:


"N_Cook" wrote in message
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On 02/02/2014 23:22, Joe Egginton wrote:
A 30ft sinkhole has swallowed a car in High Wycombe, from the
photos there's no water at the bottom so it can't be an
underground stream. I don't think there's any mines around
there. So what caused the sink hole?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-26010192


Horizon BBC2 tonight on the geologically caused ones, tonight
This one probably like the numerous "sink holes" around Reading,
due to prehistoric flint mines collapsing , see Grimes Graves


I believe the police are looking into it........


The same ones who, when investigating the theft of a load of
Viagra, were on the lookout for a gang of hardened criminals?


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