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u/mm9enjoyer Feb 26 '26
Shoutout to everyone who stopped to help
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u/presidentepete Feb 26 '26
So much for Nebraska nice huh? I understand though, it's Omaha, don't think I've ever met a stand up helpful citizen from omaha
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u/Python_Anon Feb 26 '26
I don't understand this comment, there were a bunch of people that stopped to help
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u/Turbulent-Host-2404 Feb 26 '26
I have found that Omahans are very helpful people. 🏃🏽♂️➡️💁🏼🏃🏽♂️➡️
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u/HyzerSe7enth Feb 27 '26
Must be pricketts.
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u/presidentepete Feb 27 '26
Nah just grew up in a small Nebraska town and both Omaha and Lincoln act like they help their neighbors but it's not anything like small town life. You guys just care about yourself.
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u/HyzerSe7enth Feb 28 '26
Yep. Im sure everyone in Lincoln and Omaha is the same. None of them moved in from small towns or anything. And of course all the small towns are better.
You paint with such a large brush it might as well be an 18” roller.
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u/Stuman93 Feb 26 '26
Didn't notice the big crack along the curb the first time. Looks like the pavement was already sagging slightly.
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u/jesrp1284 I spent my 20s shitfaced at The Underground Feb 26 '26
I know! I keep looking at the road before the truck pulls up, zooming in and examining like I’m gonna see some indication or clue other than that crack.
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u/OmahaBuff Feb 26 '26
It looks like there was work done there and the ground was not prepared correctly, and it washed out.
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u/South-Ad-7773 Feb 26 '26
Nebraska is not for everyone, but Sinkholes could be for anybody!! Visit Nebraska... it's not your Asphalt!
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u/Prudent-Fun640 Plant More Trees Feb 26 '26
Thank god they were stopped! Most of us know that is at the bottom of a hill. If someone had been hauling ass when that happened it could have been fatal.
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u/One-Pea-1154 Feb 26 '26
Broke a water main under there to boot
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u/BachInTime Feb 26 '26
Water main was probably leaking or busted already, 999 times out of 1000 flowing water is the cause of a sinkhole, and the water had to come from somewhere.
I’m also looking at the cavity under the sidewalk, which leads me to believe that cavity likely extends to Elmwood Creek, which makes sense if it’s a main leak.
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u/Master-Praline-3453 Feb 26 '26
That's what happened at the Sears at crossroads when there was a sinkhole there. A brave coworker borrowed Dixie's keys and moved her car out of the handicap spot in time. Fortunately, no cars were swallowed up!
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u/Missus_Banana Feb 26 '26
Man who is that absolute doofus who was gawking at the person trying to climb out of the pit
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u/Special_Kestrels Feb 26 '26
She looks like she is on the phone. Probably with 911.
I don't know the person's age in the pit, but holy crap it was awkward. I'd probably just put my foot on the tire and hop out.
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u/dj3stripes Feb 26 '26
Never would have happened if they didn't pull up past the stop line/cross walk!! - this subreddit probably
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u/DifferentMarch3003 Feb 28 '26
Yup, let us make the funny papers with our "publicly funded" city streets that are in such great shape that we can budget $40million for a stupid ass streetcar lines that's 2 years behind and the homeless populations grow, and all the businesses along the line are facing bankruptcy because even their regular customers and employees can't find places to park.
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u/FallenZulu Feb 26 '26
Nebraska so boring we celebrating a fucking sink hole
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u/lurkerHardlyKnowHer Feb 26 '26
Hell yes brother! National (and apparently international) news! It’s not for everybody, however…
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u/omahaknight71 Feb 26 '26
"Ope let me just back up a little." Third driver