by Jack
“Chico, Ca. – 31 Mar 2013: At one minute to midnight the sleeping occupants of the Jesus Center Rescue Mission on Park Avenue were suddenly awakened by a loud rumbling noise, then the walls began to shake. “It felt like a big earth quake. I got scared and started yelling at everyone to wake up and get out!” said Ira A. transient, New Jersey.
The startled occupants exited the shelter as quickly as they could, only to discover that a giant sink hole had consumed most of Park Avenue’s four lanes and at least two cars parked on the West side of the street.
Fortunately, there were no injuries and no immediate damage to nearby structures.”
(Photo courtesy of Enterprise Record, see page one of Monday’s special edition update for the full story.)
I heard about this on the radio this morning and drove by trying to get a picture, but the area is completely closed off for one block in all directions. Traffic is being re-routed to parallel streets and City Officials would like pedestrians to stay clear of the area.
The photo shows the enormity of the hole, which at it’s widest, measures well over 165′ by almost 75′ deep.
The exact cause of the massive sink hole has yet to be determined. However, speculation runs from an old mining shaft to an underground river that has long since dried up, leaving a large tunnel under the street.
City crews are still trying to estimated how far the cave could extend. Once a geologic picture is formed of the tunnel it could take many months to fill at a potential cost of millions of dollars, but on the bright side,
you have to consider one important factor and
that is this story is, an Ap ril Fo ols jo ke …did I get ya? How did you like my art work and that really is Park Ave. I added the cones, the hole, the man and the cop car.
LOL, good one. I was getting ready to share it with my SJ friends.
Share it!
I just did on FB, check it out. Tied it to the heavy rains last night. lol
Since it posted yesterday I bought it as legitimate. Good job with the picture.
Now that I know its a fake the eye bothers to notice the grainy quality of the cop car, the cones, and the “municipal worker”. But ya got me, fair and square. 🙂
Not very funny to me. Think of all the people that have loved ones staying there and how this affected they’re family’s
“Not very funny to me. Think of all the people that have loved ones staying there and how this affected they’re family’s”
Diana, You’re so right!
Yes, the familes have every reason to be concerned about them staying there! Consider those recent stabbings, fights, the crazies, people running from the law, drifters and… Wait, you’re not talking about the bad element there, you were talking about the hole in the street story? That fictional story where I said the hole caused no damage to building’s and hurt nobody. That’s the story Y-O-U think might upset the relatives of people staying at the nearby rescue mission? Really Diana? Hmmm… and how would a relative even know where they are…they’re homeless and have no address, right? And besides, if they had that much concern for their welfare, why aren’t they taking care of them instead of us? Just a thought…
I didnt buy it…the cop car and man looked photo shopped sooo i knew…good one tho.
🙂 is there no limit to the depths of your talent. Good work, great visual spoof to help wake up the people in Chico as to depths we are sinking too as well! Warehousing and a free lunch hand out is never the answer. However a hand UP with some civic pride and caring imparted upon those that would avail themselves of Chico’s generosity would be well received by those who constantly help them!
Jack I think maybe you were channeling Michael Ramirez!
A day late Fool’s Day joke.
http://www.ijreview.com/2013/04/44467-barack-obamas-funniest-jokes/