Twitter captures firetruck stuck in sinkhole
In a departure from my usually lighthearted fare, a firetruck found itself stuck in a Valley Village sinkhole last week. As The L.A. Times blogged about the incident, Violet Skyye tweeted pictures from the scene. In my other blog, I ask journalists if they would have retweeted this picture.
@Violetskyye: This is what I woke up to in front of my house this morning. (Sep 8, 9:33am)
@Violetskyye: These are my nosy neighbors. My house in in the roped area. (Sep 8, 9:37am)
@Violetskyye: Here's another angle of the sunken truck. I guess I'm stuck here today. (Sep 8, 9:54am)
@Violetskyye: Now, I'm blocked in by news vans. (Sep 8, 10:57am)
@Violetskyye: Uh-oh!!! My patio is not looking so good now. This can't be good. (Sep 8, 11:00am)
@Violetskyye: I know, I'm going out front to find someone in authority. I guess I've been delaying, because I don't feel li ... (Sep 8, 11:10am)
@Violetskyye: They're trying everything to pull out the fire truck. (Sep 8, 11:54am)
@Violetskyye: The LAFD likes my idea to open a lemonade stand. (Sep 8, 11:55am)
@Violetskyye: I'm the only one allowed on this side of the tape. I tried to get the crowd to wave to y'all. (Sep 8, 12:21pm)
@Violetskyye: The got the fire truck out of the hole. Wonder what will happen next. (Sep 8, 1:19pm)
@Violetskyye: Don't think I'll be driving out this way today. (Sep 8, 1:44pm)
@Violetskyye: Hmmmm, I think I'll stick to bottled water for a few days. (Sep 8, 1:54pm)
@Violetskyye: Here's the fire-truck-sized crater still in the street. My dog looked like she wanted to jump in and start di ... (Sep 9, 3:22pm)
@Violetskyye: Hmmmm, this roll of tape I found may come in handy. (Sep 9, 3:23pm)
@Violetskyye: They did a great job filling in the famous fire truck sinkhole! (Sep 12, 8:42pm)
