Localized street flooding in Somerville, MA 07/12/2017 - Clearing the storm drains of debris
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- A lot of streets in the city of Somerville flood pretty badly due to the debris that constantly get clogged in the storm drains. I typically head out to clear the debris, since it takes a while for the city to send help.
How far do you walk before you open a drain. You’ve passed several
That's one thing I always do. If there is a threat of heavy rains, I always go out and check the drains to make sure this can't happen in the first place.
I work for a city entity and I love this guy. It’s not that we don’t want to help your neighborhood, it’s that we’ve had a hundred calls already that we just go by street by street basis. We want to help everyone but we’re told what to do by our bosses. If you see 10 city workers opening one drain it’s because we were all told “that’s the f@&$ing drain you open today”
Derik Bugatti
That’s what is wrong with government service
No worries Mate - Not that hard for someone to go out and move loose debri out of the way, anybody could do it. Sure it’s their job but would you really sit there watching the water raise or go move some leaves and sticks.
I'm guessing the "rich" neighborhoods get first priority??
This why the city is useless in even moderate crisis and communities should always get together and take care of this stuff themselves.
@@jim.h You have no idea what you're talking about income has nothing to do with it where I work. Usually its schools and the elderly homes
So all of the people on that block let their cars and probably basements flood instead of just walking out of their front door and clearing the leaves from some drains?
Funny, how only one person does something about it.
@@moonshaddow55 And everyone else looks at him like he's crazy.
I think is called apathy, combined with ‘it’s not my job!’
Well, it is your car, so go save your car!
There wouldn't be any damages to the cars not sure if there's basements I don't live there
@@joseescobedo7899 maybe not but it still isnt great for the tyres to chill in water regularly
When he is walking around it looks like a first person game or something 😂
Right!!
Well done man! You were the only guy out there doing anything about it!
notice how he's the only GUY. no independent strong ms marvels to be seen in situations like this
LOL!! He literally did nothing accept provide cool ASMR audio.
@@samburke8595 Exactly, he just went for a paddle
People need to know where the drain s are. Mark a tree or pole and keep them clean
Why aren't there more storm drains? In Germany we got one every 10 meters or so in areas this dense on both sides of the street.
Sometimes they clog, but that's not that bad if the next one isn't that far away.
German engineering rules.
in italy (north) i have never seen a road flooded because the drains are clogged
Great job, @post10 would be proud!
Proud of what? Three quarters of the video he's walking around. Six or seven blocks and he can't find one drain? Get real.
Should have called post 10 he would have had it drain in 10 minutes flat
He did nothing but walk around. He didn’t even talk to anyone about where there could be a drain until after 5 minutes of the 7+ minute video.
At first I was like "why are the men of that neighborhood not out there fixing the problem?" Then I'm like "oh, it's Somerville."
Everyone is just standing there talking about how bad it is, but know one is helping this man strange.
Either too lazy or too stupid. Waiting on someone else to take care of them, and complain when it is not fast enough.
People standing around:. We're on government assistance. There's an expectation that we're a bunch of lazy assed, welfare check waiting losers. Besides, that looks too much like work and our benefits might get reduced.
I've witnessed people raking their yards, and then stuffing the debris down the drain. You can thank them for these problems.
This guy is the only one who cares about his neighborhood such a shame. When I say something to the neighbors their attitude is not my house I rent . It is your house when you live there have some respect for your neighborhood. If more people were like this a lot of neighborhoods would be in better shape . Thank you for making an effort to keep your area nice
So if everybody cleans up in front of their house these is no problem.
That is the concept yes
Wanna bet your not paying hefty taxes and or maintenance fees for both streets and storm drainage?
@@beebop9808 You're paying hefty taxes, I can almost assure you they aren't heftily being diverted towards streets and storm drainage.
hahaha My hefty taxes are going to the fat cats in local government and astronomical bundles of cash to a failure of a school system. I get absolutely nothing whatsoever myself in return except a road to drive on and get jabbed in the back at every chance to soak a little more cash for that. There is no storm water system, sewer system or street maintenance where I live. Might see a cop every month or so and firefighters are volunteers. Welcome to America brother lol
@@cdmichaelb lol its going for rehabilitation of looters and rioters
Question of the day…
"Water you doing here?"
0:18 I didn't know that Ernie from sesame Street live that Somerville.
0:15
Just checking the duck if it's alive🤣
It's a good thing Winter Hill is so damn tall.
As having grown up in the Nevada desert all this rain is mind boggling
2019 and people are commenting about this video from 2017.
Somerville, MA is right next to the river and half of the district is a flood zone, 50 ft above sea level.
They even have a flood mitigation map from 2013 here, but haven't done anything about it in 2017. www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/hazard-mitigation-plan.pdf
Malden gets like this too. It's horrendous
Who else was expecting the orange glove dude?
I can't stand 'Drain Addict.' That absurd walk is so childish along with his 'pets.' Guys seem to like him because it doesn't take much to amuse them.
Too bad you didn't have a light so we could actually see it at night time
I swear my driveway was here yesterday
Neighbors should put a marker where the drain is . I know that’s not the first time!
If i started to see the street flooding, i would take my Audi and drive it out of the neighborhood!
All the bitching & criticizing about not enough clearing & too much walking, well I don't recall seeing any of YOU complainers out there at all! Also it's NOT his 🤬 job, he pays taxes just like everyone else, including the person he walked past playing with the rubber ducky! At least he's trying to do something. Also your wrong about him walking past all the drains, because the city crew came to the exact one he was at & towards the end of the video, you know an hour & 15 minutes later, he's still at the same drain with the city crew & the majority of the flooding had drained now, why??? Because they got the debris out of the way. Yet, what's the last thing this guy, the one you all are criticizing, do? He point blank asked the city crew, to make sure someone was going to clear all the debris off the side walk that they just threw up there from the drain. So yeah, let's trash the only guy in the entire freaking area who cared enough to try & do something & then ensure a mess wasn't left on a side walk, that isn't even near his home! This is why people hesitate to do nice things for others anymore, it's never good enough.
Thank you!
@@EbonKim just speaking the obvious truth my friend. 😇
Exactly, truly how people want to complain for every reason in the world yet never give a lending hand for thier judgment for an opoion is to solve the problems not make em
which a person who can judge others rather than only judge themselves shows their character which we should see ,so we know , now what type of character they are . Knowing
Right from Wrong
So we now know they are just narrow minded . Sadly .
Take nothing personal now a days .
Just u said it all
What a wonderful comment
And love watching these, it's so refreshing lol
Being kind lol pisses everybody off keep yo Joy
Its mental peace not world peace
Great work to the Men and Woman who still love and care for our people an planet that we have to share .
Have a blessed day ya all
Instead of going “out for a little walk down the sidewalk” you are going out for a little “wade” down the sidewalk!
Well he sure wasn't unclogging drains.
Was this on simpson ave?
Maybe it's just me, but I think that clog could have been cleared up a lot sooner if you'd used a rake instead of a hay fork. You needed something that would move the leaves and debris out of the way... like the one the city guy had. Shrug...
2:08 what the question?? Lazy neighbour.. 👎👎
why does that make her lazy? she's just asking what he's doing with a pitch fork..
Khairul Azlee if anything your the lazy one here
Why people dont clean the drain on front the house
They need to clean the sewer pipes in that area. Other areas should check theirs BEFORE rainy season. Enlarge pipes underground for better drainage.
Really Hank? Is that what they should do? Really. Then where will people that want to stand around in filthy water go?
Hank, sewer drains are different than storm drains because the sewage has to go to the water plant to be cleaned.
Only two storm drains? Wtf. Lol how do they expect to drain rain water? Lmfao
Two? We're we looking at the same video?
Well, that was a whole load of walking, then dark, nothing to see
You moved?? I didn’t know. When?
3 years ago...
All these.people.saying "why don't you grab a rake and help"
Y'all if you're in an apartment WHY would you have a rake? Where would you store it?
Yeah Ferrous because that's the biggest concern.
These are houses, not apartments.
awesome perfect video
Seriously?
@@Reviloj looks like fun
If city would do its job and maintain, then stuff like this wouldnt happen
Also wouldn't happen if people clean after themselves but yeah, city too.
Next time try using hands. You will find it faster.. with gloves of course..
and a lot more dangerous dont u say?
Più che girare s vuoto nn hai fatto..quindi che video è???
Careful not to exceed CWD my friend ...
What's up with the like/dislike.
You need no wake signs.
Save rubber ducky before he gets sucked up....
I see city streets like that, and i think of how every year the city employees waste money on shit just to justify their budgets for the next year. The city should never employ people. They should ALWAYS contract out work.
amen to that
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh
masyaAllah flood semoga bisa teratasi🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️
Wee bisa banjir juga di sana...
Great job👍👍👍
He didn't DO anything! Just kept walking back & forth. Just because you poke around doesn't help. If it starts raining THEN get the leaves out first!
That's typical the city waits till your cars and basements are flooded then they come and act like there doing something, well black mold n basements here I come.
Wow
I'm trying to think of all the excuses that these people have for allowing this issue and not doing anything about it:
A) Too lazy
B) Too dumb to know how to do anything about it
C) It's not my job man
D) Blame the city or anyone other than themself
E) I might get wet or dirty
F) I don't have any tools to help do anything, and I like it that way
G) It's more fun playing with toy ducks when it floods
and the only acceptable is of course, choice G, because toy ducks are fun :)
Kok muter2 ngak cari lobang air
People should just lift the drain out of the ground would be so much easier
Good place to sell rubber boots
No wake zone
Who likes playing with those floods
You say gatar
Why unclog it, play in the river!
you want mold? or property damage but seriously take a kayake
Basicly you was was ten time with your pitch fork
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??? What ! ?? ✌️
삽들고 물놀이왔냐???
Lol lol
Not satisfied
lol
The city should remove some the trees.
Doing the stuff people don't respect you for nice
To all the dummies driving their cars though that water if it's as high as your bumper and you drive through it you have a good chance of hydrolocking your engine
If it gets into the air filter box. Which usually the water has to be good high
Reasonable constructed cars do not have their air inlet so low.
Of course, you might be thinking about US cars - these might be different.
I've experienced a hydrolocked engine and know it's no fun. By the time I got my car moved the water had completely flooded out my car. The county road flooded because there was more water than the ditches could carry away.
Бесит такие семки. Не умееш снимать и показывать что ты сделал и какой результат получился лучше неснимай
Nothing like walking barefoot in raw sewage
not sewage, just rain water that is draining away
Ok
Pretty sure He's wearing boots
One man's raw sewage is another's wading pool.