lots of them,
as this report notes, but it is a fair bet that unlike the pothole above, none of them are25 years old, and have their own Instagram page! photograph, ya_luzha_u_doma /Instagram, the
giant puddle in Russia’s Far East city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is being described
as “invincible”, after it somehow survived unfixed for over a quarter of a
century, “Hi, everyone! I’m the puddle near Tikhookeanskaya Street 10, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. I’ve just turned 25, it’s time to conquer Instagram like a grownup! :)” the puddle’s first Instagram post read. It was a good start, but only the first in a series of hilarious posts that would take the social network and local authorities by storm, in only four days since its creation, the famous puddle’s page received over 3,000 visitors, and after about a week, it had gotten so much attention online and even in Russian mainstream media that authorities in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk had no choice but to do something about it,
interestingly,
after locals appealed to local government to fix the giant puddle in 2014, work
was postponed to 2017, and then to 2024, so the intervention was clearly as
sign of desperation. But instead of just covering it up for good, they opted
for a temporary fix instead, “Looks an awful lot like dry mud that’s been
worked with heavy construction equipment,” the puddle commented on its
Instagram page, adding that “we’ll see each other again during the next
rainstorm”,the puddle’s prediction was correct, and the next serious rainfall
was enough to bring the puddle back to life, bigger than ever and eager to
announce its return on social media,
“What’s up!
Missed me? I missed all of you, too,” the puddle wrote on Instagram. “So much,
that even that weird blanky they tried to cover me with couldn’t hold me back.
Today is a wonderful rainy day, so, if anyone wants to come say ‘Hi’, I’ll
gladly welcome them! We’ll have fun, there’s enough of me for selfies with
everyone!” by the end
of October, the 25-year-old puddle of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk had become a social
media sensation, with Russian YouTubers and influencers making the trip to the
Far East city to have their pictures taken with it, or use it as a backdrop for
sketches, the puddle
became so popular that at one point it started plugging “sister puddles”
from Russia and Ukraine on its Instagram page,
in
November, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk authorities took another crack at the pesky puddle,
draining it and once again filling it with the same “dry mud”. Then
temperatures started dropping and that helped keep it in hibernation, at least
until spring. But word around the city is that permanent repairs that been
delayed to 2024 were scheduled for next year, to save officials further
embarrassment, fans of the
25-year-old puddle will be happy to know that the puddle will most likely
survive 2021 as well. Earlier this month, the puddle took to Instagram to
thank Sergei Vyacheslavovich Dmitriev, the head of the city Duma of
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk for not including it on the list of major repairs for the
next year, “My dear
friends, if, like me, you are overwhelmed with great joy in connection with
this news, then you should not restrain yourself,” the puddle posted. “You can
personally express your gratitude to Sergei Dmitriev for such concern about
preserving me in my current state.” so here is the question, is there a pothole in the UK older than this one?
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