Where did all the water go??

Well, it went right under our yard, that's where!
Back in April the water main broke underneath our tree somewhere and water sprung up out of the ground like I would imagine it did before the Flood and God made rain. The water department came out and had to shut off water for our entire block for about 14 hours while they looked for the break. Aside from the inconvenience, it turned out to be a great way to meet the neighbors! Everyone on the block came by to see what happened.
They dug up our lawn and jackhammered the driveway. They never found it. In the meantime, the water pressure building under the lawn had no where to go except under our garage. The water bubbled up out of the cracks slowly, and then flowed like a river out of our garage to the street.

They finally decided that it must be under our tree and so they cut the pipe and rerouted the water. I guess some genius 50 years ago decided to plant trees right above the water main all along the street. The crew dug out the roots that had cracked the pipe and some of them were the size of elephant legs.
But in the end, all was well. The water department sent out an adjuster and will be paying for all the damages!