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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- A Longwood family's yard looks more like a pond as water surges from a mysterious hole on Monday.

Ed Wolek checked with his utility company, and they keep telling him it's ground water. The 4-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep hole has been gushing water for days.

Wolek said he's afraid to dig around it because he doesn't want a pond to appear in his back yard. He's not sure if he should be worried about his home.

"At this point, I don't know," Wolek said. "We were talking about remodeling, and I wanted a water feature, but not in my back yard."

Wolek shot some video of the clear water gushing from the ground a few days ago. He said it filled up the hole with around 300 gallons, and it's now starting to seep into his neighbor's yard. He rented a pump which can pump out 150 gallons per minute, but that's only a temporary solution.

Wolek is convinced it's a spring. He hopes someone can come out, take a look at it and help him before it gets bigger.
TownDawg
10:00:13 AM
4/21/08

At least it's not lava
sunnydayz
10:16:35 AM
4/21/08

Septic tank...
minish223
10:30:17 AM
4/21/08

LOLz.. well I noticed there are several bottled water places around?
TownDawg
10:41:59 AM
4/21/08

look for nearby construction that might have altered the flow of ground water.
hyway
10:54:04 AM
4/21/08

The alligator population has grown so high that the gators are invading the natural habitats of humans. The gators may find the humans to be cute and cuddly at first, but just wait when they start getting into the garbage and leaving a mess.
lumberzac
10:59:55 AM
4/21/08

how do you stop humans from getting into the garbage and making a mess?
ramblinrev
11:05:47 AM
4/21/08

shoot em
tenjen
11:39:10 AM
4/21/08

I don't know rev, pack it out?

'fool
wanderingfool
12:09:16 PM
4/21/08

Garbage can lids designed to prevent access by creates with opposable thumbs.
lumberzac
12:15:00 PM
4/21/08

Guess Who's Coming for Dinner
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/22/gator.911/index.html

"There's an alligator in my kitchen." and the 911 operator says... (I love this)... "You're sure it's not a big iguana?"
ramblinrev
11:08:39 AM
4/22/08

A Mysterious Flow Turns my wife into a.....oh nevermind!
BackSlacker
8:25:32 PM
4/22/08

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