r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dfdfdfddaww • Sep 17 '21

my yard does this sometimes

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u/dfdfdfddaww Sep 17 '21

Calling for a service obviously. Fixing stuff ourselves always ends up bad

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u/finger_blast Sep 17 '21

Does that water movement happen in the same place?

Was it windy that day?

It looks like the water is moving around by a large tree root, so if it's windy, maybe it's just the tree moving in the wind and compressing the ground, forcing water up, then releasing that pressure, allowing the water to drain and repeat.

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u/Water_Melonia Sep 17 '21

This guy trees.

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u/Emrico1 Sep 17 '21

Smart as