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Once again those not-so-trusty 89-year-old cast iron pipes--installed in 1920, when the Post Office stopped mailing children and Prohibition began--busted, leaving utility crews scrambling to shut off the water and fix the 8-inch water main break flooding the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and 85th Street. Some businesses did take on water, but reports note the flood damage wasn't catastrophic this time.

• Dog people, stop reading and just look at these cute puppies instead. Cat people, keep reading. PhinneyWood blog reports that Greenwood's cat-loving-adoption organization PAWS celebrates the adoption of it 10,000th kitty.
• Still wringing out their clothes, photos and soggy possessions, the residents of the recently flooded Wedgwood neighborhood want the city to foot the bill for all the damages the broken water main caused.
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This afternoon a 12-inch water main broke in Wedgwood, near the corner of NE 80th Street and 24th Avenue NE. Homeowners are in for a soggy surprise, a reported six homes have already been flooded as the water continues to gush throughout the neighborhood. No time estimate until Seattle Public Utilities can stop the leak and begin repairing the main.