When I worked in New York it seemed that the utility Con Edison was always excavating somewhere. The motto assigned to them was "Dig We Must". I read a recent article about a trend in London, England. While there are skyscrapers in the commercial areas, it appears they have some zoning limits on the height of domestic residences. So if you can't build UP and the lateral confines are tight, some wealthy residents are digging DOWN. Some have been digging up their basements, going down as much as two stories to install indoor swimming pools complete with lighting. And some neighbors were not happy with all the truckloads of excavation passing by. It is amazing that the diggers were not obstructed by pipes or cables or by a water table. But I did recall that the London Underground (subway) is deeper than any I have seen in the U.S.A. - which made for air raid shelters during the wartime "blitz". So if you need a break during the long, harsh London winter, perhaps your neighbor will invite you over for a swim.
tjs
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