Sheriff's order destroys home; ... HIGHWAY BLOCKED FOR NINE HOURS [single wide trailer]

Lexington HeraldLeader ^ | Nov. 19 2008 | Mary Meehan

[Daffynition]

OMG! HAHAHA! Brilliant!

[Slings and Arrows]

Rachel’s the comedy gift that keeps on giving.

[OB1kNOb]

Barton, a grandma at 35.......

just......wow.......

[Centurion2000]

She claims she lost a $5,000 home in her little poorly planned escapade - I wonder how much money her nine hour standoff with reality cost the people trapped behind her who were trying to get to work, deliver goods, etc.

Tens of thousands, at least.

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about lost man-hours during stupid events that tie up traffic.

[Daffynition]

HAHAHA! It’s your timing ...it’s perfect!

[Slings and Arrows]

Thank you!

[windcliff]

ping

[silent_jonny]

On the other hand, Garrett, a wiry chain-smoker who ran for re-election with the slogan of "More 'Dick' in 2006," maintains that anybody who thinks it's a fine plan to pay somebody $200 to move their 25-year-old home, all their belongings, and a passel of pets with a farm tractor can't exactly complain when things go wrong.

ROFLMAO!!!

Thank you for the ping!

I was thinking this has to be made-up, then I saw the photo. Sheesh.

And the mover's nickname was "Pancake"--LOLOL!!

[KingNo155]

That pretty cool is the picture real?

[retrokitten]

And the mover's nickname was "Pancake"

I thought I was good at nicknaming people until I saw the nickname "Pancake".

[Titan Magroyne]

Sounds like an episode of “My Name is Earl” It sure ought to be!

Maybe they'll find The List under all that trash trailer.

[tuckrdout]

What I am wondering about the story, is that the “boyfriend” was sitting in the house, while it was blocking the highway?! They had to tell him to get out, or they would shoot him? Was he watching TV?

Well, don’t feel too badly for her; now she is gonna get a big, nice new house and furnishings, all on the tax payers dime...because she will sue the county-—and probably win. Seems a little extreme to me, to smash her house.

[tuckrdout]

Doesn’t seem to be a wealth of brains in this county, does there?

[NoCurrentFreeperByThatName]

Been a while, but PING.

[PLMerite]

Why am I reminded of the scene in “Patton” where he shoots the mule on the bridge blocking his column of tanks...

[cva66snipe]

Truth of the matter was the axles were worth more than the trailer. A legal move would have been at least $1500 likely more. 25 years ago most companies who sold them rented the axles and took them off upon set up. I might see someone risking a pull on a rural road a mile or so with a farm tractor but not on a hi-way. Just getting one down off the blocks to ground level is considerable work in itself.

Unless someones is mistaking the term tractor {as in the truck itself} for a farm tractor no state is going to issue trip permits to do such and no insurer will cover it. Legally? The guy who hooked it up and moved it in most states is liable for it. IOW the sheriff would have been justified in placing charges as well as the state and held the driver liable for cost incurred by the county and state.

As for the woman? I bet someone told her what she needed to do and what it would cost for a legal move and the family went bargain hunting for a mover instead. It could have been anything gone bad. The axles put back on by someone not knowing how to do it as well as the tounge. Tires also dry rot. The pro's plan for it and even they can have bad days. Really though most pro's don't like to move oldies in bad shape. Some sales lots do have their own truck and driver to take old ones off for a new sale but that's about it.

[Daffynition]

Keen observation! Wow!

[Daffynition]

With the info we have, I sincerely doubt that the lady who hired “Pancake” had any sound advice and knowledge as stated in your excellent post. Unfortunately, she paid the price of ignorance. [But I still feel badly for her.]

[cva66snipe]

Either that or she felt the pro's prices were ripping her off and sought a cheaper way. Actually I'm surprised no one got hurt getting it lowered to tow level. Yea I've lived in several single wides in my life at various times. I also had to have one moved once.

Finally I wisely bought a new custom built to my specs Double Wide instead of building a home. 5 years into payment I went disabled. But the mortage was on a 10 years note and we managed to pay it off. A house? We would have lost it due to much higher cost. I recently sold an old 12X60 trailer and I had a heck of a time getting rid of it. It was a mid 70's model. Price I asked was $500. I almost had to end up tearing it down instead. Most persons buying them now only really want the axles not the trailer itself.

[Daffynition]

LOL ...ignore your FReepmail! Quite by accident I found the source of the photo!

This mess of tacky trailer homes isn't a Photoshop, but it's not a living complex either. It's a set for a play in Amsterdam. We were going to question the sense of using a trailer park for Anton Chekov's Ivanov, a 19th century Russian tragedy, until we read a synopsis. The play features down on their luck peasants, gun violence at weddings and a main character who's deep in debt and has some spousal difficulties. The only thing missing is stock car racing.