Posted on 01/31/2023 9:54:26 AM PST by Morgana
A Hawaii family was given a rude awakening over the weekend when a massive boulder crashed through their $1 million home, narrowly missing a woman inside.
Caroline Sasaki, 65, was getting ready to watch TV before bed at around midnight Saturday when the 5-foot by 5-foot rock flew down a nearby hill, plowed through a concrete wall and car before landing in her Palolo home.
While Caroline was miraculously unscathed, the giant boulder left a trail of damage in its wake after it crashed through the second story of the home before eventually stopping in a bedroom.
'If I took one more step, I probably wouldn't be here,' she told KITV4.
All I heard was the boom when the glass cracked on the sliding glass door, so then I backed up and I guess it passed right through'.
Sasaki revealed that the close shave came just a week after her family moved into the newly built $1 million Hawaii property, which now features a gaping hole across its second floor.
She added that she suffers from a bad leg, which may have actually helped her avoid the boulder's path as she can only walk slowly.
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Trouble in paradise.
Looks like $1M doesn’t buy a helluva lot in Hawaii.
No moss gathered...
They’re trying to make it sound like it was a mansion. I’ll bet it was a common 3-bedroom home.
rock & roll...
“Looks like $1M doesn’t buy a helluva lot in Hawaii.”
Not on Oahu.
Too soon for Bob dylan’s everybody must get stoned?
Looks like they got stoned.
Boulder Control and Restrictions on Gravity, Now!
At least the boulder was smart enough to ‘avoid’ crushing the woman.
But, the boulder could still be sued for the damage. Or the builder for constructing a house in a dangerous area.
NEVER build a home downhill from boulders or on the side of a mountain or hill, or near a beach or ocean.
I wonder if her insurance company will say Act of God. Not covered. Sorry.
Went to school in Boulder. Didn’t realize it was on the move.
[[NEVER build a home downhill from boulders or on the side of a mountain or hill, or near a beach or ocean.]]
or in a liberal neighboorhood
If you live on a volcano, you should expect from time to time to be introduced to plate tectonics and its side effects.
Somebody piss off Pele.
Palolo.
Oahu?
5.56mm
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