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Laguna Beach Landslide Sends Homes Crashing
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| June 1, 2005
Posted on 06/01/2005 8:55:57 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: SandyInSeattle
True enough. One hing about insurance companies, for the most part they will sell inssurance for anything, provided they can realize a profit in some fashion, whether it be the event never happens, or if it does, that a portion of the small print doesn't have every i dotted, t crossed, giving them a legal "out".
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:24:38 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: Bigh4u2
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:24:39 AM PDT
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: Black Tooth
I won't build in Florida either.
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
I won't build in Florida either.
I think the secret in California and Florida is to build then sell.
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:27:19 AM PDT
by
kingu
To: PhiKapMom
When I bought my place in north Laguna, my lender, from its geologist's recommendation, required I run caissons down almost twenty feet into the bedrock to reinforce the foundation. Huge and costly job but probably worth it in the long run.
To: kingu
Everyone is saying they over built this area. Look for even less homes, and building restrictions in Cal in the future.
To: rabidralph; Howlin
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:30:25 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: fire and forget
Yeah, but what happens to the value of your home when the ground under it disappears?
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:31:05 AM PDT
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: maggiefluffs
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:32:20 AM PDT
by
rabidralph
(...that's like putting Hillary in charge of a rape-crisis center.)
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:33:39 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: Howlin
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:35:53 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: Howlin
The victims of the mudslide were shocked and outraged when presented with the heavy fines for not properly registering their mobile homes.
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:36:30 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(NEWSWEEK LIED, PEOPLE DIED)
To: ctlpdad; Bacon Man; HoustonCurmudgeon
I live in a small subdivision in the western part of Houston (Epernay, near Briar Forest and Wilcrest, if you're local and curious).
When it was being built, the developers bulldozed the roads and heaped up the dirt on either side. Then - this is the really genius part - they built houses on top of the piled dirt.
And they can't figure out why our houses have foundations that look like dust ruffles. I mean, I'm not even a builder, and I know that fill dirt is somewhat less than a stable foundation on which to build a multi-ton structure.
But that pales in comparison to Quail Valley, a Houston suburb in which Bacon Man and I grew up . . . the early-developed part of which is built on quicksand. Pools in the 'Valley have to be double-poured or they crack.
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:36:46 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(It's a Zen thing, you know, like how many babies fit in a tire.)
To: theDentist
... and the insurance companies will be looking for any minute reason not to pay off. As the insured will be looking for any minute reason to collect more money
Hopefully the insurance policies are clear as to what is covered and what is not covered
To: KarlInOhio
You owe me a soda, mine just shot out of my nose.
To: Bigh4u2
Yeah, but what happens to the value of your home when the ground under it disappears? Property tax bills list the land and buildings with separate values.
To: kingu
The sick part is that the reporter didn't ask that question, didn't give the guy a clue that he could, indeed, get his rump out of there. Can't be seen interfering with the news, especially after that news babe stomped that squirrel or something to death. When asked why he didn't offer that bit of advice, the newsie said, "I can't be a human being, I'm a journalist!"
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:39:31 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(NEWSWEEK LIED, PEOPLE DIED)
To: af_vet_1981
I don't think insurance policies cover the ground--just the building. Have there been any reports of injuries?
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posted on
06/01/2005 9:40:20 AM PDT
by
babaloo
To: babaloo
I don't think insurance policies cover the ground--just the building. Have there been any reports of injuries? I don't think most homeowners chose to insure the ground.
To: maggiefluffs
What an eyesore those houses must have been. Ugly little boxes.
Imagine paying all that money, and having to look at something as ugly as that right next door.
I think I'd jump off a cliff.
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