Road Runner Posted February 29, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 29, 2020 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 29, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 29, 2020 Holy crap, that doesn't look real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 29, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 29, 2020 I guess it was the water washing over the houses and freezing..... Problem of living close a large natural water body...flood threat, etc. I should know because of living near a major river that flows from the Rocky Mountains. Yesterday, in a local real estate magazine, there were some fantastic large homes that looked spanking new renovated. Located near river. Yes, of course, it's a more scenic area of town. Yea, right. Same river that would have flooded these homes about 7 yrs. ago. I mean major flooding from basement right up through whole of lst floor. These newly renovated homes are priced several million $$$. What a rip-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted February 29, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 29, 2020 That’s about 20 miles from me. At first I wondered if the pictures were from some far flung place and blamed on Buffalo, but these are legit. Occasionally people will post pictures of a snow tunnel in Japan and claim it’s Buffalo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 29, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 29, 2020 Meanwhile, 30 miles from me, lake front living along Lake Michigan. With the high lake levels, several houses have been washed into the lake. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 29, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 29, 2020 21 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Meanwhile, 30 miles from me, lake front living along Lake Michigan. With the high lake levels, several houses have been washed into the lake. Who builds their house on a hill of sand at the edge of a lake? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 29, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Who builds their house on a hill of sand at the edge of a lake? I like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 29, 2020 Share #8 Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Square Wheels said: Who builds their house on a hill of sand at the edge of a lake? They should have had a geotechnical assessment of that area ...but developers and buyers get sucked in by the sweeping views, being closer to Nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted February 29, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Square Wheels said: Who builds their house on a hill of sand at the edge of a lake? When they built the house, it was probably 100 feet from the edge of the cliff and they thought it would stay that way! The same thing is going on along the Chesapeake and its tributaries. Many communities have been required to put rip-rap (rocks) at their water's edge, extending up to high tide level to lessen erosion. Worse are some homes built on islands in the Bay that have been stable for hundreds of years but are disappearing now and are likely to be totally submerged in another 50 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 29, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 29, 2020 Do we wonder why @Prophet Zacharia dreams of Hawaii (#1 place on Earth!) or spends MONTHS in the Caribbean relaxing????? I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 1, 2020 Share #11 Posted March 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Razors Edge said: spends MONTHS in the Caribbean 9 days. But it’s been relaxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted March 1, 2020 Share #12 Posted March 1, 2020 I sure hope they have stocked up on ice cream sandwiches and thank you notes!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 1, 2020 Share #13 Posted March 1, 2020 21 hours ago, Square Wheels said: Holy crap, that doesn't look real. no shit, that was my first thought, wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 1, 2020 Share #14 Posted March 1, 2020 I live in a flood plain zone....no I didn't look into in advance since I thought we would be far enough from the river. There are a fair number of homes built less than 50 metres from the river's edge over the past 75-100 yrs. Yup, we had a major flood and I was 1 of the 100,000 evacuees. Actually it was the sunp pump that didn't turn on to stop clean water from flooding our underground storage locker/garage area. A few years later, some nice looking condos continue to be built...that's because the buildings were already approved prior to the flood. Just insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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