I just took these from my pool area....it gives you a small idea of this tradgedy
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I just took these from my pool area....it gives you a small idea of this tradgedy
"All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
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Ouch!!Glad you're OK!
TJH
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I think I will stay here and put up with the tornados and "Dorthy" in the Land of Oz.
Again Mark I am glad that you are ok!
Randy
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Mark
Looking at the top right photo it looks as if the problem is a clayey loam vertically against a sandy layer.
If that's the cse, definitely a recipe for a slide.
Michael in San Jose
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Mark,
So sorry about all this - your neighbors and friends......prayers are with you all...
Glad you are OK.........
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I also checked all the news websites for their photo essays. Amazing that no one was hurt.
~john
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Looks like you got the good side of the hill. Glad you're ok, Mark.
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Mark,
Once again, glad you are okay! I hope that all of your friends get through this okay! I am sure this is not the scenery you would prefer to see!
Jeff Sudmeier
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Mother nature is a tough old gal! Glad no body lost a life. I can't imagine losing a home completely though.
I could cry for the time I've wasted, but thats a waste of time and tears.
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Yipes! That's too close Mark. It saddens me to see these pictures and hear the stories. It really must hurt you to see it and experience it with real life friends.
Glenn ClaboMichigan
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They where talking --on the news---about how some of these homes should of never been built on sandstone. Glad you made it through this safely--- just think of the clean-up from a mess like this.
---I may be broke---but we have plenty of wood---
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Glad you're safe, Mark! That's way too close.
Sandstone, Gary? The sides of the hills in So. Cal. aren't even sandstone most places - just dirt. You need pilings to get down to something solid - and they don't always do that. I saw the same thing happen in San Diego in 1959 - we have to keep learning the same laws of nature. (I always wondered what the insurance pays for when the lot disappears along with the house??)
Bob
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Glad to know your safe Mark.!!!!! I think I'll stay right here next to Oklahoma and put up with torny-naders and the heat of the summer. Prays to all those family and neighbors.
Thanks & Happy Wood Chips,
Dennis -
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Hi Mark:
Thanks for the update. Glad to hear and see you and your home are all intact.
Joe
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Saw the news reports last night and was wondering where you were in relation. Glad to hear you're out of harms way....but are they testing your hillside for slide prone ness??
Jon
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