in Rolling Hills Estates, helpless for all these Home Owners.....and all the destroyed lives. https://abc7.com/rolling-hills-estates-landslide-homes-destroyed-evacuations/13486197/#:~:text=(KABC) -- Days after a,the canyon below on Saturday. Values of structures are 3Million+.each
From the article: ***************************************About 16 people were forced to evacuate shortly after a water leak was reported at around 4 p.m. Saturday on Peartree Lane. But residents say they had been hearing cracks under their homes as far back as Thursday. "We thought something was amiss because all through the day and night we heard cracks in the house," said one resident evacuated, Weber Yen. "And then, you know, the frequency became more and more frequent." *************************************** Run, Forrest, run!!!! For goodness' sake, RUN!!!!!! Not to make light of this tragedy (no one was hurt), but use your damned common sense. Why would you wait 3 days until "authorities" told you to get the hell out???? Years ago I went fossil hunting at Calvert Cliffs in Maryland outside of DC. The cliffs are made of soft peat, and face the Chesapeake Bay. They have been eroding forever, slowly marching towards some very high-dollar homes. The above story took place in L.A. County. I bet there's lots of similar situations up & down both coasts. Property lines in The Outer Banks (North Carolina) are redrawn every time a hurricane goes through. And if your waterfront place there gets destroyed, you might not be permitted to rebuild.
Local kid: "Mom! What's for lunch???" Mom: "Sliders." Kid: "Johnny made me do it!" Mom: "I swear, if your friends jumped off of a cliff, would you...Oh. Never mind."
Anyone who has even visited many areas of California will be amazed at some of the homesites. Houses are often built for the views, not the geologic stability of the base. Anyone ever read that thing "someone" said once about those who build their houses on sand?
I imagine you went to the Outer Banks when you lived out this way. It's crazy to be there right at oceanfront. But I guess the extreme upside brings an extreme risk with it. The difference is that hurricanes are forecasted...earthquakes just happen.
I once heard a network newsperson (I can't remember who) who said the only reason he could afford his house on the beach in hurricane territory was Federal Flood Insurance. He had lost his move several times, but the Feds rebuilt it every time. They don't have Federal Earthquake Insurance.
Another welfare program without a "needs" test. Don't you love paying to rebuild the vacation home of someone who earns more in a year than we do our entire lives? Enumerated Powers, my a$$.