[TheForge] Is anyone on-line ? OT: Washed away?

[Bruce .]

Peter,
Weathering the weather is not the issue.  These homes on barrier
islands could no better weather Sandy, no matter what their
construction, than yours could survive falling into the Pacific.  The
boardwalks are about as simple and weatherproof as any construction
can get-- flat surfaces, with support beams perpendicular to the
shoreline.  Some even are on ferroconcrete supports.  Doesn't matter.
They get tossed around by hurricanes because of WHERE they are.  Much
is due to undermining.

OTOH, the very wavy Ocean Grove boardwalk is a haven for
skateboarders, these days...

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer
<artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
> My last place fell into the Pacific and i still morn it. Living there was wonderful for the likes of me, as long as it lasted.
> If i'd owned it, i would have built a structure that might  well have outlived me.
> This place will fall to the ocean as well..I'm betting geological time against grey hairs.
> The enhanced quality of life i enjoy  by the ocean, makes that decision for me.
> Andy can live wherever the fuck he wants (and will tolerate him)..free country ( sorta).
> To me, the mistake is failing to build a structure that will weather the weather.
>
> On Nov 5, 2012, at 4:00 PM, Craig Schaefer wrote:
>
> How long have you lived down a dirt road in Appalachia?
>
>
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>> I would say the better solution is to remove one's head from the anus
>> and not live in such places.  The Passaic River used to flood every year
>> and thousands of homes would be seriously damaged, over and over again.
>> One would think that a light would go on after about the fifth time
>> one's house was destroyed and the flood premiums rose into hefty five
>> figures.  But no.  "We'll rebuild and next time our house is destroyed
>> we will whine about it yet again."
>>
>> What a world. :)
>>
>> On 11/5/2012 1:33 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer wrote:
>>> Confess to designing inundation resistant buildings in my mind..triple O
>>> ring seals on every door, built in back up generators and H2o storage,
>>> very heavy tempered glass..etc.
>>>
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Bruce
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