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[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Stillo above water here, thanks.
Yes, i knew. I leased the place for over 20 years.
It had 40 feet of backyard with 2  rows of cypress windbreaks and a big
saltbush hedge. There was a 2 bedroom stucco house, behind that was the old 1930s stucco gas station and hot dog stand and a 40' water tower.
All gone now and the waves are up to the highway.
We salvaged the hardwood floor and the windows.
The rest was pretty termite infested.
I could shut down the forge, close the shop doors, and be fishing in 10 minutes.
I still mourn that place.

On Jul 10, 2013, at 8:21 PM, terry l. ridder wrote:

Hello Peter;

How goes it?
I knew someone had had their home fall in the ocean in the past I did
not remember who. did you have warning that the previous home was going
to tumble down to the beach and ocean? how much were you able to salvage
before it fell in?



On Wed, 10 Jul 2013, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer wrote:

> Hi Terry:
> Well; my last place fell into the ocean, and eventually, so will this place.
> I'm betting my white beard against geological time...hoping i'll croak before the place slides.
> If one has vast funds, such problems can be postponed at considerable expense, with some uncertainty.
> If they can get a heavy horizontal drilling rig on the seaward side of the house, and slant drill back into the cliff
> to establish anchors....and pin those anchors to a retaining wall ...there's a chance.
> Otherwise, measure your life expectancy against the anticipated duration of the property, and gamble...grin.
> Mostly...it's a fools bet...and i'm a bit of a fool.
> 

-- 
terry l. ridder ><>
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