Texas Mansion dangling over cliff
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dussbucs
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That's about an hour south of where I'm at. I think parts of the house finally started falling down below yesterday. $800k or so for that house from what I heard on the radio. Sucks for that guy...
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
I love when people build at the top of a hill assuming the topography will always stay the same. It's his own dumbass fault for building/buying there.
On the bright side after this is done, he'll have a great ocean view from his front porch too...
On the bright side after this is done, he'll have a great ocean view from his front porch too...
what a shame, looks like a nice house. i intentionally aimed for a middle-class career so i wouldn't be bothered by such things. "oh my mansion is falling off a cliff" "gah my Range Rover needs a $90 oil change" pffffft.
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
I wish my oil changes only cost $90...
8qts of Amsoil will probably get you up there. i put dino oil in my hemi. by "i put" i mean i patiently wait on the leather couch at my dealership, eating their free cookies and drinking their free coffee.
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Thanks Tex, I knew you would chime on this. That being said, I expected the answer to be limestone at which point what a dope to build there, and why didn't anyone on a municipal level say something about this.
SNAPE/SMOTT PE
Wait, what?
Notice no one else built a house near this one...some are off in the distance. Just had to have the best view, didn't ya!
a filter and two of these will get you up there: http://www.amazon.com/Red-Line-15305-Motor-Oil/dp/B004BONVB6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402593925&sr=8-1&keywords=amsoil+5w30
and this is the part of this profession that I'm disliking the most. The crooked political aspect where the engineer gets paid to look the other way. There's probably a lesson about ethics in there somewhere... :dunno:
Road Guy
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not really paid to look the other way but told to look the other way, then the staff person over development review makes a note to the file that says "on such and such date I was directed by so and so to accept this ______________"
Well if they are smart they are documenting those decisions..because when something like this happens the county managers and politicians usually have bad memories..
probably for residential construction an engineer wasnt involved in where this acutal house was placed, you know some states even let surveyors submit plats and do drainage. without an engineer involved....
Well if they are smart they are documenting those decisions..because when something like this happens the county managers and politicians usually have bad memories..
probably for residential construction an engineer wasnt involved in where this acutal house was placed, you know some states even let surveyors submit plats and do drainage. without an engineer involved....
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