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Goatface
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once saw a guy on tv talk about his house getting washed away. in the middle of the night, he didn't know what woke him up, but went to get up out of bed and stepped into a foot of water. by the time he got out of the house it was waist deep.
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Gravel
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That's pretty nuts.
The first time we went camping at Zion, we were probably 50 feet from the Virgin River and maybe 10 feet above it. The river during the day was barely moving and maybe a foot deep and 4-5 feet across. Tons of rain north of it one day, and we got woken up in the middle of the night telling us we needed to move because of the river. It was so fucking loud, I have no idea how we didn't hear it. Was probably moving 30+ mph and had come over the 10 foot bank that we were camping on top of.
The first time we went camping at Zion, we were probably 50 feet from the Virgin River and maybe 10 feet above it. The river during the day was barely moving and maybe a foot deep and 4-5 feet across. Tons of rain north of it one day, and we got woken up in the middle of the night telling us we needed to move because of the river. It was so fucking loud, I have no idea how we didn't hear it. Was probably moving 30+ mph and had come over the 10 foot bank that we were camping on top of.
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Mahes
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I have to say that this is fairly scary to see. People still in a house that is floating down a flash flooded river at night.
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Fucker
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Pretty fucking smart to be standing on that bridge. Bridges never get washed out.
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Some of those rural folks aren't too bright. Good shots though.Pretty fucking smart to be standing on that bridge. Bridges never get washed out.
Regime
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Yeah what kinda of Ozark hillbilly would run around outside to "see" Tornadoes#1321 as it plowed through KS, Missouri, and Ark while Grandma screamed to get in the cellar.
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Aldarion
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Wild. We keep seeing videos of whole houses floating downstream. Every time it blows my mind.
How is it that the nails hold the frame together better than the big ass bolts hold it onto the foundation?
I'm not saying its fake or proposing some conspiracy theory or something, just saying thats nuts.
How is it that the nails hold the frame together better than the big ass bolts hold it onto the foundation?
I'm not saying its fake or proposing some conspiracy theory or something, just saying thats nuts.
TheBeagle
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A lot of houses built on steep terrain next to rivers like the Guadalupe or there in Ruidoso arent going to be built on a standard, poured concrete foundation.
Aldarion
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I thought that was code everywhere. Note, I'm not saying ytou're wrong, just that I'm surprised.
So what, the frame is just like sitting on a gravel base or something?
TheBeagle
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Aldarion
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Nope, thanks! Looked it up. Arent they still bolted on? Are these floating houses dragging around big chunks of concrete?
Again, I'm not arguing, just trying to imagine how a house goes from attached to its foundation to floating intact down the river
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Burns
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Just like this (in CA), even in solid looking houses there can be deterioration in the foundation wall, so it doesn't take much water to push it off.
Different crawl space:
This CA company uploads pictures of shit they see out there, to get an idea of how large sections of the US build, when not on a slab. Houses with basements are built more like crawlspaces.
Different crawl space:
This CA company uploads pictures of shit they see out there, to get an idea of how large sections of the US build, when not on a slab. Houses with basements are built more like crawlspaces.
TheBeagle
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Im sure they are, but if you get caught in a hundred year flood, all bets are off. Water dont fuck around, do a quick search for pools popping out of the ground.