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Florida man vanishes after being sucked into sinkhole under his bedroom
miamiherald.com ^
| March 1, 2013
| Miami Herald
Posted on 03/01/2013 7:51:50 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Can Doomberg blame this on obesity ?
To: George from New England
It was due to the sequester cuts to the anti sinkhole program.
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posted on
03/01/2013 7:58:16 AM PST
by
shankbear
(The tree of Liberty appears to be perishing because there are few patriots willing to refresh it.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Why couldn’t that have been Soros?
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posted on
03/01/2013 7:58:34 AM PST
by
dragonblustar
(Allah Ain't So Akbar!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
wow...
Numbers 16:31-33
31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. 33 They went down alive into the realm of the dead, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community.
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posted on
03/01/2013 7:59:00 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: Berlin_Freeper
it has proven somewhat common for sinkholes to open in Central Florida and swallow cars and housesMarking florida off my vacation list.
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posted on
03/01/2013 7:59:00 AM PST
by
bgill
To: Berlin_Freeper
Most Florida homes are built on slabs. Probably the case here. Wouldn’t the rebar embedded the concrete tend to span sinkholes until the void became so large that the design loads were exceeded? Watch for building codes make every house slab self supporting from the perimeter of the home. Might become costly.
To: Berlin_Freeper
this is an odd story, would like to know more about the man and his family living in the house.
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:04:44 AM PST
by
longfellowsmuse
(last of the living nomads)
To: George from New England
Wouldnt the rebar embedded the concrete tend to span sinkholes until the void became so large that the design loads were exceeded? Yes, but the foundation was designed to be supported by soil throughout the entire base. It quickly exceeds design without that support. It was a slab, not a bridge.
Watch for building codes make every house slab self supporting from the perimeter of the home.
Maybe they will also pass legislation that requires sinkholes to only form inside the perimeter of the home and forbid any sinkholes that form on the edges.
These sink holes rarely reach the surface and stay small. It is foolish to think you are going to design to keep the foundation intact while the soil continues to cave away.
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:07:05 AM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Sometimes,, it’s just not your day.
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:07:45 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
To: thackney
Insurance adjuster ...
The lost life is not covered by the policy but the clothing the victim was wearing at the time will be reimbursed. Here is $10.
To: Berlin_Freeper
On the upside, the family saved the cost of burial.
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:11:17 AM PST
by
OKRA2012
To: shankbear
Bush doomed by Bush’s fault.
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:11:47 AM PST
by
TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: DesertRhino
Dude, that’s some really bad karma.
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:12:43 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:13:43 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
("Madison, Wisconsin is 30 square miles surrounded by reality.", L. S. Dryfus)
To: MrB
You misspelled Koran...
Yes I know you didn't, but I couldn't resist, I simply couldn't
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:14:01 AM PST
by
null and void
(Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable tyranny.)
To: null and void
heh... blame Moses or one of those guys.
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:15:37 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: shankbear; All
"It was due to the sequester cuts to the anti sinkhole program."
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:18:14 AM PST
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: OKRA2012
You are one hateful son of a bitch, aren’t you?
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
03/01/2013 8:22:52 AM PST
by
AD from SpringBay
(We deserve the government we allow.)
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