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Mon Sep-15-08 03:27 PM
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| 16. I feel as sorry for the owners as for the ones who lost their houses. |
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There can be no joy in their "good luck."
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| -Odd photo from Ike devastation |
Minimus |
Sep-15-08 03:17 PM |
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is it real or is it photoshop? |
islandmkl |
Sep-15-08 03:18 PM |
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I don't think it was |
George Oilwellian |
Sep-15-08 03:22 PM |
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wow. that would be the contractor to use! |
jakem |
Sep-15-08 03:18 PM |
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LOL - you made me laugh. Thanks. ~nt~ |
Impeachment_Monkey |
Sep-15-08 03:39 PM |
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floated there? |
WannaJumpMyScooter |
Sep-15-08 03:19 PM |
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That's my reaction - the house is still standing but it may |
hedgehog |
Sep-15-08 09:26 PM |
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looks photoshopped. |
yourout |
Sep-15-08 03:19 PM |
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It's not photoshopped |
XemaSab |
Sep-15-08 03:25 PM |
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Built by a Democratic... |
orwell |
Sep-15-08 03:19 PM |
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There ya go! n/t |
ColbertWatcher |
Sep-15-08 03:49 PM |
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I saw that last night |
George Oilwellian |
Sep-15-08 03:20 PM |
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The photo in the original Coast Guard Helo pass over had a white pick up truck in the front yard, |
KoKo01 |
Sep-15-08 09:28 PM |
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Not a structural engineer... |
lapfog_1 |
Sep-15-08 03:21 PM |
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Those were my guesses |
Warpy |
Sep-15-08 04:01 PM |
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And I wouldn't be surprised if that homeowner took a lot of shit from his neighbors |
petronius |
Sep-15-08 05:35 PM |
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Freaky things happen in extreme weather |
Mabus |
Sep-15-08 03:22 PM |
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New hurricane resistant construction? |
liberal N proud |
Sep-15-08 03:22 PM |
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There are pictures from ABC13 helicopter that back this type of event up |
TornadoTN |
Sep-15-08 03:22 PM |
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Here's another photo of the same house: |
XemaSab |
Sep-15-08 03:24 PM |
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Like others I thought it looked photoshopped but apparently it is "real" |
Minimus |
Sep-15-08 03:27 PM |
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But...the photo from the Chopper I saw earlier shows white pick up truck parked next to house.. |
KoKo01 |
Sep-15-08 09:31 PM |
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Similar situation after Katrina in Slidell, Lousiana |
BOSSHOG |
Sep-15-08 03:25 PM |
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I feel as sorry for the owners as for the ones who lost their houses. |
Vickers |
Sep-15-08 03:27 PM |
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Yes, there are a few amazing photos of that house |
magellan |
Sep-15-08 03:28 PM |
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There were a bunch of similar scenes after Andrew. It does seem weird but not all that rare. |
io-solip |
Sep-15-08 03:30 PM |
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Do we know for sure the house was in that spot before the storm? |
slackmaster |
Sep-15-08 03:30 PM |
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The driveway, walk and steps line up. |
alfredo |
Sep-15-08 09:32 PM |
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thats gonna be one lonely neighborhood. |
meow mix |
Sep-15-08 03:33 PM |
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If not photoshopped, it sure is a candidate for "The X-Files". |
Cleita |
Sep-15-08 03:36 PM |
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All the other houses were raptured and that one was |
XemaSab |
Sep-15-08 03:45 PM |
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LOL! Perfect! n/t |
ColbertWatcher |
Sep-15-08 03:49 PM |
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High ground and good construction. |
screembloodymurder |
Sep-15-08 03:47 PM |
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Not on high ground. |
intheflow |
Sep-15-08 04:10 PM |
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Yes it is. I know the house. |
screembloodymurder |
Sep-16-08 01:49 PM |
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The ground is 8-15 feet above the other houses in the area? |
intheflow |
Sep-17-08 12:53 PM |
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Honestly, it looks like the house and partial slab were moved. |
flvegan |
Sep-15-08 03:57 PM |
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Cnn has the same house, different view, labeled as an AP photo. |
OurVotesCount-Ohio |
Sep-15-08 03:58 PM |
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FEMA and the insurance carriers will now claim this house as 'proof'... |
islandmkl |
Sep-15-08 03:59 PM |
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High ground. nt |
bemildred |
Sep-15-08 04:02 PM |
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Gilchrist, TX |
targetpractice |
Sep-15-08 04:05 PM |
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or it may be PS |
Phred42 |
Sep-15-08 04:07 PM |
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Search Getty Images |
targetpractice |
Sep-15-08 04:13 PM |
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Engineered steel frame |
BrotherBuzz |
Sep-15-08 04:07 PM |
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I doubt it. |
Duncan |
Sep-15-08 04:51 PM |
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I think you're right. Rafters, floor joists, and vertical columns are probably all steel. |
behave |
Sep-15-08 09:24 PM |
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The columns are protected by a concrete slab |
Duncan |
Sep-15-08 04:39 PM |
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Everything else wiped out as far as the eye can see. I wonder how many of those houses weren't empty |
blonndee |
Sep-15-08 05:48 PM |
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Very weird, and LUCKY. If the house is sitting in its original location it appears that the slab |
bertman |
Sep-15-08 09:06 PM |
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