The lady took it well...the insurance company won't
Large boulder rolls through home
- Thread starter Maggot
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I'm sorry ma'am, looks like you chose to decline Boulder coverage with your policy.
Better luck next time.
Better luck next time.
That is like the perfect Boulder. I don't think Hollywierd special effects could do better.
I bet there was a coyote involved…
Sirhr
Sirhr
Someone's Gen Liab is about to take a hit. That's definitely from someone up hill breaking rock. Supposed to make a ditch in front that the rock can't jump when doing that stuff
Yep.
That was a lucky lady, 2 more steps and she would have been flattened.
I worked with rock for years, I'd guess close to double that...unless it's volcanic.
Its a big Ole chunk whatever it is. We all know better than to start breaking rock on a big hill or mountain without something to catch the rock. I had a house on the top of red mountain here in bham where we had to remove about 7' of limestone across the entire length of the house and retaining wall and I stayed nervous the entire time looking at all of bham below imagining something like that happening. Of course I dug a big ditch across the front then another below it to catch any rocks that got away from us. Still not something I like to do on a mountain
Its Hawaii. Of course it's volcanic.
Your post caused me ot do a bit of research. there are ten types of volcanic rock, from the really light fluffy stuff (pumice) I usually think of, to basalt and granite, which are really hard, dense, and heavy. As an aside, obsidian is much harder than surgical steel and is used for surgical scalpels.
howtofindrocks.com/what-types-of-rocks-are-found-in-volcanoes/
Ten Most Common Types of Rocks You Can Find In Volcanoes
not sure how you don't see a giant rock looming over your home reminds me of people who live near a volcano but are shocked when it takes out there home . not like rocks are just jumping off hills at the homes that would be funny .
I knew what you meant but it was still funny. If you look carefully it appears more grey and pocked. Likely not obsidian.
That sucks… hope he isn’t homeless or hurt or lost everything!
Thanks for the update.
Sirhr
We're fine, house is going to get gutted and restored. Currently in a hotel, might get moved to a rental property...kind of think that will happen, sounds like it's going to take a few months to repair. I started a thread in this section last night.
Not uncommon to see that around here every so often. A number of years back one rolled into the bed of a sleeping girl and crushed her.
The house that i used to llive in was on the side of a small cliff and directly above us there were several boulders near the edge about the size of a VW 35 yards up witch were derectly above where the front bedroom was and where me and the wife slept.needless to say after a couple of years we chose to sleep in the rear bedroom away from those monsters. Anyway it's her house now if you know what i mean.lol
The house that i used to llive in was on the side of a small cliff and directly above us there were several boulders near the edge about the size of a VW 35 yards up witch were derectly above where the front bedroom was and where me and the wife slept.needless to say after a couple of years we chose to sleep in the rear bedroom away from those monsters. Anyway it's her house now if you know what i mean.lol
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Neighbor down the road had a crackhead drive through his garage and push their suburban through the kitchen wall last weekend. She sheared a telephone pole clean in half prior to slamming into the garage. Anyone care to wager how fast you have to be going to do that
About 80 mph i would say..not factoring in the weight and size of the vehicle.
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Missed that... sorry to hear that ameego! Hope you guys get through this without too much PITA.
Sirhr!
