• Mansion sitting dangerously at the edge of a cliff is burned down
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[img]http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--leBkeVjz--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/snthd7vmtwrczsphwgpx.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/abfe08786402d3235da8d02532bded634e07de22/c=151-0-600-337&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/WTSP/WTSP/2014/06/11//1402496984000-0610-cliff01.jpg[/img] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ADm6LwDwo[/media] [quote] Miami, Florida -- Denise Webb is watching the home that's sliding down a cliff closely, "It's gone. It's just gone." Like the rest of us, she and her husband Robert are watching in awe and disbelief as that huge house teeters on the edge over Lake Whitney. Denise added, "And you don't see how something that huge can just disintegrate right in front of your face." But for the Webb family it's even worse and far more personal, because that's their house the world is watching. "You know, that's my life there that we're watching fall off," Robert said. They say the 4,000-square-foot estate home -- worth about a million dollars --was a big chunk of the Webbs' retirement nest egg. "Until you see it... sitting with what your yard, gone. The deck that you used to sit on a chair and look at the lake. Uh, you know, it's gone." And their insurance policy? Likely doesn't cover earth movement. "I wanted to leave that to my grandchildren. It's a big hit," said Robert. We caught up with the Webbs at their other waterfront property: an apartment, along Florida's Miami Beach. Robert, shared with us his own photos and video of the lake house, taken as the ground started to give way back in April. They were finally told to leave a few weeks ago. "At that time, we got what we could, and our furniture out of the house." When the Webbs purchased the home in 2012, it checked out fine, they say. Geologists and inspectors told them it was perfectly stable, "and so we bought it in good faith." "It's, it's really tough -- that house was special and I don't even know why it was so special but ti was special to me," said Denise. Even with their emotions as unsettled as the ground beneath their house, the Webbs say they're worried about others safety. They don't want boaters below to get crushed by debris -- or other onlookers to get too close to the edge.[/quote] [url]http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/florida/2014/06/12/cliff-home-owner-lives-in-miami/10407689/[/url]
I get reminded of this whenever I see these kind of houses: [quote][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8hF9CzbD1Xk/TbdJwFXnVyI/AAAAAAAAAOA/ui_nyUgmklk/s1600/936full-lemony-snicket%2527s-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-screenshot.jpg[/IMG][/quote]
This cliff does not look like it consists of solid rock. I'd never build a house there
Did they burn it just so squatters can't use it?
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;45141936]Did they burn it just so squatters can't use it?[/QUOTE] They wanted to minimize the amount of waste from the home so it wouldn't land in the lake or be faced with some amount of money to pay to repair or so.
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;45141936]Did they burn it just so squatters can't use it?[/QUOTE] Maybe they don't want people to die on their property due to the house being on the literaly edge of a cliff ?
[QUOTE=RootingaSmurf;45141944]They wanted to minimize the amount of waste from the home so it wouldn't land in the lake or be faced with some amount of money to pay to repair or so.[/QUOTE] Ok. Thanks for replying instead of just rating.
Snip didn't read
The fire was very much intentional and part of a planned demolition. If you had read the article you'd find... [QUOTE]Crews are scheduled to set fire to the home Friday, beginning in the attic. The home will then burn from the inside out and simply fall down.[/QUOTE]
Why would you buy a house near a cliff overlooking the sea, it all goes over the top eventually
[QUOTE=Killergam;45142070]Why would you buy a house near a cliff overlooking the sea, it all goes over the top eventually[/QUOTE] they were assured it would be fine and stable. Geologists and inspectors told them it was perfectly stable,
Did anyone even watch the video? They burned it down so that falling debris won't kill anyone below.
[QUOTE=doommarine23;45142077]they were assured it would be fine and stable. Geologists and inspectors told them it was perfectly stable,[/QUOTE] Sue them and buy two mansions!
[QUOTE=DrDevil;45142165]Did anyone even watch the video? They burned it down so that falling debris won't kill anyone below.[/QUOTE] Thank god that unlike regular falling debris, falling debris which is on fire is perfectly harmless..
[QUOTE=cyanidem;45142347]Thank god that unlike regular falling debris, falling debris which is on fire is perfectly harmless..[/QUOTE] It is when it's under supervision; just leaving the house there means the debris could fall whenever they wanted, without warning.
[QUOTE=cyanidem;45142347]Thank god that unlike regular falling debris, falling debris which is on fire is perfectly harmless..[/QUOTE] Thank god that you can cut off access to certain areas during demolition
[QUOTE=doommarine23;45142077]they were assured it would be fine and stable. Geologists and inspectors told them it was perfectly stable,[/QUOTE] Someone's gonna get sued.
[QUOTE=booster;45142539]Someone's gonna get sued.[/QUOTE] I'm actually curious how this plays out. Can they file insurance claims? Who gets sued? That could turn into a high grade mess quite quickly.
why would you buy home insurance that does not cover earth movement when your house is ON A CLIFF thats the first thing i would have checked
Is that the house from Iron Man 3?
[QUOTE=doommarine23;45142077]they were assured it would be fine and stable. Geologists and inspectors told them it was perfectly stable,[/QUOTE] So if they have written reports from the geologists and inspectors, can't they just sue and recuperate the money?
[QUOTE=eurocracy;45141901]I get reminded of this whenever I see these kind of houses:[/QUOTE] why didn't they make more of those movies.. I thought it was pretty good.
The house probably wasn't so close to the cliff when it was built, it's just the land has degenerated and parts of the cliff as gradually fallen off.
[QUOTE=doommarine23;45142077]they were assured it would be fine and stable. Geologists and inspectors told them it was perfectly stable,[/QUOTE] its like 5 feet from a cliff, even if its safe its completely dangerous [editline]18th June 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Noss;45143408]So if they have written reports from the geologists and inspectors, can't they just sue and recuperate the money?[/QUOTE] no
[QUOTE=meppers;45143183]why would you buy home insurance that does not cover earth movement when your house is ON A CLIFF thats the first thing i would have checked[/QUOTE] Probably for the same reason you can't buy insurance against flooding damages in a high flood-risk area. There just isn't any insurance company that will sell you such an insurance. Although the fact that they got someone to evaluate the situation and deem it as safe could make an insurance company sell you such an insurance.
Is there a picture of the house before is started sliding? I've seen some crazy cliff mansions, but the building planner is ludicrous for put the foundation so close to the edge to begin with.
[QUOTE=ZenZill;45148681]Is there a picture of the house before is started sliding? I've seen some crazy cliff mansions, but the building planner is ludicrous for put the foundation so close to the edge to begin with.[/QUOTE] I read somewhere something like a hundred feet of ground fell into the lake with the rains lately. The ground around Lake Whitney is normally very dry.
this is one of the most overplayed articles I've ever seen, first of all, the fire was intentional secondly [QUOTE] "At that time, we got what we could, and our furniture out of the house."[/QUOTE] We got what we could? [I]What we could.[/I] It's a controlled demolition, what do you mean by that you fucking spanner? That you are too dumb to check a fucking calendar and forgot? That you only had a "few" weeks to get your shit out of your house that you knew beforehand was going to be demolished? Also, "we got what we could oh and the entirety of our fucking furniture" sound like you might be trying to make it sound a bit more dramatic than it really was don't you think? And finally, they could afford this house in 2012, back when the economy was looking pretty fucking shit, if anyone remembers. So it's obvious they're not particularly fucked when it comes to money. It wasn't their fault the ground was shit, so they are in a good legal position too. The news headline should've been "Couple was sold shit property, now they have to rent for a couple of months, isn't that a pooper" or "Gosh we got so attached to this shit house after two years how sad that we set it on fire" rather than the dramatic title given here or in the original article. Bleh. I'm angrier at the news than the actual family. Looking through the photos it seems there was a noticeable amount of land around it prior to these photos being taken, I wonder how much ground actually gave way prior to them having to scrap it?
[QUOTE=wewt!;45149626]this is one of the most overplayed articles I've ever seen, first of all, the fire was intentional secondly We got what we could? [I]What we could.[/I] It's a controlled demolition, what do you mean by that you fucking spanner? That you are too dumb to check a fucking calendar and forgot? That you only had a "few" weeks to get your shit out of your house that you knew beforehand was going to be demolished? Also, "we got what we could oh and the entirety of our fucking furniture" sound like you might be trying to make it sound a bit more dramatic than it really was don't you think? And finally, they could afford this house in 2012, back when the economy was looking pretty fucking shit, if anyone remembers. So it's obvious they're not particularly fucked when it comes to money. It wasn't their fault the ground was shit, so they are in a good legal position too. The news headline should've been "Couple was sold shit property, now they have to rent for a couple of months, isn't that a pooper" or "Gosh we got so attached to this shit house after two years how sad that we set it on fire" rather than the dramatic title given here or in the original article. Bleh. I'm angrier at the news than the actual family. Looking through the photos it seems there was a noticeable amount of land around it prior to these photos being taken, I wonder how much ground actually gave way prior to them having to scrap it?[/QUOTE] Take a deep breath and sit down before you embarrass yourself any further, please. First off, anyone who read the article would know that the fire was set intentionally. Secondly, when they say 'we got what we could', they may have meant in financial compensation. Perhaps they sold it to the demolition company or got some financial compensation from their insurers, because I doubt they were scrambling to carry furniture out the front door as the floor gave way. Another article notes that the cliff only gave way about a week ago, so it's not like they've been anticipating it. Also, just because someone is rich doesn't mean that they can't be upset over the loss of their home - a [B]home[/B], mind, where they can sit down and enjoy themselves after a tiresome day at work. As the article says, the couple were hoping to save the house as a retirement nest egg, and losing something valued over a million dollars can be a huge blow. They didn't wallpaper their house with banknotes or shit on a solid gold toilet - they're just an old couple who were ready to retire in a few years, so they decided to spend a substantial chunk of their savings on a nice house to live in, only to lose it to the unfeeling bitch that is Mother Nature. In conclusion, get off your high horse and stop acting like a toddler. Unfortunate things happen to everyone, but there's no reason to discard basic sympathy because of a poorly written article.
Like I said, I was being a little bitch towards the news, not the family
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