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Old 10/14/10, 11:33 AM
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Check out the mast on this one!
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Old 10/18/10, 9:06 AM
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Default Re: I had to share this pic

I think that is from an overload on the service wire ( Hanging too much laundry on the line)



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Old 10/18/10, 9:29 AM
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Was that service still energized?
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Old 10/18/10, 10:37 AM
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Yes it was!! The home is currently lived in.



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Old 10/18/10, 10:48 AM
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Yes it was!! The home is currently lived in.
Hope that their fire insurance is up to date.
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Old 10/19/10, 9:24 AM
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I really doubt that these folks can afford any kind of insurance at all. We're trying to qualify them for a new home.



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Old 10/19/10, 11:38 AM
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The mast is straight, the house is crooked.
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Old 10/19/10, 11:50 AM
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The living room, which was like 10 by 12, had a hump in the middle 3 to 4 inches higher than the rest of the floor. The last time I had one of those when we demo'd the house we found a tree stump that the house had settled onto causing the hump.



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Old 10/19/10, 11:56 AM
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The living room, which was like 10 by 12, had a hump in the middle 3 to 4 inches higher than the rest of the floor. The last time I had one of those when we demo'd the house we found a tree stump that the house had settled onto causing the hump.
That's what happens when you follow "code"... footings on "undisturbed soil".
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Old 10/19/10, 12:10 PM
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Fat birds.....



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Old 10/19/10, 4:07 PM
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Truly all kidding aside that mast and service cable are a nightmare about to happen. Hopefully someone gets that fixed before someone gets hurt.
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Old 11/1/10, 6:53 PM
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Wow there's a prize, When you see things like that you know it's going to be a long day
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Old 11/1/10, 7:30 PM
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Been seeing a few like that, but not that extreme. Something will let go any minute on that one.
Good Pic.
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Old 11/1/10, 9:07 PM
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Good picture. I hate to turn this into a political thing, but I think even the mast is leaning right.
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Old 11/1/10, 9:29 PM
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Good picture. I hate to turn this into a political thing, but I think even the mast is leaning right.
You are correct it is leaning to the right.
That explains why it is not secure.
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