[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by In awe of TV

The house maybe sitting on solid rock, but the area around the solid rock is unstable and still susceptible to ground collapse. No? Just asking.

The hole was filled with concrete, etc and sunk another 6 ft. I realize it was settling however, what's to stop it from sinking further?

And this would be an intelligent concern for any new buyer.....

Apparently, some of the residents in T.V. are supremely happy and not concerned at all about their own property or what might befall it if they are the unlucky ones next time around. God Forbid.
Wouldn't wish it on anyone.

I woke up to so many emails this morning, all with links to out of the U.S. newspapers.........I'll just list one, from the United Kingdom. It may be shoved under the rug by some, but it's big news to those around the world and all over the U.S. apparently.

After reading the U.K. news article, I clicked on the video at the bottom and actually was pleasantly surprised to see that NOT ALL THE RESIDENTS are in their 40's/55, etc. but the age of average retirees and how we'll all be when we age. Too old to start over again. (although aging is not a popular topic, it's a fact of life)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2611325/SinFlorida-opening-again.html

Click hyperlink above and keep scrolling to the bottom photos..........aerial views, etc.

Even our good friends "across the pond" in United Kingdom have heard......

Ditto, just got an email from a Canadian cousin......so the "cat's out of the bag" so to speak.
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I also just saw a 20 foot deep sinkhole story from the Ocala newspaper......(a few months back, opened on county road.)

Just go to the Ocala newspaper online to read story and see numerous photos in slide show....

""Pamela Calero, a spokeswoman for the Ocala, estimated the width of the sinkhole as about the size of a manhole and the depth at around 20 feet.""

If you double click on the side photo, you can see the SLIDE SHOW which is very long.......

The Ocala sinkhole wasn't wide, just the size of a manhole cover, however, I can imagine someone sitting on their toilet in the privacy of their home, alone.

Who would know they were missing?

Our hearts and prayers go out to the homeowners in Buttonwood and elsewhere, as any repair, whether it be for water damage, drainage issues, etc. drain the bank account (no pun intended as we ourselves had to put in French Drains after 20 years of living in this house with no issues at all........torrential rains became the norm , on top of heavy snow accumulation and quick thaw/melt...) however, once that tropical storm hit Vermont, we were so relieved to have spent the money ........as not a drop seeped in. That was the storm that wreaked havoc on the Jersey shore and destroyed roads and bridges up the spine of our Green Mountain State, leaving folks up in the mountain villages unable to go down the mountain, either to the east, nor to the west.......it was a terrible disaster. All new bridges and roads had to be built......it was the first time Vermont made the national news. Will never forget the vision of those homes, barns, horses, cows, etc. floating down the river.

Out of state visitors would call our chambers of commerce to ask if it was safe to come.......we told the truth. Each time we'd go north, we'd see the slow progress of putting things back together again.........

Climate change is here to stay, no matter what state one resides in.

Even new home construction in Vermont is now intelligently adding French Drains during the building process.