[swimdawg]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I think he/she needs to switch churches.

Catching up on posts while riding in The Village Airport Van on my way to paradise.

Drum roll please.....Swimdawg Post of the Day Award goes to GRACIE!

[Mark1130]

I, like many others here I am sure, mad a mad dash to my insurance policy to see how my coverage was worded.

My agent told me when I bought the policy I had sinkhole coverage. It does state on one line item under Premium Adjustments a charge of $25.00 for sinkhole loss coverage.

Someone reassure me before I call my agent that this is the accepted sinkhole coverage.

[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by janmcn

Since living in The Villages, my house has been hit by three hurricanes, my CYV neighborhood was decimated by a tornado, and my house was struck by lightning. Just waiting for that sinkhole to develop.

...OH YES.>>>>>The "simple sisters" in 2004. "Frances" and "Jeanne".
....Florida had...4 hurricanes in 6 weeks...... and ....
.............................The Villages only got "kissed" by 2 of them.

......Then their ugly cuzzin' "WILMA" stopped by in 2005.

AND then..02-Feb-2007...along came their "windy" Brudda-in Law "Tornado Tommy"
... I named it Tommy after MY Bro-in-Law ..he is "windy" in many ways.
He can toot-talk-burp-AND-walk...ALL at the same time.
That Dude is talented.

...sure am glad YOU were O.K. ...and ONLY had "stuff" damaged.

[VillageSitter]

Mark, You better check with your agent. My sinkhole coverage is $245.61 per year. I own a designer, not sure what size home you are insuring.

[784caroline]

Make sure you know how your policy defines a "sinkhole". Is is a sudden ground collapse (owners required to vacate property by a government authority) or is it gradual movement of the earth that simply causes foundation or wall cracking (most common form and typically called sinkhoile activity)......and if both are covered, what are the deductibles for each definition.

BTW you need both types of coverage!!

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by swimdawg

Yes, you were the smart one.

You can now relax. Enjoy that popcorn.

Yep looking FORWARD to the time to slow down, Say I wonder if those gophers in my yard are the sink hole culprits!

Anyone seen my lake? It disappeared?

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by The Village Girl

Oh dear.... do tell us where you live so we can stay clear.

Oh wait... I think I found your house when I was driving around tonight.

How do you get my house pic at closing! Yep up in 60 days!

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by Happinow

Nope. But I'm a fast learner!

Hold off on that new pool! Nature's sinkhole crew might help you out with the excavation
.
Happinow. Just add water and it's instant pool.

Just kidding!

H

[Sweetgirl]

Originally Posted by Mark1130

I, like many others here I am sure, mad a mad dash to my insurance policy to see how my coverage was worded.

My agent told me when I bought the policy I had sinkhole coverage. It does state on one line item under Premium Adjustments a charge of $25.00 for sinkhole loss coverage.

Someone reassure me before I call my agent that this is the accepted sinkhole coverage.

Mad dash to my insurance policy? Same here Mark. The picture of the home with the sink hole really drives home the point & need to ensure that our home is properly covered. We are with All State and we were told that our next billing will show they are changing their sink hole policy...our deductible will be 10% of insured valve of the home Ooch! $500 deductible for other damages. Our Premium charge is also $27 for sink hole coverage

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

Yep looking FORWARD to the time to slow down, Say I wonder if those gophers in my yard are the sink hole culprits!

Anyone seen my lake? It disappeared?

We have your gophers figured out. They are Turtle mounds.

They are also protected. BUT you can move them I think.

[senior citizen]

...

Originally Posted by senior citizen

Just for our own personal knowledge I typed in "sink holes in Marion County" into the search engine and came up with a company that repairs them.

"SECURE FOUNDATION SYSTEMS THE SINKHOLE EXPERTS".

After their long advertisment and explanation is a MOVABLE MAP of all the areas in and around Marion County and actually all of central Florida showing where the sinkholes are. Red dots and the yellow dots....or circles.

I tried to "send the link" but it wouldn't work. I tried to copy and paste the entire article to here, but ditto, it wouldn't work. So, for whomever is concerned before building or buying........you can move the map around and see where other sinkholes have occurred.

Try typing in the company name. I believe they are in Marion County. Not looking at their ad right at the moment. It would have been easier to include the hyperlink....for sure.

Sinkholes of Marion County, FL | SFSI in Ocala & Spring Hill FL

THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO ADD THE HYPERLINK......or just type this in.

Secure Restoration Systems - Sinkhole, Fire, Flood, and Storm Restoration Services in Florida

http://www.securefsi.com/sinkholesnear.asp

[lightworker888]

Just got this link, which is from 2008 and it doesn't look like there are many sinkholes in Sumter. Maybe I'm not reading it right, or maybe most have occurred since 2008.

Sinkholes of Sumter County, Florida , 2008

LW888

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by lovsthosebigdogs

That's quite a collection of stories to tell. How many days have you lived here?

Coming up on 12 years.

[cappyjon431]

I have very vivid memories of when this sink hole appeared in Winter Park, about 30 years ago. I was living in miami at the time, but it made all the headlines:


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