Remember the landslide on Soledad Mountain in 2007? There had been at least one previous landslide in the same area, back in 1961 when they were building these houses. This flicker has photos of both:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/88017382@N00/3842057354/in/photostream/
The residents around the 2007 landslide sued the city, but the judge denied the lawsuit:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/oct/02/city-not-liable-soledad-landslide/
The former owner of the house featured in today’s video was quoted in the U-T:
On nearby Desert View Drive, Joyce Clark is also constantly reminded of the slide. Clark’s in-ground pool is cracked and empty, and a supposedly sturdy wall around it needed to be rebuilt after both were damaged in the slide.
Standing by the pool, Clark can look inside the house next door. >>>>
A gaping hole in the wall caused by the slide opens on a warped bunk bed and a twisted ceiling fan. Outside, a red sign proclaims danger. “Do Not Enter,” it reads. “Unsafe to Occupy.”
“It’s very eerie,” she said.
Clark said she had her house professionally cleaned four or five times to rid it of dirt during the city cleanup.
“It’s nice to be back,” she said. “But it’s been very costly and very stressful.”
What the city did to shore up the hillside:
What the city of San Diego is doing now to shore up the landslide area on Soledad Mountain Road in La Jolla was likened by senior engineering geologist Rob Hawk to home construction, only on a massive scale.
“We’re putting in sheer pins, large-diameter borings filled with steel and concrete, almost like large nails that are holding things together,” said Hawk, about the first phase of construction which began Monday, Oct. 29th, 26 days after a catastrophic landslide in the 5600 block of Soledad Mountain Road completely collapsed the thoroughfare, damaging several homes, disrupting utilties and forcing 111 residents to be temporarily evacuated. “We recognize that we can’t do anything to the landslide until we stabilize the adjacent area. They’re (pins) being put around the westerly side of Soledad Mountain Road surrounding the actual failed portion.
Hawk added, before large masses of earth can be moved, it’s necessary “to make sure you’ve got everything around you stabilized.” “That’s what we’re doing now,” he said. “We need to get the landslide stabilized before the winter rains. The landslide moved when it was dry. We don’t want to get it wet. It’s in a quasi-stable condition and we want to make sure no water gets into it so we can make sure that it stays stable and doesn’t cause any additional damage.”
In a letter to local residents, the city said Soledad construction work will include drilling a total of 37 holes, 42” and 48″ in diameter, that are 60 to 65 feet deep. Sheer pins will be placed approximately 8 feet on center and will be completely buried underground.
I read a study a couple years back about mental health. It talked about a dent in your car.
Each time you see the dent you have a mental issue- Anger perhaps “Someone hit and run me!”
Financial maybe “Can’t pay to get it fixed”
Todo list burden “I need to get that dent taken care of, it makes my care look like crap, but I have so many things to do”
In any event- it is a negative thought (each time you see the dent).
This house would casue the same “back of your mind” negative thought.
Every time it rains you have to wonder. Every small earthquake, the dirt moves just a little bit. Everytime the lanscapers invoice arrives. Every time you see pumping trucks working under ground. I could think of 100 mental triggers.
Over time this is just a terrible mental burden.
Perhaps there are some personalities that can “put these things out of their mind”. I never would be able to.
Check out the 45-degree view from Google of the house next door:
http://goo.gl/maps/HGE0
(It’s been demoed since the 45-degree images were taken.)
I agree with jojo, would never be able to put the thought out of my mind. And hopefully all these neighbors aren’t over-watering their new landscaping… No thanks, not worth the savings. Sewer pipes leaking is just another bad sign. They’ll probably find someone who just doesn’t do any homework or doesn’t care.
Mark
Unreal! I have been going to Bing Maps anytime I wanted 45 degree imagines! Thus switching back and forth between google street view and bing. I didnt know google has sat pics now!
Thanks!
Cya bing!
That weird water stain in the pool looks like some sort of spray pattern.