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Originally posted by defcon5
Originally posted by KamaSutra
Where in Florida? I'm from Florida visiting out of state right now. Florida is big, its weird the OP doesn't say where yet.
Brandon/Valrico...
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
I have a stupid question...but don't these things take some time to develop below the surface?
You can have your land checked for this, but its not cheap, and unless you have the proper insurance its VERY expensive to fix. Of course, if you find one, you're stuck with the land until its corrected. There are also a lot of scam artists in the business, who will ALWAYS manage to find a sinkhole on your land if you hire them to check it.
It can happen pretty quickly. The ground is not always solid under you as you think of it. Especially in Florida were we sit on aquifer. That aquifer is sort of like a big layer of lava rock, with all these pockets in it that are normally filled with water. When the water table gets low leaving the aquifer empty, or erosion tunnels through the subsurface layers, you're left with empty voids. When the ceiling of that void gives out, you get a sinkhole. Usually there is some notice of the land starting to sink, but not always, they can basically just drop out with no notice at all.
Originally posted by PaperbackWriter
reply to post by citizenoftheworld
I saw this story on my semi-local news. It struck me as fake. See those cardboarded windows and the
orange notation in the window? I think this place was already set for demolition.
Then I went to look for the people. Jeremy Bush lived at 240 FAITHWAY, but no evidence of a Jeffrey Bush.
Not there, not anywhere else in Seffner. I saw several possible obituaries for a Jeffrey Bush on Archives.com
but I'm not a member to suss that out to be sure.
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Using radar, engineers determined the sinkhole is about 100 feet in diameter, but it is not visible above ground except from inside the house. The ground covering the massive cavity is mostly intact, but it could buckle, taking the entire house down with it -- as well as neighboring homes.
Originally posted by TWILITE22
reply to post by caladonea
Poor guy,I hope he makes it out.
I've had nightmares about this same scenario of being trapped underground with no way out.
I get the creeps just thinking about it,and I have to say I don't scare easily.
Nope not the way I wish to leave this world.
I'll say a prayer for him and family and hope for the best for them.
Originally posted by Auricom
reply to post by caladonea
I feel for the brother lost in the hole, I feel even more for the surviving brother. The guilt (although he should feel none) for not being able to save him must be horrible. I pray for them and a speedy recovery although one doesn't recover fully from losing a loved one.
Originally posted by drock905
I hope a diagram or a detalied description of what actually happened is released. I cannot picture how this man was unabled to be rescued...
Originally posted by drock905
I hope a diagram or a detalied description of what actually happened is released. I cannot picture how this man was unabled to be rescued...
The walls and roof seem to be standing and it was a one story home without a concrete foundation. How much debris could there have been?
Originally posted by Tomylong
I would like to know why the floor joist gave way. Wouldn't the floor joist keep the bed from falling into the hole? Plus, if the floor joist did give way, what the hell is holding up that part of the house and why doesn't it show signs of falling in on itself? If no floor joist and on concrete alone then wouldn't the house show physical signs of caving in considering their is no longer a floor to hold up the retaining walls?
Originally posted by PaperbackWriter
I saw this story on my semi-local news. It struck me as fake.
Originally posted by PaperbackWriter
There are sinks all over Florida. More concentrated around the Disney area and large cities like the Tampa metro area. This would lend to it being cavities from water table and aquifers being drained.
So I wasn't saying that's fake.