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Posted by: rhodyguy Oct 4 2007, 09:15 AM

damn, that's one big hole in the middle of the street!!! how the hell are they going to plug that one? mind the gap!!!

k

Posted by: gary gartner Oct 4 2007, 09:50 AM

Oh that---La Jolla--
I thought you were talking about that gay boxer guy



Gary

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Oct 4 2007, 10:05 AM

Or maybe a Mexican chick who plays for Georgetown ............. The Cap'n

Posted by: Grelber Oct 4 2007, 10:22 AM

A friend of mine lives in that neighborhood. The whole subdivision is built on fill dirt, and this is the second time this has happened.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 4 2007, 10:52 AM

anyone have a link?

geotech/soils is cool stuff.

Posted by: gary gartner Oct 4 2007, 11:36 AM

AAron,
try abc7.com
Gary

Posted by: Brando Oct 4 2007, 11:39 AM

Just heard about it on MSNBC of all places... City claims they've told residents, residents claim they never heard nothin.

Oh well, insurance won't give those people squat probably.

Posted by: George H. Oct 4 2007, 12:55 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/04/lajolla.landslide/index.html#cnnSTCPhoto

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 4 2007, 03:29 PM

La Jolla is like the malibu of the south, they will fix it quick enough.

Posted by: balljoint Oct 4 2007, 03:59 PM

I had a customer in La Jolla. I was very glad that she spoke and spelled her address before I shipped anything.

I love men! De la hoya looked hott!

Posted by: rhodyguy Oct 4 2007, 04:26 PM

are those 2 homes shown in the bottom of the link picture really multi-million dollar houses?

k

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 4 2007, 04:40 PM

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 4 2007, 05:06 PM

Nothing wrong with fill dirt..... as long as it is compacted to a 90% or greater dry unit weight.....


Geotechnical Engineering is cool stuff.

Posted by: brer Oct 4 2007, 05:19 PM

pilings might have helped.
Bedrock would have been my choice.

Posted by: brer Oct 4 2007, 05:20 PM

you should see the view.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 4 2007, 05:25 PM

word....

would be interested to know the hydrology of the area

Posted by: rhodyguy Oct 4 2007, 05:58 PM

i CAN see the view. a big gd hole swallowing homes. besides, you can't eat a view.

k