tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939361183649544946.post4752036127425084667..comments2023-12-31T17:48:04.537-05:00Comments on Reinventing a Boomer: Man Buildeth, The Lord Sayeth "Ya Think?" EDITEDKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121410794715290579noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939361183649544946.post-58973635347575197102010-01-12T12:09:06.905-05:002010-01-12T12:09:06.905-05:00Very interesting. Thanks for braving the cold, wi...Very interesting. Thanks for braving the cold, wind and sand to take the pictures so that you could share with us.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161819809984951795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939361183649544946.post-66427972148321861232010-01-11T13:44:36.622-05:002010-01-11T13:44:36.622-05:00In fact, look at this to see the house and road af...In fact, look at this to see the house and road after the November Nor'easter. https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/pio/releases/details.aspx?r=3068 <br /><br />The house has been bought and will be moved - TO ANOTHER OCEANSIDE LOT - by spring.<br />http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/nights-rodanthe-house-sold-bail-bondsmanKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121410794715290579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939361183649544946.post-15970742031508452412010-01-11T13:29:10.418-05:002010-01-11T13:29:10.418-05:00Anon - thank you for the information. I didn't...Anon - thank you for the information. I didn't realize that Serendipity was built that long ago. Another house just a mile away, however, collapsed into the surf during a nor'easter in 2008. The story about it in the paper describe it as being built "5 years ago". That would mean it was built in 2003. If "the erosion has been most significant in the past 5 years", I would suspect there was NOT 400 feet of sand and dunes when that building permit was issued. And I highly doubt that was the only house built recently. Here is the link for that story: http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/3779578/ <br /><br />Serendipity has had numerous problems already, having been condemned previously due to septic tank problems. They cannot (obviously) install another one with waves lapping around the pilings, so the house must be either moved or torn down. The had already been replaced 3 times before. You think that would have clued them? The people who bought it in 2003 are the gamblers, since the problems were glaring by that time.<br /><br />The houses in South Nags head, I'm sure, were not standing that close to the water when they were built either. They look fairly new though. I don't think the surf was very far away. But it still points to the shortsightedness of owners and city planners when history has shown, over and over, the folly of building in the sand. It seems the potential tax revenue takes precedence over common sense and financial responsibility.<br /><br />Thanks for your response.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121410794715290579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939361183649544946.post-53988789558023968732010-01-11T11:06:25.453-05:002010-01-11T11:06:25.453-05:00Quoted from VA Pilot Jan 07, regarding Serendipity...Quoted from VA Pilot Jan 07, regarding Serendipity, the "Nights in Rodanthe" house that is now in the ocean and currently being relocated:<br />“It was not a problem at that time, back in ’85 when they started this,” said Roger Meekins, Victor Meekins’ son and the developer of Mirlo Beach. “The erosion has been most significant in the past five years.” <br /><br />Meekins said Serendipity was the first house he built in Mirlo in 1988, sinking the pilings down 14 feet and using concrete footings. <br />“I’ve got a photograph that shows a mighty wide beach,” he said. “And it shows at least 400 feet of sand and dunes in front of it.” <br /><br />People didn't build houses too close to the ocean (or so they thought!), the ocean has just moved closer to the houses.<br /><br />Additional info about move:<br />http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/nights-rodanthe-house-sold-bail-bondsmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939361183649544946.post-3662561737707789292010-01-11T10:09:35.838-05:002010-01-11T10:09:35.838-05:00Sheesh - will people never learn?? All they care ...Sheesh - will people never learn?? All they care about is being close (of course, too close) to the ocean, so they can have a great view and hear the gentle lapping of the waves(gentle???). They and the municipalites should have had the sense to know what the primary dune line was for...<br /><br />Being in the mortgage business, too, the reality is that unfortunately, we only require that a property have sufficient hazard insurance and flood insurance to make the loan. Maybe if people started not being able to get a mortgage at all on these insane properties, it would start sending a message.Sista Gnoreply@blogger.com