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Environment & Energy

chouchou

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10. Whoa..I see. The second owner was ,,ah..not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 12:35 PM

Feb 2025

Here in Sarasota, FL. people/developers build houses next to the ocean AND on the sandbars. When the storms come
they cry crocodile tears. (We..we didn't see that coming) Oh Brother..

One of my friends told one of them "Why didn't you build it on I-75 ?" ...they didn't think it was funny..

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Luxury home at risk of tumbling into Cape Cod Bay over removal dispute is demolished [View all] FakeNoose Feb 2025 OP

I walk this beach quite often with my pup. PuraVidaDreamin Feb 2025 #1

It looks like an awesome place for a daily walk FakeNoose Feb 2025 #2

Seems like 10 ft. back (When they built it) would have saved a lot of money. ?? chouchou Feb 2025 #3

Sandy dunes are notoriously unstable - how did the original owner ever get insurance? FakeNoose Feb 2025 #8

Whoa..I see. The second owner was ,,ah..not the sharpest knife in the drawer. chouchou Feb 2025 #10

While I have no desire to defend the owner, I am curious if they incurred the demolishing fees or hlthe2b Feb 2025 #4

The AP story doesn't mention it ... however there might be more info in Cape Cod's local papers FakeNoose Feb 2025 #6

Fifteen years and the house is on the edge of the cliff, ready to topple into the ocean after just a few more big storms patphil Feb 2025 #5

Yep ... FakeNoose Feb 2025 #7

Crazy, isn't it? patphil Feb 2025 #9