Latest after North Texas dam shifted three feet

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Latest after North Texas dam shifted three feet

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2 ай бұрын

Right now there are no evacuation orders

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@countschad 2 ай бұрын

Perhaps showing the dam in the video would be interesting to the audience...

@frednone 2 ай бұрын

Or at least show the direction of movement.

@frankblangeard8865 2 ай бұрын

I think that there is a very brief look at the dam at 1:19. It's like a fraction of a second so the best way to see it is to change the playback to 0.25 and stop the video at 1:19.

@who2u333 2 ай бұрын

They did, but this is not an impressive earthen dam. However they could have had a bit more clarity.

@TheChrisfleury1 Ай бұрын

perhaps educate yourself on what different dams look like. It was shown. and no one has a timelaspe of it shirt befor itnwas noticed.... ffs

@bruceringrose7539 2 ай бұрын

Retired licensed civil engineer here, 45 years doing all sorts of water, wastewater and drainage projects, including a few of these thru-out the NE. I cannot tell from this poor news video (did not even identify who the expert(?) was) what the impact will be, but there Is no question that the dam is failing. The only way to prevent this is to lower the pond water level down to at or below the elevation of the downstream toe of the dam. The dam may still fail as the saturated earth fill will simply collapse, but most likely homes will not be inundated.

@yesican2012 2 ай бұрын

Things will get worse as the pacific compresses, pulling land west of the mississippi river with it. The new madrid fault is getting ready to split the continent in two.😢 ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for June 30, 2024 "...The New Madrid Adjustment will reshape the N America Continent. We have focused on various aspects of this reshaping but like pieces of a puzzle, when put together, they show the radical changes in process. We have stated that the Mississippi River will be up to 50 miles wider in places due to a land droop West of the Mississippi. We have stated that the Mainland shift to the SW will be a factor in causing Mississippi River bridges to fail. As the SE Portion (land east of the mississippi river) is pulled East, we have predicted that the Yucatan, housed on the Toe of the SE Portion, will likewise be pulled to the East... ...We warned that the substrata of land around the Dallas area would melt when flooded and under the drooping land phenomena that developed in May 2024 this has proven true. Zetas RIGHT Again! Drooping land creates a low air pressure system overhead, thus thunderstorm development. The saturated land at the Rockwall earthen dam is giving way. This will soon be a concern for all areas on the Mainland to the West of the Mississippi River, where drooping presents not only Thunderstorms but poor drainage for the rain that develops..."

@davidchristensen2970 2 ай бұрын

Seems fairly fundamental 🤷‍♂️

@bruceringrose7539 2 ай бұрын

@@yesican2012 That seems to be Yucatán Gold you are smoking! 🤣

@remcovanvliet3018 2 ай бұрын

@bruceringrose7539 More like Peruvian white, hard boiled.

@larrysmith1775 2 ай бұрын

Texas has black clay soils that expand & contract with the cycles of season. I’m trying to understand why the dam is not sitting on concrete piles that either rest on bedrock or is actually imbedded in the blue shell by way of a rock auger? 🤔

@annodnosinut3485 2 ай бұрын

This is an example of developers and homeowners having more money than brains.

@you2angel1 Ай бұрын

LEGEND

@Adultmale1000 Ай бұрын

Faith in humanity restored.

@rs232killer 2 ай бұрын

Looking at the area, it appears that some houses are built right in front of the dam. Their back yards end at the base of the dam. WTF were they thinking, buying a house in a place like that? And WTF was the county thinking, allowing them to build houses right there?

@richardlandsteiner3082 2 ай бұрын

They were thinking water front property

@seeharvester 2 ай бұрын

Money. That's all they ever think about.

@patrickwhelan5703 2 ай бұрын

All for the glory of "A waterfront home"...HAHA

@ernestinetjohnson7101 2 ай бұрын

When people are financially able to build anywhere their heart desires, commonsense is never a factor. They're known for building near water. But water is not to be controlled.

@seeharvester 2 ай бұрын

@@ernestinetjohnson7101 Pro Tip: Build _above_ the dam, not below it.

@PiDsPagePrototypes 2 ай бұрын

Look at the property boundaries and shorelines - that Is Not a 'Dam' or 'Reservour', that is an Artificial Lake created by the property developer to up the prices of the properties. Basically a giant earthen swiming hole. Looks like the design and contruction didn't take account of high rainfall events.

@patrickwhelan5703 2 ай бұрын

Yes!! Usually developers will dig out a "hole" and use that fill to create elevations for the housing pads. Those holes then become "lakes" for those "waterfront homes"... Here in Florida it's all they do and there is now flooding because these "lakes" or "catch basins" are connected to each other. Stupid design....

@frednone 2 ай бұрын

Well they probably built for a fifty or hundred year flood, I mean 500-year floods only happen twice a millennium, right? What are the odds? When you play the odds, always remember, the house always wins.

@vanstry 2 ай бұрын

No, that's a dam that was built before the neighborhood, by the government.

@Isaacmantx Ай бұрын

No, it is a flood control dam built by the Soil Conservation Service… and it is MANY decades old. It is also only about 7 surface acres, so more of a large pond than a lake.

@mikepalmer2219 Ай бұрын

What do you think all dams and reservoirs are? Lol. They are all artificial. Lol. That is what all dams do.

@davidchristensen2970 2 ай бұрын

This really looks like an overgrown stock pond.

@kingmike40 2 ай бұрын

On google maps it doesn't even look like a lake. It could've been dry with the photo was taken.

@travcollier 2 ай бұрын

@@kingmike40It's basically a flood plain. They build levies making semi-permanent ponds to allow property development, but it is still a flood plain.

@Isaacmantx Ай бұрын

Flood retention dam built by the Soil Conservation Service.

@nannerz1994 2 ай бұрын

It looks like a retention pond I don't even see a dam at all

@artstrology 2 ай бұрын

When misinformed creatures decide to build their nest in a bad spot.

@2148aa 2 ай бұрын

ex Californians

@artstrology 2 ай бұрын

@@2148aa Texas is the place where people moved to Mexico and then became offended that Mexicans were there. They actually do not want the border bill, because they are the primary beneficiaries of the exploitation of immigrant labor. The churches are heavily involved in multi-million dollar resettlement contracts, which allow them to resettle immigrants anywhere they want. This leads to kick backs when they supply the businesses in other states. I dug ditches in west Texas with illegals and lived with them there, and made 3 trips to Guatemala , 08, 09, and 2015. They Evangelicals spent millions converting the people there, and then when Trump got in they started the caravans. Nothing is, as it is said in Texas. It is a place of deceit, jealousy and greed. It is amazing how they convince people of false things. If Califormia seceded, they would remain as wealthy as a large modern country,..whereas if Texas seceded, they would be broke in 2 months, when we pull the military bases. That is the reality.

@damianm-nordhorn116 2 ай бұрын

@@2148aa ..that left for a red state to live with their kind because of the oppression under Cali's "Communist" rule. 🤣

@toddburgess6792 2 ай бұрын

Why are some of the most expensive houses built on sketchy ground? Are rich people that stupid?

@7hilladelphia 2 ай бұрын

Could be. Old saying: God shows His opinion of riches by the kinds of people He gives it to... 😮

@PJTYLER 2 ай бұрын

Sketchy is becoming a Hot Commodity. People will pay big bucks for Sketchy.....everything.

@jeffreyhansen6740 2 ай бұрын

Yes? They built a country club on spillway The Johnstown Flood was the worst flood to hit the U.S. in the 19th century, and to date, the worst to strike Pennsylvania. 1,600 homes were destroyed, $17 million in property damage levied (approx. $550 million in 2022), and 4 square miles (10 km2) of downtown Johnstown were completely destroyed.

@IWasNeverHere-pb2yr Ай бұрын

Yes

@dennisbethards3231 2 ай бұрын

He used a lot of words to say if the dam brakes your house is going away

@DodAederen 2 ай бұрын

If the dam brakes it's gonna stop.

@TheAZPro-yi8bu 2 ай бұрын

What! Another Texas disaster due to poor construction!

@Gk2003m 2 ай бұрын

Are you insinuating that some government regulation would be a good thing? That mandatory standards, along with adequate enforcement of those standards, might prevent dams from shifting three feet overnight? What are you trying to do, take away our freedumb?

@afriendtoo6971 2 ай бұрын

" I've cut more regulations than any president in history. " - The Donvict

@robnamowicz8073 2 ай бұрын

@@afriendtoo6971 Very likely, though I've no direct knowledge, developers were made to construct a water feature by local authorities. 'Runoff and conservation easements' are often forced on builders who must comply even though soil mechanics show standard building lots covered by normal curb and gutters would be completely adequate. Regulations mean nothing if there is no enforcement or foolish building inspectors trying to 'save the planet.' Good luck with your next housing project.

@afriendtoo6971 2 ай бұрын

@@robnamowicz8073 No worries there because I retired from construction 2020.

@nanwilder2853 2 ай бұрын

@@afriendtoo6971: AKA Donald Tiny John Trump.

@darlenemc3586 2 ай бұрын

I would NOT place my trust in Rockwall County emergency service! Where were they when these mansions were built in the line of danger?

@michaeldeierhoi4096 2 ай бұрын

Well sir, when they were built they weren't in the line of danger because it wasn't thought that they would be in the line of danger. Now they ARE in the line of danger.

@paulguthrie4857 2 ай бұрын

They were thinking of all the tax revenue gained from all these huge lots......Texas has no state income tax, they're gonna get that money some how....

@crackerbarrel6965 2 ай бұрын

Nature continues to make fools out of human engineers. Always has, always will.

@kinikinrd 2 ай бұрын

you're assuming there were engineers involved.....

@rnvrnv354 2 ай бұрын

Pucker up and run! The dam. is critically compromised !

@andysteward8617 Ай бұрын

when my father built our stock tanks, decades ago, he planted pecan trees with huge root systems all along the dams. he explained that these trees would water themselves from the stock tank, and eventually their root system would bind the dam like rebar in cement slab. my father has been gone now for a while, but the six stock tanks he built, are still maintaining their integrity fifty years later.

@kds365 2 ай бұрын

You shouldnt be on edge, because you should already be packed up and gone.

@JustinKais 2 ай бұрын

If it was my house, they would be knocking on one that was vacated days before.

@jamesfowley4114 2 ай бұрын

Will insurance cover the loss?

@LeeWilliams-ou4hi 2 ай бұрын

It's a subdivision stock pond. A lot of mosquitoes are going to end up homeless.

@jstar1000 2 ай бұрын

Well at least these people can afford it if the worst can happen...right?

@smooth_ops2942 2 ай бұрын

These are HUD Homes.... 🙄

@vanstry 2 ай бұрын

Wrong. Insurance rarely covers everything.

@oldauntzibby4395 2 ай бұрын

Unless you buy specific flood insurance through the government your home is NOT covered for water damage. Regular homeowners insurance excludes flooding. A small town near me had a huge rain event and flooding some years ago and none of the homeowners, who had vey obviously purchased homes in the flood plain of a small creek, were covered for the damage. Now those people, if they were wise, have purchased flood insurance in addition to their homeowner policies. $$$$

@jstar1000 2 ай бұрын

@@oldauntzibby4395 You can only get it if you live in a flood plane

@kristensorensen2219 2 ай бұрын

The government needs to phase out flood insurance!!

@renabaker2761 2 ай бұрын

Went through 2016 flood in La, you can’t imagine how fast water rises and is just there when things happen. When that thing goes, there will be no time to leave.

@bill4852 2 ай бұрын

I went through it also water did not get into my home it was on my porch about 1/4” from getting inside but almost all of my neighbors were flooded out. I still thank God for saving us 🙏🙏🙏

@fortnitelifeb9587 2 ай бұрын

Why would you ever buy a house in a flood plain?

@Twinzma 2 ай бұрын

Texans are the sharpest in the room

@nmr6988 2 ай бұрын

You would be surprised at the number of homes that are in a floodplain. It's not unusual. However, builders are supposed to mound up earth and pour a thicker foundation to raise the house up an extra few feet. You're just supposed to buy insurance to cover the contingency of a flood. Realtors almost never disclose if your house is in a floodplain.

@cchawk6280 2 ай бұрын

Swamp land, never should have built there.

@genesispuredeaf2390 2 ай бұрын

A well constructed dam will not shift. They was a design and/or construction defect.

@Meatball2022 2 ай бұрын

Wait til it floods out that nearby cemetery and caskets start popping out of the ground

@patricktompkins1103 2 ай бұрын

The homes are more impressive than anything relating to the news event.

@sandasturner9529 2 ай бұрын

I second this comment

@seeharvester 2 ай бұрын

McMansions.

@patrickwhelan5703 2 ай бұрын

@@seeharvester Doesn't matter how nice they look if they become waterlogged..

@billneese5166 2 ай бұрын

They didn't say, but since it is in Texas, it had to shift to the right.

@blipco5 2 ай бұрын

How irritating is it to see a newsman holding a cell phone in his hand while on camera? Put the f'n phone down.

@cherylm2C6671 2 ай бұрын

That view at 1:15 is a little disturbing given the availability of LIDAR. There's still time to stake out a diversion channel, but this does not seem well thought out.

@OistheOne 2 ай бұрын

Don't tell your insurance!

@EnchantedStarlight 2 ай бұрын

Those houses aren't exactly cabins are they! Waterfront property no matter what the cost..

@geezerindawoods 2 ай бұрын

LOL Govt agencies are monitoring !! No idea what to do..typical.

@Twinzma 2 ай бұрын

This is totally how texass builds everything, including roads. They bypass all regulations and go on the cheap side. It’s embarrassing.

@rexroscoeroggaschjr7530 2 ай бұрын

Profit paced development

@timothyross7822 2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, it's important to have an eye on the situation

@erice9536 2 ай бұрын

McMansions.

@noodengr3three825 2 ай бұрын

The homes shown in the ariale footage are sitting above the current water level. Those are not in danger. A better graphic would be showing the homes sitting below the level of the dam

@patmcbride9853 2 ай бұрын

The houses with flooded back yards appear to be on the reservoir side of the dam. If it gives way, they will get their yards back.

@frednone 2 ай бұрын

Someone either did a real good job, or a totally terrible job when they built that dam.

@kristensorensen2219 2 ай бұрын

Who built this swamp and who called the stupid thing a dam? Just the news!!😮

@frednone 2 ай бұрын

I wasn't commenting on the idiot or con man who put this development in, just whoever built the dam

@mrfofff 2 ай бұрын

Not one Dam picture. great reporting.

@alanblyde8502 2 ай бұрын

Here in Oz 🇦🇺 we’d call that a puddle

@usboneman663 2 ай бұрын

fr im in texas idk the big deal

@thems_the_brakes 2 ай бұрын

Very confusing images. Would have helped if they had. A diagram to show where the dam was and which way the water would flow.

@LouisEmery Ай бұрын

Where is the dam? I was imagining some Texas-size structure that looks like hoover dam and have that concrete shift by 3 feet.

@StacyDavenport-dn7kp 2 ай бұрын

I cannot understand how these dirt piles ("dams") are still being used, irregardless of how prone to failure they are. Seems to me, there are much better ways to deal with water retention, but that would cost more $$$.😬😳

@Driven3d 2 ай бұрын

See cracks at :42. Would be nerve racking to see that in your backyard. What are they thinking building at the base of that dam.

@AppalachianPatriot 2 ай бұрын

Shift happens.

@ohfknowned239 Ай бұрын

Mother nature and water will always win. So don't wait going from past dam breakage .

@Gk2003m 2 ай бұрын

1:19: In most of this vid, it looks like a mere local pond. But if you freeze the vid at 1:19 you see the problem.

@7hilladelphia 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for that ❤

@TNitroH 2 ай бұрын

Yeah these news people didn't even show those houses up close or explain that. Probably a weekend crew that work Monday -Friday other jobs

@iztherelife1340 2 ай бұрын

If you look at google map you don’t even see a body of water Newly man made mess way to go

@patrickwhelan5703 2 ай бұрын

People.....Stop chasing the water....the water will get you eventually...

@boossersgarage3239 2 ай бұрын

no spillway? hysterical they are

@iconoclad 2 ай бұрын

WTF does it mean "the dam shifted"? Did up and move left or right or has the dam level risen by three feet?

@substitutebodhisattva 2 ай бұрын

Dear, I found us a nice, comfy house. It's 12 feet below the level of the neighboring reservoir, but I'm sure it'll be fine. We got a good price.

@marktwaine9344 2 ай бұрын

did it come with a surf board...?

@substitutebodhisattva 2 ай бұрын

@@marktwaine9344 I keep the garage door waxed, just in case.

@dr.markevers8331 2 ай бұрын

Dam…

@user-pb2vo4pt3t 2 ай бұрын

I use to live in Rockwall. I never had ANY confidence in the local government at ANY level.

@f.w.1318 2 ай бұрын

Was looking to buy in the area, seems homes are more reasonably priced there, and traffic doesn't look so bad,

@user-pb2vo4pt3t 2 ай бұрын

@@f.w.1318 When I lived there (late 90s) traffic was terrible! The road net was built for a small farm community. But the DFW metroplex keeps expanding! There were five times the people back then! I don't see it improving.🤷 JMO!

@f.w.1318 2 ай бұрын

@@user-pb2vo4pt3t Thanks for the update sounds like central TX, moved out of Austin a few years back a few miles north, its like I never left, now traffic is just bad.

@user-pb2vo4pt3t 2 ай бұрын

@@f.w.1318 Yep! Urban sprawl. 🙄 I left Rockwall in May '99. No regrets!

@cliffferguson9024 2 ай бұрын

Just need to call “Let’s Dig 18” he’ll get er dun.

@ryansmiley5495 2 ай бұрын

Wow, Texas can do anything right ..

@mijiyoon5575 2 ай бұрын

He said, *'float like ice cubes'* ... listen to what he said. The ground is literally splitting open in front of their eyes & they are hoping it won't rain. Good luck w/ that type of thinking. Another channel said they are thinking of putting a big tarp over the top of it. Sure, a big tarp will stop it. Sleep well all who live there ... G'Night

@daniadejonghe4980 2 ай бұрын

Texas building regulations and zoning codes are simply beyond belief.

@billwilson-es5yn 2 ай бұрын

Those are determined by each county and city. The state does advise against building structures in the floodplains below private dams since the state has no control over their construction and maintenance.

@mm.k719 2 ай бұрын

If we have water shortage why dont we pump it to places that need water just a thought make jobs as well. Water pipelines vs oil pipeline hmmm

@Nepcat4-qt5kz Ай бұрын

This is confusing, it appears that the houses shown are above the dam. Homes subject to flooding would be downstream. But, this is Texas, does water run upstream in TX?

@davebruneau6068 2 ай бұрын

Cant wait for another "Catastrophic Dam Failure" video. Looks like they have all the cameras in place, too. Perfect!

@rakura 2 ай бұрын

Fleet of pump trucks and move it to one of the lakes... seems like an easy solve just gotta get started now.

@cujo3097 2 ай бұрын

"solve" is a verb, not a noun

@tracyalday462 2 ай бұрын

@@cujo3097 solve is a verb in that sentence, I think you must have the two confused. A noun is a person, place or thing. A verb is an action, present or past tense, solve was used correctly....js.

@rakura 2 ай бұрын

@@cujo3097 Congrats you got me i used a noun. Doesn't change the fact my solution is a solid choice. But hey you keyboard warrior away.

@cujo3097 2 ай бұрын

@@tracyalday462 you're kidding, right?

@cujo3097 2 ай бұрын

@@rakura "solution" -- there ya go, now you've got it!

@marktweet7395 2 ай бұрын

Away all boats

@philliphall5198 2 ай бұрын

Have a boat setting in your yard and wait or more your animals out ahead of time, it’s going to fail now or later unless it’s built up against the back side asap 😢😢😢

@ChadBray 2 ай бұрын

Evan Almighty

@ronwade2206 2 ай бұрын

Guv'nr Rotten Bottom gon' blame Biden and Obama

@ChicoTheMan69 2 ай бұрын

I guess the homeowners will end up with some big fancy boat homes. 😮

@danburch9989 2 ай бұрын

When the dam fails, homes below the east flank, of the dam will get wet as well as the develpment 1/2 mile east of the reservoir.

@trjnsd6874 2 ай бұрын

" If I was you, I'd be LEAVING!"

@bindig1 Ай бұрын

It's always a good idea to build homes near a dam

@TheRealRedAce 2 ай бұрын

If I was in one of those houses, I'd get out NOW!

@jimmieblue6262 2 ай бұрын

Smart people never build in low areas.

@you2angel1 Ай бұрын

Make the houses look like ice cubes is the Perfect Analogy! Very good. °~•.☆.•~°

@PTX0432 2 ай бұрын

Any update on this dam is it holding up

@MegaDonzee 2 ай бұрын

Cripes, did you see those houses, Mansions! What the Sam Hill!

@TylersNeighborhoodGarage Ай бұрын

I can't believe that news correspondent and his cell phone had the balls to stand right in the red zone like that. I hope nobody's expensive gas grill gets washed away. They better get their Escalade loaded up and flee immediately. Call in the National Guard. Sandbag the entire perimeter. This is about to be a major disaster!

@johnmusser8925 2 ай бұрын

Wonder what homeowners insurance costs there

@Isaacmantx Ай бұрын

It is a big pond…. Not a lake. Why is this in the news?

@runngunn Ай бұрын

So what happened with this, been a month since first reported? If not failed yet it likely will after this hurricane hits?

@niico76 2 ай бұрын

0:53 If that was my backyard there's no way I could sleep and go about my day.

@michaeldaltonsr8954 2 ай бұрын

"Ghosts" don't bother me. But, a "walking dam"?? I'd be outta there PRONTO!!!

@barbrice721 2 ай бұрын

That dam is done. It will never be structurally sound till rebuild. Good luck and I would move.

@russellstewart5414 2 ай бұрын

That lake isn’t that big or that deep so probably never going to happen. Just wait 4 weeks and they’ll be crying about the drought again. The lake is not above the homes and the terrain is relatively flat. Might be why it’s seeping underneath instead of flowing over the berm.

@Kerry-fw6jt Ай бұрын

The time to leave is now. When that dam fails completely there will be no time to get out.

@davesky538 2 ай бұрын

Evacuate those people at risk. Now!

@XrayMike17plus1 2 ай бұрын

Developer selling flood plain property?

@mikeholmstrom1899 2 ай бұрын

From the Association of State Dam Safety Officials web site: "Seepage flow which is muddy and carrying sediment (soil particles) is evidence of "piping," and could very possibly cause failure of the dam. Piping can occur along a spillway and other conduits through the embankment, and these areas should be closely inspected. Sinkholes may develop on the surface of the embankment as internal erosion takes place. A whirlpool in the lake surface may follow and then likely a rapid and complete failure of the dam." A Hurricane flooding the region, or, a some fracking waste water injection earthquakes, also make this hazard worse.

@williamedwards1528 2 ай бұрын

How does a dam shift? Do they mean the water has risen three feet?

@user-xk4vt9ye8j Ай бұрын

Why are the yard fences extending so far out into the water?

@budlistar5312 Ай бұрын

Lots of rain. The yards are flooded.

@rael5469 2 ай бұрын

I didn't know it was so easy to sell Texans swamp land. "Honey, buy me a ticket to Dallas right away."

@MidlandTexan 2 ай бұрын

I see a tremendous mosquito factory...

@michaels.ramsey7803 Ай бұрын

Lets build a house on a poorly filled in swamp and wonder why it floods. - Rockwall

@patrickrabion9473 2 ай бұрын

Bet not one of those big-money homes have flood insurance…😳🤔

@SamWilkinsonn 2 ай бұрын

Why

@Cameron--zs3lb 2 ай бұрын

@@SamWilkinsonn insurance companies won't cover them.

@SamWilkinsonn 2 ай бұрын

@@Cameron--zs3lb nice. Every storm cloud has a silver lining

@Sindarielle 2 ай бұрын

RUN!!

@northpole8634 2 ай бұрын

That's Texas!

@garypowell4866 2 ай бұрын

Those are million dollar homes !😅

@papasmurf1904 2 ай бұрын

Good grief......protect those people God!!! 😮

@JAT922 2 ай бұрын

Another dam video

@dukearmstrong156 Ай бұрын

Terrible coverage. One mention of pumping out water. Repeated comments about "keeping an eye on it". Did anyone see any pumps?

@kristensorensen2219 2 ай бұрын

The news dude needs to get his waiders on😂

@Adultmale1000 Ай бұрын

Land developer laughing all the way to the bank

@BobbieJeanM 2 ай бұрын

If the reason the people bought those homes was because of the “water view”, they got a lot more than they expected. Money can buy just about anything except common sense.