When construction began next door, my biggest worry was noise and disruption. Instead, it’s having to keep repeating “this isn’t your house, this isn’t your issue” as the builders cut corner after corner. After discovering “soft soils” they ran a vibratory compactor back and forth a few times in some of the already-dug foundation trenches, the. proceeded to pump the concrete for the footings. As a geologist who minored in geotechnical engineering, I’m horrified, but… this isn’t my house…
@cassandra17lina erm... aren't you out towards the coast?
@researchbuzz Yup, and our soils - such as they are - are a mix of sand, dredge spoils, and all the other materials nobody else wanted.
@cassandra17lina I am not a geologist, but I've read enough about climate change and changes to coastal groundwater to have an immediate, visceral reaction:
@cassandra17lina is there a way to report that to someone? that's fraud at the very least.
@holon42 @cassandra17lina Yeah, haven't you accidentally clicked on it at least ten times making a post? It's a report button
@MidnightRider @holon42 I don’t think we’re talking about the same kind of report here.
@cassandra17lina no, it's reporting fraudulent building practices not a toot🤪 hard to get the message without the context. i've done that too.🙄🤣🤣🤣
@cassandra17lina Maybe not, I'm on an internet learner's permit