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jeff47

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26. There are basements in CA.

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 08:51 PM

Oct 2015

Basements are commonly built where foundations have to be deep due to the ground freezing. If you don't get your foundation below the frost line, the freezing ground will push the building out of the ground.

If you have to go down 8 feet to get below the frost line, it doesn't cost much more to make a basement. If you only have to go down 4 feet (standard depth in Los Angeles, and it's only that deep due to earthquakes) then a basement costs much more.

So in the parts of CA with a deep frost line, you will find basements. In the parts of CA that everyone is familiar with, the ground doesn't freeze so basements are not common there. Kinda like how you will not commonly find basements in Florida.

(apologies for the totally unnecessary side-tracking)

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Woke this morning to gunfire. [View all] stage left Oct 2015 OP

"Only the criminals will have guns." Forget the drunks, druggies, and whackos. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #1

I think this guy had a fight with his wife. stage left Oct 2015 #6

And THEN he terrorized the town with his easy to get arsenal of lethal weapons. Guns, what are Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #16

Drunk and angry Union Label Oct 2015 #20

Drunk and angry...and armed. lostnfound Oct 2015 #71

A couple of years ago, I heard a murder-suicide take place in the office right next to ours. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #2

They are law abiding gun owners stage left Oct 2015 #4

It's bad enough that he was shooting up into the air. retrowire Oct 2015 #14

We live two streets over from where this happened... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2015 #56

I live near a police firing range so we hear gunfire on a regular basis and have gotten used to it. GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #3

Several years ago stage left Oct 2015 #5

One of the farms I use has a deal with some out of state cops who come and shoot deer in season. GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #7

Me, too. stage left Oct 2015 #8

Too bad there aren't any basements in California like the Midwest, and also too bad MillennialDem Oct 2015 #11

There are basements in CA. jeff47 Oct 2015 #26

Sorry, I meant socal. I know northern california is a 100% different climate. MillennialDem Oct 2015 #27

It's really mountains vs. everywhere else. jeff47 Oct 2015 #32

My grandparents had a house in big bear, pretty sure it didn't have a basement, but MillennialDem Oct 2015 #37

We live next to a vineyard, they used to fire off a propane cannon day and night AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2015 #50

When I worked for Mammoth Mtn ski resort they used an anti tank weapon to knock down GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #52

NRA Press Release-"Liberal Round-Up of Guns Officially Begins--Notorious DUer attacks 2nd Amendment" Bucky Oct 2015 #9

Notorious DUer = Real American Hero!!! wolfie001 Oct 2015 #18

When I lived in North Carolina (Bahama, north of Durham, heavily wooded two-acre lot, djean111 Oct 2015 #10

omg you lived in Bahama!? retrowire Oct 2015 #13

Wow! never knew anyone who even has heard of Bahama! (Balls, Halls, and Mangums) djean111 Oct 2015 #29

Beautiful is true. retrowire Oct 2015 #34

We are in rural PA and are afraid to go outside during all the various hunting seasons. femmocrat Oct 2015 #19

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Least of all each other. femmocrat Oct 2015 #58

You might have prevented a suicide or murder/suicide. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #12

Iknow I helped stop him before he hurt someone or got hurt himself. stage left Oct 2015 #61

Sounds like this guy needs a time out with some intense counselling.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #67

I was once "witness" to a full on firefight in Houston. TheJames Oct 2015 #15

No power on earth could have got me outside. stage left Oct 2015 #44

I'm so glad you and your family are safe! wolfie001 Oct 2015 #17

Thanks. stage left Oct 2015 #45

All Gun Owners Are Law Abiding Citizens! NonMetro Oct 2015 #21

That is frightening. Kudos to you for alerting the police Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #22

I've lived in places like that, with my children too. hunter Oct 2015 #23

Agreed stage left Oct 2015 #24

My unwelcome reality and other drugs too, many times. hunter Oct 2015 #33

Be safe. Please. NYCButterfinger Oct 2015 #25

Thanks. stage left Oct 2015 #60

I lived in a high crime neighborhood when I was in upaloopa Oct 2015 #28

Hate it when that happens... hunter Oct 2015 #36

Sorry for what happened to you upaloopa Oct 2015 #39

Been "beat the shit of me" and a decade plus a few years younger than you. hunter Oct 2015 #40

Oh, that is terrible. stage left Oct 2015 #47

If that had happened here, stage left Oct 2015 #46

check this out marions ghost Oct 2015 #30

Fair enough... MrMickeysMom Oct 2015 #38

Yeah--he is smart enough to know that marions ghost Oct 2015 #41

Thanks, marions ghost. stage left Oct 2015 #48

Yeah, he hits the bullseye with his comments.... marions ghost Oct 2015 #51

I'll be sharing that video,too. stage left Oct 2015 #59

good marions ghost Oct 2015 #72

I have been awakened in the middle of the night by gunfire in our neighborhood. mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #31

With you marions ghost Oct 2015 #42

Yes mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #54

It was a little close for comfort. stage left Oct 2015 #49

I've always lived in sketchy areas Warpy Oct 2015 #35

That's so terrifying. I'm glad you're all safe. Vinca Oct 2015 #53

Thanks. stage left Oct 2015 #63

Hearing gunfire in your home LibertyLover Oct 2015 #55

Living in Rural Florida means Florida Man fires his guns 24/7 before during and after hunting season JCMach1 Oct 2015 #57

I'll bet stage left Oct 2015 #64

Your cops must be really inept or really understanding of this particular guy. Tipperary Oct 2015 #62

Being tucked in the back corner of my house stage left Oct 2015 #65

Good luck. I think he sounds very dangerous. Tipperary Oct 2015 #66

I'm so glad you called the cops. nt raccoon Oct 2015 #68

Fucking asshole needs to thank his lucky stars that he didn't kill anyone else or bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #69

That's the sound of freedom Fairgo Oct 2015 #70