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donte

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2. There is a god!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 08:17 PM

Jul 2020

The builders almost certainly did not do engineering studies for soil erosion or water drainage. That would have cut into the builders profits. I agree that the footings were laid very shallow. Not deep enough to support such a structure in winds over 50mph.

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MOther Nature: I will huff and puff and BLOW #tRUMPS WALL DOWN......... [View all] riversedge Jul 2020 OP

Mother Nature has spoken. As always a women sorts it out riversedge Jul 2020 #1

Sorts it all out and fixes it! 2naSalit Jul 2020 #5

There is a god! donte Jul 2020 #2

A wall with vents...taken down by wind Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing riversedge Jul 2020 #3

Another big piece blew down a while back. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2020 #4

yes, that was at the Jan this year. riversedge Jul 2020 #8

I think he blamed that on a private contractor. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2020 #9

Who designed that thing? Grammy23 Jul 2020 #6

This is the same design that can be defeated with a battery-powered Sawzall? NurseJackie Jul 2020 #7

perfect metaphor llashram Jul 2020 #10

Not just Mother Nature, but the whisper of God dreamland Jul 2020 #11

Watching the Video, Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #12

Here Trump is bragging how powerful the wall is..........#TrumpCantKeepItUp MeidasTouch riversedge Jul 2020 #13

#Hail to the Chief is playing as #Trumps wall comes tumbling down riversedge Jul 2020 #14