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Best wall construction to stop a truck. Alan 03-05-2007
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Posted by Ol Pete on March 8, 2007, 11:11 am

> I recently read where a burglar cut himself on glass that he had
> broken while "on the job" and he sued and got an award.

There are lots of fake stories like this. Its part of the effort to
eliminate individual rights for the greater good of society. Look
behind the organizations that are wailing about "frivolous" lawsuits
and there is almost always a corporation that wants to engage in
activities that most would view as criminal and do it without
consequences.



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Posted by Glenn on March 8, 2007, 12:50 pm
Fake my butt. A few years ago here in the Kansas City area a
little punk was trying to break into a school and fell through the
skylight that he pried open over the gymnasium and fell onto the
floor. They sued and won. Was in the KC Star paper so we assume
it to be true although you can only believe 1/2 of their stories.

In the paper this morning the police are trying to stop 2 vicious
gangs from shooting each other. Shouldn't we be supplying them
with bullets instead?


> said:
>
> There are lots of fake stories like this. Its part of the effort
> to eliminate individual rights for the greater good of society.
> Look behind the organizations that are wailing about "frivolous"
> lawsuits and there is almost always a corporation that wants to
> engage in activities that most would view as criminal and do it
> without consequences.
>
>


Posted by Glenn on March 6, 2007, 3:59 pm
That's exactly what is wrong with the courts today. Any *honest*
judge would throw it out. But where would find one of them?


>
> I agree with the outcome but all the parents of the little
> sweetheart kids have to do is to call one of the many personal
> injury attorneys with the big billboard next to the highway or
> their picture on the city buses and they will have to open their
> wallets. A buddy of mine was sick of his mail box being knocked
> down and did a similar "reinforcement". The kids in his area
> would drive around with a bat or pipe and hit the mailboxes. The
> kid got hurt and even though he was the one who was destroying
> the property of others he got a sizable award.


Posted by Steve Barker on March 5, 2007, 4:38 pm
That would be your best bet, the barricade. 6" steel pipe driven 4' deep,
sticking up 3' and filled with concrete. Paint to match the wall.

--
Steve Barker




> My property is at a dead-end, and people always bump into my brick
> wall when turning around. During the last few years, the problem
> seems to have gotten worse, and both sides of the entrance to my
> property are severely cracked and need demolition. But, how do I
> reconstruct the wall so that when an SUV backs into the wall, the SUV
> and not my wall will be damaged? How much rebar, cinder block,
> concrete, depth of footing, etc?
>



Posted by RicodJour on March 5, 2007, 8:05 pm
Steve Barker wrote:
> That would be your best bet, the barricade. 6" steel pipe driven 4' deep,
> sticking up 3' and filled with concrete. Paint to match the wall.

You mean camouflage it? I'd paint it to look like a bunch of vehicles
had scraped up against it and left paint behind. Maybe strew some
broken reflector glass around the base.

R


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