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Waterford Landing, Hoover, Alabama – Here Comes The Bus

I have had the pleasure to spend the past 14 months living in a rental community [Waterford Landing], in Hoover, Alabama.  ”Sweet Home Alabama” they say around here.  I still remember the day I was apartment hunting.  It was very hot and muggy.  Felt worse than Florida, humid, yet dry heat from above.  The bay-view windows sold me on this place.  I will have a post dedicated on my move [to Alabama] at a later time.  Here Comes The Bus.

There is just so much to talk about when it comes to Waterford Landing Apartments, that one post is not enough to run a bus over the management company of this community.  But I wish to share some of the most recent experiences.

On Fourth of July, this nation’s Independence Day, residents were having a party in one of the apartments on the third floor [which is the top floor].  At some point throughout the night, 7 people were reported to be hanging out on the balcony.  Rumors are that there might have been as many as 9 individuals.  At that point, as the story goes, the balcony collapsed, sending everyone to the ground.  One dead, two in critical condition, two seriously hurt, one or two with broken bones, and a rumor of two leaving the scene.

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Haiti Earthquake - Natural Disaster or Human Influence

It is not a surprise to know that Haiti has a relatively low seismic risk in the particular region of the Caribbean.  It is also known that large earthquakes are very uncommon in Haiti.  The worst recorded quake in Haiti was on May 7th, 1842, which had a magnitude of 7.7, on the Richter Scale.  That [...]