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.

What a tragedy!  To leave this world due to lack of maintenance of the place one calls Home.  This ain’t no Sweet Home Alabama!  This is beyond any excuses.  The city reports that they approve all new construction, but once a building is certified, it is up to the management company to maintain it, without any checks or balances from the city – until it is too late.

I can also attest to the condition of the stair cases going up and down to the apartments.  The majority of the wood used is 15+ years, as old as the buildings.  It has never been treated with anything to withstand the elements.  Boards are flopping and being held by an average of 10 nails, if not more – but still not enough.  An accident waiting to happen?  I grasp myself going up and down on daily bases.

Notices were posted on all apartments, approximately two weeks after the incident [on 4th of July], warning residents not to use their balconies due to their hazardous condition.  Why the long wait before people were warned?  The collapsed structure was blocked off [and still is], with ply wood panels, and surrounded by yellow caution tape.  A Hoover PD officer is on duty watching the site 24-hours.  That’s gotta cost the local tax payers thousands of dollars.  Believe it or not, the posted officer does not deter crime, but that is a separate post.

Approximately three weeks after the 4th of July even, another set of balconies collapse.  At a different building within Waterford Landing.  Inspections were not even completed.  At this point, multiple buildings have lost balconies, one person has died, multiple families scarred for life – and the management company has not done much but give [so far] empty promises.

As of August 28th, almost two months after the tragic event, no work is evident of any kind.  A couple of weeks ago I witnessed a crew of three working on the facia of a building, but staying away from the balconies.  The management company was quoted in a news story done by local ABC News crew that repairs were going to happen immediately.  Does that word [immediately] mean something different besides right away or now, here in Alabama?

A huge lawsuit is under way towards Engel Residential Management company by those directly effected.  I expect this could possibly leading to the enactment of ordinances and/or perhaps new laws locally or state-wide.  It all depends on how far the lawsuit can go and how deep of packets Engel Residential has.

Pictures to come.

Very close by, in the Dominican Republic, quakes seem to be a weekly occurrence.  The last earthquake there was actually today, January 16th, 2010, at a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter Scale.  The frequency in the Dominican Republic can probably be based on the fact that there is a subduction zone located underneath the country.  (USGS )

Of course everyone looks upon this as a natural disaster that cannot be predicted, no the less avoided.

What if we consider for a moment another alternative.

We know that our advancement in technology has caused humans to disregard the long term affects on the planet’s life, by the consistent pollution caused by industries that provide us the technology we so desire.  Yes, we are attempting to address this in our current age, however, one may say it’s a bit too late.  Also, if we consider the bureaucracies preventing anything to be handled in a timely manner, we may never be able to clean up our mess.  (There are other options, but that is a different subject matter.)

How about the direct effects of underground nuclear testing?  It is happening around the globe since the first underground nuclear test on November 29th, 1951.  The major powers of our planet are all involved, including the United States, Russia, China, North Korea, France, and the United Kingdom, just to name a few.  (wikipedia.org)

The image below shows how an actual test occurs.  It only makes sense that this can directly influence the platonic plates which we live upon.

Underground nuclear test of the North Korean type

Drunvalo Melchizedek, a Vietnam veteran, author and spiritual teacher, with a BS in Physics and Mathematics, explains how the tremendous energy unleashed by such testing just rips apart tectonic plates, adding that the entire planet is on “Red Alert” as a result of this.  ”Also, according to Adam Trombley, we may be only a few bombs away from shattering the planet itself.  The Indian Ocean has fallen more than twenty feet in some areas as a result of this testing.” (Frissell, Bob 46)  Just look at the following video that shows real underground nuclear tests and the results they display.  It’s no rocket science for one to conclude that all these testings are greatly affecting the plates on which our land resides upon.

Underground Nuclear Weapon Test

If we are all muppets with a master, we will listen to what our governments are telling us.  They would report that such tests are controlled.  They would tell us that these testings have no affect on our earth.  But they are also the same people that prevent any drastic measures to be taken to clean up our pollution.  They are also the same people that control our lives in a number of aspects.  They are also the same people that control the prosperity of every individual with their main focus being themselves – using the best for the country as an excuse.  They are also the same people that have been lying to all of us about the existence of other life outside of our planet, which of course is in the process of changing.

It is time that all of us wake up and realize that what we are told by authorities is not always in our best interest.  There are greater truths out there which are being withheld from us.  But our consciousness grows and every day more people start realizing who we are and what our “leaders” are really up to.  Technology is not always a good thing, just ask the Grays.