r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • Jun 06 '25

Homes are falling into the ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks /r/all

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u/Special_Context6663 Jun 06 '25

AmIOverreacting: Neighbor suddenly moved his house closer to mine. Should I call a land surveyor or lawyer?

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u/shichiaikan Jun 06 '25

Wait 30 minutes then check again.

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u/Blankaholics Jun 06 '25

You right. Neighbors moved down the street. False alarm

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u/RekttalofBlades Jun 06 '25

Cannot physically locate neighbors house anymore, should I be concerned?

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u/Blankaholics Jun 06 '25

Nah it's fine. They're moving across the Atlantic as we speak.

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u/digno2 Jun 06 '25

wave come towards shore. Why house float away towards europe? make no sense!

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u/MycophileBuilder Jun 07 '25

Climate change, duh

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u/shoulda-known-better Jun 07 '25

Undertow!

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u/MrCooCoo4Crack Jun 07 '25

A great song and album by the band Tool

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u/Mahadragon Jun 07 '25

That’d be funny if that house showed up in Europe someplace like the beaches of Normandy. Some Frenchman: “Sacre blue, q’est que c’est?” (WTF is this?)

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u/Krimreaper1 Jun 06 '25

I always wanted a house boat.

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u/Forbden_Gratificatn Jun 06 '25

I heard a lot of people are moving out of the country. This seems extreme.

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u/Prestigious-Treat-22 Jun 06 '25

Wait, we're deporting houses now?

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u/SlothfulWhiteMage Jun 06 '25

ICE was in charge of this, but due to global warming, authority for house deportation has been given to WAVE.

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u/PrivateScents Jun 07 '25

I think i see the neighbors coming back. Should I be concerned?

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u/Fluffy-Designer Jun 06 '25

Heard he saved a fortune on removalists

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u/Omwtfyu Jun 07 '25

Those goddamn illegal immigrants! /S

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u/gravi-tea Jun 08 '25

Neighbors replaced their house with an ocean, is this even legal?

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u/Icy_Efficiency_444 Jun 06 '25

His house is now storming the beaches of Normandy

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u/perfectTheo Jun 07 '25

Very timely. I commend you.

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u/UpstairsPractical870 Jun 06 '25

D-day 2: electric boogaloo

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u/CrossP Jun 06 '25

Call adult protective services

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u/stevein3d Jun 06 '25

New neighbor just docked his house on my private beach. Should I call HOA?

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u/Softestwebsiteintown Jun 06 '25

I live in this neighborhood. The neighbor’s house is sort of nowhere and everywhere at the same time. Very abstract house.

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u/Mechanic-Weak Jun 06 '25

Neighbor's house is playing hide and seek

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u/Harthag77 Jun 06 '25

Not with that new view

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u/majarian Jun 07 '25

Well, the views improved

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u/JrodMom2025 Jun 07 '25

going around in circles looking for your place because you lived next to 3 houses and now there is 1. and wait a minute … yours is gone also

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u/jim914 Jun 07 '25

No you just gained a bigger side yard!

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u/cats_catz_kats_katz Jun 06 '25

Oh, looks like they hit the high seas now. Always knew they were pirating games and movies.

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u/KhalCharizard Jun 06 '25

Down the reef*

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u/AnOtherGuy1234567 Jun 06 '25

Now I can't find my house.

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u/theepi_pillodu Jun 06 '25

That was hit and run dude. He side swiped your home.

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u/Sluzhbenik Jun 07 '25

Actually, they moved down the beach.

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u/MycophileBuilder Jun 07 '25

They voted for free demolition.

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u/coolelel Jun 06 '25

My neighbors moved away, do they hate me?

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u/shichiaikan Jun 06 '25

They live in North Carolina, so odds are high the answer is yes. :P

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u/Hot_Top_124 Jun 06 '25

lol honestly yeah

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u/Bullaroo10 Jun 07 '25

Have you tried turning the power off and waiting 10seconds to turn it on again?

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u/atclubsilencio Jun 07 '25

Check your carbon monoxide monitor.

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u/Lord_Knor Jun 09 '25

Lmao bro gonna come up the next weekend with the family like where the fuck is our house? Checks the Google tag, Morocco

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u/shichiaikan Jun 09 '25

"Puerto Rico!?! Honey, we're going on vacation..."

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u/presshamgang Jun 06 '25

Realtor: this house comes with an ocean.

Buyer: do you mean an Ocean Front view?

Realtor: ...

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u/Binspin63 Jun 07 '25

A 360 degree one at that!

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u/Picky_The_Fishermam Jun 07 '25

No plumbing either

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u/Legen_unfiltered Jun 07 '25

Laughed a little too hard at this. First one today, thanks.

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u/Libbs036 Jun 07 '25

Realtor: you could say that

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u/rev408 Jun 07 '25

Realtor: Front, Back... Side to Side.

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u/Skandiaman Jun 06 '25

Simple boundary line adjustment should do it. Provided all parties are in agreement.

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u/T3X_OutLaW Jun 06 '25

Textbook adverse possession case.

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u/jamesbong0024 Jun 06 '25

Good fences make good neighbors

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u/Senior_Tie_6232 Jun 06 '25

I'm calling Karen from the HOA

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u/brokenarcher Jun 06 '25

Ngl i literally lol’d at this

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u/Feltoke Jun 06 '25

Call a water surveyor in this situation

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u/myfavhobby_sleep Jun 06 '25

Everyone is always so quick to call a lawyer. Just swim right over and talk to them.

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u/orderofGreenZombies Jun 06 '25

Timber is only considered part of the real property until they are cut down. So once the stilts collapsed this became a personal property issue. You can simply claim the entire house as your own on the basis that your neighbor abandoned it on your property.

I’d just drag the house a few more feet to your side of the property line and move in. Clearly it’s well built enough to stay intact after being dropped. So you shouldn’t have anything to worry about. Just keep your eyes out for munchkins and red slippers.

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u/Vaportrail Jun 06 '25

It's crazy to think about having a big space someone could live in, now you have to go inside and start ripping it down.

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u/PancakeProfessor Jun 06 '25

Nah. From the looks of things, if you just wait a couple days, yours will move several feet to the right as well. Then it should all even out.

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u/The_Dankinator Jun 06 '25

The stilts are made from trees, hereby subjecting the matter to Tree Law™

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u/sierrat0nin Jun 06 '25

Call the HOA

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u/beetus_gerulaitis Jun 06 '25

U/neighborsfromhell

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u/747iskandertime Jun 06 '25

Call a lifeguard

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u/superschaap81 Jun 06 '25

Mom, the neighbors house is touching me!!

Tell them to stop, dear.

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u/Pearson94 Jun 06 '25

Insurance Claim: House hit by neighbor's foreign object [house]

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u/Viperlite Jun 06 '25

Pit up a fence and cameras to see if he drifts even closer.

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u/vincevega87 Jun 06 '25

A water surveyor might be more handy here

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u/Forsaken_Leftovers Jun 06 '25

Maritime lawyer by looks of it.

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u/byu7a Jun 06 '25

Why is this so funny?

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u/midnitewarrior Jun 06 '25

You will need to find some SCUBA-certified surveyors.

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u/Baseball-man2025 Jun 06 '25

MildlyInfuriating: My house fell in the ocean even though the builders told me that would never be a problem.

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u/Agitated-Score365 Jun 06 '25

Did he cut down any trees?

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u/paulordbm Jun 06 '25

My average BoRU read before sleep.

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u/Cjustinstockton Jun 06 '25

These situations are generally fluid in nature.

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u/nocrashing Jun 06 '25

Call Poseidon

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u/presshamgang Jun 06 '25

You live in a duplex now.

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u/Rex_Suplex Jun 06 '25

"I asked 4 of my friends. Two said I was overreacting, the other two said I should call a lawyer. What should I do?!"

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u/RSampson993 Jun 06 '25

I smell a lot line dispute!

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u/sgorneau Jun 06 '25

Diabolical

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u/molehunterz Jun 06 '25

For some reason my brain read that as "...call a sand surveyor." LOL

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u/Jaduardo Jun 06 '25

Maritime lawyer.

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u/Seventh_monkey Jun 06 '25

Call HOA. They'll have his balls.

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u/Desperate-Sun-4849 Jun 06 '25

gonna have to get a water surveyor out there and redraw the lot lines

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u/FuckingQWOPguy Jun 06 '25

Land surveyor here…what land do you speak of?

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u/redgdit Jun 06 '25

Think of the poor trick or treaters who can't afford scuba gear!

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u/Bagafeet Jun 06 '25

Nah this is a case for sea surveyors my brotha

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u/chrisbarf Jun 06 '25

Delete the gym hit the lawyer Facebook up

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u/Kappy01 Jun 06 '25

You, sir/maam/other, win Reddit.

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u/kevbot029 Jun 06 '25

Do I have to pay property tax if I live on a house boat?

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u/Street_Tangelo_9367 Jun 06 '25

Don’t worry. They filed an easement to amend side setbacks to their property. The real crime however is they proceeded before the local planning and zoning board issued an approval.

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u/DeliciousFinish Jun 06 '25

Make sure the land surveyor has his scuba diving cert

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u/Sad_Pear_1087 Jun 06 '25

I think the part of his house that's on my lot now legally belongs to me, so I boarded a dividing wall inside the house, but the neighbor called me a "childish meanie". Am I the asshole?

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u/kingoptimo1 Jun 06 '25

Need to mark those property lines

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u/Savage_Heathern Jun 06 '25

Neighbor responding: AmIOverreacting: Neighbor suddenly is blocking sunlight to my backyard, its because of ocean tide, erosion and my stitlts giving out, but still?

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u/tr1mble Jun 06 '25

Setback markout looks like a fluid situation now

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u/yourmomandthems Jun 06 '25

“Neighbors house keeps knocking on my door.”

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u/disheartenedlark Jun 07 '25

Okay you got me 😂😂 I burst out laughing at this

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u/fractaldesigner Jun 06 '25

Climate change/rising oceans is fake news so nothing to disclose.

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u/OkTemperature8170 Jun 06 '25

File a complaint with the HOA. They also don’t have proper drainage in their lawn.

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u/AlwaysSaysRepost Jun 06 '25

What are the rules on where you can dock houseboats?

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u/Altruistic-Text3481 Jun 06 '25

Is this Oak Island North Carolina?

I stayed in one of these vacation rental homes in 2002… we watched the sea turtles at night. It was incredible experience.

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u/Clean-Software-4431 Jun 06 '25

Have you unplugged it and plugged it back in?

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u/SleepIllustrious8233 Jun 06 '25

As a land surveyor, call a lawyer, there’s no land here.

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u/Anakin-vs-Sand Jun 06 '25

AITA? My neighbors have been converting their houses into makeshift houseboats, so I did the same. Now I’m being called a copycat and unoriginal. So, AITA??

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u/peapodbarry Jun 06 '25

No worries. Your house will be moving too very soon.

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u/MomGrandpasAllSticky Jun 06 '25

Your neighbor is clearly a manipulative narcissist who is trauma-dumping a toxic gaslight.

Divorce!

Dr. Redditor away

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u/Coach-J90 Jun 06 '25

Probably get a divorce just to be safe.

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u/akumagold Jun 06 '25

It’s so close I felt his house hit mine!

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u/Sfpuberdriver Jun 06 '25

I cackled at this

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u/CMDR_KingErvin Jun 06 '25

Neighbor moved his house closer and I told all of our friends what happened, but he’s saying I’m making him look bad. Am I the asshole?

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u/Quetzythejedi Jun 06 '25

Get a lawyer, delete Facebook, hit the gym.

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u/janluigibuffon Jun 06 '25

Maybe the neighbour has ADHS

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u/SodomyClown Jun 06 '25

🤣🤣🤣

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u/ewReddit1234 Jun 07 '25

That's a red flag. Have you considered divorcing your neighbor?

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u/yeetisfeetis69 Jun 07 '25

Just like one of Jeff Dunham's Christmas shows, "...Ps we moved. Not far our parking brake came loose."

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u/MacAneave Jun 07 '25

These are not homes, they're just beach houses.

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u/awe_come_on Jun 07 '25

No, no, you should be fine. It is after all a houseboat now.

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u/SlowFrkHansen Jun 07 '25

It may just be the angle, but I held my breath when it fell and just missed the other house.

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u/DanCoco Jun 07 '25

Just move your house over too. Then its the neighbors problem.

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u/PuzzleheadedRule6023 Jun 07 '25

You may need a water surveyor in this case. Don’t think a land surveyor is qualified to assess this situation. /s

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u/Dumbus_Alberdore Jun 07 '25

NTA your house your rules or something idk

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u/Atwenfor Jun 07 '25

Did he also move the tree? Call /r/treelaw

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u/Jaydamic Jun 07 '25

A lifeguard

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u/FindingMeAgain10 Jun 07 '25

It’s termites. And also probably monoxide. 

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u/Cuff87 Jun 07 '25

They used to sell them to us poors. It’s literally how we got my childhood home. It cost twice as much to move it inland ($7000 for the house). They would sell it before it got too far out to move.

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u/Ali_Cat222 Jun 07 '25

That one house could be metaphorical to how my sanity is holding up these days 🤣 "no I swear I'm fine, seriously! What's that you say, I'm on my last legs and on the brink of collapse? PSH, naw it's all good!" 😅

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u/AntikytheraMachines Jun 07 '25

do you have house collision insurance?

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u/Tri-StateLS Jun 08 '25

Land Surveyor here Licensed in NC, this is wild, and extremely difficult to keep up with property line changes. We have rules that govern things like slow and fast moving bodies of water, but Im not sure how coast lines fully work when it comes to water. Probably something to do with mean sea level. But every property differs.

Glad I don't work on the coast!

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u/amooz Jun 06 '25

This is why houses in southern Ontario, Canada have basements, so we don’t float into each. Maybe North Carolina should try the same?

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u/Eternallysuss007 Jun 06 '25

Howl’s Moving Coastal