KTUL /CH 8 / COAL MINES/21-31-HARV TO YALE

[ARGUS]

KTUL catching flak about the old coal mines under this almost sq. mile of a Tulsa neighborhood.

[guido911]

quote:Originally posted by ARGUS

KTUL catching flak about the old coal mines under this almost sq. mile of a Tulsa neighborhood.

Argus, next time, take it easy on the details.

[swake]

quote:Originally posted by guido911

quote:Originally posted by ARGUS

KTUL catching flak about the old coal mines under this almost sq. mile of a Tulsa neighborhood.

Argus, next time, take it easy on the details.

KTUL used to be in the coal business?

[waterboy]

Its not breaking news. That area, which actually extends east of Yale and north of 21st was a working open pit strip mine that was filled in and built upon. Probably radon gas seeping out too. No basements to speak of in the area but crawl spaces could accumulate the gas. There is some shifting of land in the area too.

Why are they getting flak?

[Townsend]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

Its not breaking news. That area, which actually extends east of Yale and north of 21st was a working open pit strip mine that was filled in and built upon. Probably radon gas seeping out too. No basements to speak of in the area but crawl spaces could accumulate the gas. There is some shifting of land in the area too.

Why are they getting flak?

Some home owners in that area are freaking out about loss of equity due to a reporter with an over active imagination and a lack of responsible journalism.

This whole town has coal mines under it but he focused on one section of town and quoted a state worker "I wouldn't buy a house in this square mile".

Heads up, apparently KTUL.com won't allow you to call their reporters "jackasses" on their comments section.

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[guido911]

quote:
Heads up, apparently KTUL.com won't allow you to call their reporters "jackasses" on their comments section.

Did you get a spanking over there?

[Townsend]

quote:Originally posted by guido911

quote:
Heads up, apparently KTUL.com won't allow you to call their reporters "jackasses" on their comments section.

Did you get a spanking over there?

Interesting question Guido.  I used to ask the same thing when looking for a place to take a date.

[guido911]

quote:Originally posted by Townsend

quote:Originally posted by guido911

quote:
Heads up, apparently KTUL.com won't allow you to call their reporters "jackasses" on their comments section.

Did you get a spanking over there?

Interesting question Guido.  I used to ask the same thing when looking for a place to take a date.

Well said.

[cannon_fodder]

I own a house in that area.  So do my neighbors.  No problems with gas smell.  Death from gas.  Or my house shifting in the slightest.

Too bad it was an open put. When I read the headline I was going to start digging down tonight to find myself a secret storage area below my house.

[Double A]

I wonder if Conman, oops I meant Cannon Fodder, will start begging for a government bail out if problems start to occur or he will stay true to his neocon moron values?

[CoffeeBean]

You've been Mumaloed

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

I own a house in that area.  So do my neighbors.  No problems with gas smell.  Death from gas.  Or my house shifting in the slightest.

Too bad it was an open put. When I read the headline I was going to start digging down tonight to find myself a secret storage area below my house.

My parents live about half way between Yale and Sheridan. They have had piers put under their home to adjust for the shifting. But then its nothing unusual around town, especially farther east and on hill sides. My mom remembers the coal pits and says even Sears is built over a large golf course that was a filled in strip pit. They didn't seem to be concerned either. The radon is present in minute quantities wherever coal deposits may have been. Radon detectors are readily available to check and testing is sometimes required as part of a prepurchase inspection but once again, it isn't a serious problem. I actually enjoy the greenish aura I carry around.[]

I heard that guy say something about not wanting to live in the area and didn't even realize how silly that sounded. There are no sinkholes forming in the area. Now downtown....

[MichaelBates]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy


I heard that guy say something about not wanting to live in the area and didn't even realize how silly that sounded. There are no sinkholes forming in the area. Now downtown....

Yep. Check the stormwater plan for downtown and you'll find a section on "subsurface voids."

[inteller]

um....sounds like it is time to do some horizontal drilling.  and I know just the company to do it.

[Im calling you out]

I like channel 2