# Pool crashed into basement. How do we fix this? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 10, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230 "2014-08-10T12:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/121 "2014-08-22T04:40:21Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > Guys, seriously, let’s be respectful. > > :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: In less than ½ hour after your initial post, **zoid** tells you you need to get out & have it looked at by an engineer. 1½ weeks later you come back & say, you know what, we’ve now listened to you & gotten the hell out. By vacating the premesis, you’ve just displaced somewhere between, what, 20-40 students? Maybe more? _who now have nowhere to live_ plus all of the other brothers who (used to) hang out there but you won’t post a single interior picture of your new two-story atrium & you seriously think that every fraternity member (& girlfriend) is going to keep this quiet, including the ones whose parents “won’t” see this when they “don’t” help them move in a the next few days??? :smack: :smack: Let’s also not forget the unaffiliated freshmen who are going to rush in the very near future. :smack: Then you say _we’re_ not being respectful of _you_??? Here’s a respectful suggestion: Replacement housing tents in the field _used_ by a male bovine. ---
**Author:** ![Nickel\_Please](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Nickel\_Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickel_Please)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/122 "2014-08-22T06:29:28Z")
Dude, we prayed. A lot. And will have an alum who’s an engineer take a look at our house. Everything will be alright. Calm down. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/123 "2014-08-22T06:49:44Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > Dude, we prayed. A lot. And will have an alum who’s an engineer take a look at our house. Everything will be alright. Calm down. Will you answer my question? Who actually owns the house and who is paying for repairs? ---
**Author:** ![Nickel\_Please](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Nickel\_Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickel_Please)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/124 "2014-08-22T07:12:14Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Will you answer my question? Who actually owns the house and who is paying for repairs? The fraternity. Our chapter budget will pay for repairs. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/125 "2014-08-22T07:22:29Z")
Y’know, as much as this tale sounds awfully dodgy, I really, _REALLY_ would love it all to be true! Too bloody funny. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/126 "2014-08-22T07:54:12Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > The fraternity. Our chapter budget will pay for repairs. OK, thanks. Now, has your chapter treasurer thought about recouping the losses by selling this story to National Lampoon? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/127 "2014-08-22T08:44:10Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > Dude, we prayed. A lot. And will have an alum who’s an engineer take a look at our house. Everything will be alright. Calm down. You PRAYED? Sure, that should fix everything. And this alum who’s an engineer, is he a frat brother? And is he going to be able to provide a document of structural integrity, or are you going to settle for a dove carrying an olive branch? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/128 "2014-08-22T10:53:28Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > You waited a week and a half to leave the building? The mind boggles. It took that long for the last Bro to sober up. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/129 "2014-08-22T11:21:16Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > Dude, we prayed. A lot. And will have an alum who’s an engineer take a look at our house. Everything will be alright. Calm down. Well, that narrows down the school possibilities. Baylor? Maybe! U of Cal: Berkeley? Nah! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/130 "2014-08-22T11:23:43Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > The fraternity. Our chapter budget will pay for repairs. Why not insurance? ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/131 "2014-08-22T14:19:52Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Why not insurance? Because to get a payout he would have to tell someone about this besides us. The wrong people might find out! ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/132 "2014-08-22T15:03:30Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > You are lying and a lying liar and IMHO all your posts are complete lies. Let’s dial back the outrage here, a bit. While calling someone else a liar may be only clearly against the rules in Great Debates, it’s still something that can be seen as an insulting call out. I suggest you use the Pit if you want to express this level of outrage more. ---
**Author:** ![Razncain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/133 "2014-08-22T15:22:58Z")
How many people in the US decide to put a pool up in the middle of August? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/134 "2014-08-22T15:34:11Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > Dude, we prayed. A lot. And will have an alum who’s an engineer take a look at our house. Everything will be alright. Calm down. What kind of engineer? A licensed PE structural engineer I hope? There are lots of different kinds of engineers and only a small subset is qualified for this. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/135 "2014-08-22T15:52:35Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > What kind of engineer? A licensed PE structural engineer I hope? > There are lots of different kinds of engineers and only a small subset is qualified for this. If I believed this tale was true, I’d be rooting for the guy to be an electronic engineer. 😃 And I’m with **kambukta** : much as I think this story is bullshit, I would be in hog heaven if I found out it was true. I mean, just for starters, the first thing the ‘responsible adult’ associated with this frat does, rather than calling the frat’s national office (which is what they tell you to do FIRST THING after any bad shit goes down in the frat house, for damage control reasons if nothing else), he picks a random Internet message board, and asks a bunch of total strangers for advice. Of _course_ I don’t believe this is true. But damn, I wish it were. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/136 "2014-08-22T17:08:23Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > Guys, seriously, let’s be respectful. > > :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: > [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > Dude, we prayed. A lot. Behave responsibly and you’ll get more respectful treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/137 "2014-08-22T17:42:43Z")
It’s not even a particularly good story. Why would anyone join a message board to post something so, well not exactly mundane, but bizarre. I vote for true, because otherwise what’s the point? Some people are dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/138 "2014-08-22T18:01:37Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > If I believed this tale was true, I’d be rooting for the guy to be an electronic engineer. 😃 A choo-choo driver, a train engineer. (But he _did_ stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.) ---
**Author:** ![Nickel\_Please](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Nickel\_Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickel_Please)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/139 "2014-08-22T18:23:37Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > What kind of engineer? A licensed PE structural engineer I hope? > There are lots of different kinds of engineers and only a small subset is qualified for this. Of course he is. You think we would hire an aeronautical engineer or something? > [@JohnT](#): > > Why not insurance? We have insurance but have not decided if we should use it on that. > [@Leaffan](#): > > It’s not even a particularly good story. 7,100+ people might disagree. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230/140 "2014-08-22T18:27:27Z")
> [@Nickel\_Please](#): > > Of course he is. You think we would hire an aeronautical engineer or something? > > We have insurance but have not decided if we should use it on that. > > 7,100+ people might disagree. 😉 No, we think you’ll hire a former frat boy engineer with similar decision making capabilities that you’ve shown. People will rush to look at a trainwreck. Doesn’t mean it’s a good thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-crashed-into-basement-how-do-we-fix-this/695230.md?page=8)