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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty. You're listening to Dean Sharp The

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<v Speaker 1>House Whisper on demand on the iHeart Radio appf I

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<v Speaker 1>AM six forty live streaming in HD everywhere on the

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<v Speaker 1>iHeart Radio app. Hey, welcome home. I'm Dean Sharp the

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<v Speaker 1>House Whisper. I design custom homes, I build custom homes,

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<v Speaker 1>and today and this weekend, most importantly, I am your

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<v Speaker 1>guide to better understanding that place where you live. Today

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<v Speaker 1>on the show, I've been looking forward to this for

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<v Speaker 1>a while. Today on the show, number we have two

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<v Speaker 1>agendas to two objectives. Number one, we're going to take

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<v Speaker 1>calls as we do, and number two, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>share some Southern California. Well it's not all Southern California.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to share some design news with you, some

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<v Speaker 1>cool things that have been happening, some interesting things that

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<v Speaker 1>have been happening here in Southern California that I think

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<v Speaker 1>are of interest to would be of interest to anybody,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter where you live. Uh So, just sharing some

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<v Speaker 1>real interesting design news that I've been holding in my

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<v Speaker 1>pocket for a long time, and this morning we're just

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<v Speaker 1>going to take the time to share it with you

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<v Speaker 1>as well. And of course, like I said, your calls

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, phone lines open right now. Producer Richie's

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<v Speaker 1>standing by ready to take your calls. Eight three to

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<v Speaker 1>three two. Ask Dean. That's the number to reach me

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<v Speaker 1>at eight three to three the numeral two, Ask Dean,

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<v Speaker 1>eight three three two. Ask Dean. Just checking to see

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<v Speaker 1>if Tina was awake. Yes, she is, because she laughed

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<v Speaker 1>at that. I have no idea why, but because she does.

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<v Speaker 1>I keep saying it that way. All right, let me

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<v Speaker 1>introduce our awesome team. Sam is on the board wrangling.

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<v Speaker 1>Are not no live studio audience. How you doing? Sam?

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<v Speaker 1>Very good this morning? Dean? How you doing? I am well,

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<v Speaker 1>I am well, You're doing very good.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I had a wonderful evening last night with my

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<v Speaker 2>son and now he's here with me at the station.

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<v Speaker 1>Anytime I can bring him here in this station is

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<v Speaker 1>a good day. See that's awesome. That's awesome, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>As I said, Producer Richie's standing by ready to take

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<v Speaker 1>your calls. Nowhere near a microphone. But he's signing to

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<v Speaker 1>me right now that all is well, and he's waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for your first call. And of course, Eileen Gonzalez at

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<v Speaker 1>the news desk, good morning, Eileen, good morning, Dean. How's

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<v Speaker 1>it going going pretty good? It's going pretty good. I

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<v Speaker 1>got a good night's sleep, and it's the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>morning that I love the best, waking up in the dark,

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<v Speaker 1>it's cold outside. It just it's all working for me today.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to stand to the blankets on these

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<v Speaker 1>days though.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>But see, that's the thing I was telling some friends

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<v Speaker 1>last week because they were noticing that I was coming

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<v Speaker 1>on that and like the fact that, see when is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it early July? Yeah, that's when the trail opened

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<v Speaker 1>In early July. We've got another backpacking trip in the

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<v Speaker 1>Sierra scheduled, and people are like, why would you go

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<v Speaker 1>up so hot? You know, we're going to be up

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<v Speaker 1>like an eleven thousand feet and why would you go

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<v Speaker 1>up so high? It's so cold up there, it's so

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<v Speaker 1>out there, And I'm like, yeah, that's my favorite thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I think one of my favorite things in life is

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<v Speaker 1>being out in inclement or you know, kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>not ideal temperature situations and yet being protected and warm

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time. I think the duality of that.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I totally agree with you. It's in fact,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, this morning I was sitting by the fire

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<v Speaker 1>with a blanket over my leg and you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready for the show, knowing how cold it is out.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just love the I love both at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, right, I'm a definitely a get up in

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<v Speaker 1>the mountains, get in a cabin, light the fire, know

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<v Speaker 1>that it's freezing cold outside, and know that you are

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<v Speaker 1>warm and snugly inside. Yeah, snugly, that's the key word, snugly.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of snugly sitting across the table from me, this

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<v Speaker 1>is not relevant to any of you, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>so just back off. But but my better half, my

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<v Speaker 1>design partner there, she is my best friend in all

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<v Speaker 1>the world. Tina there, she is. Hi, welcome home. I

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<v Speaker 1>beat you too, it we did. And I was also

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<v Speaker 1>hesitating because I thought there might be an elephant. So

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<v Speaker 1>there was an elephant. Yeah, I didn't hear it. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't hear it. I didn't have my friend. That elephant

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<v Speaker 1>just won't shut up. I have a hoodie on, and

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<v Speaker 1>I actually have the hood on.

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<v Speaker 2>You do you?

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<v Speaker 1>That's why? Okay, your interesting profile there in the darkness.

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<v Speaker 1>You kind of look like the unibomber with them the

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<v Speaker 1>hoodie and those headphones on at the same time. So

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<v Speaker 1>how you doing I'm good, all right, all right, all

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<v Speaker 1>is well? Do this okay. So I'm going to wait

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<v Speaker 1>for calls to show up on the board, and in

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime while we're waiting, when we come back from

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<v Speaker 1>the news, I'm gonna start sharing some items of interest

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<v Speaker 1>to you that I've put together. In fact, let's start

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<v Speaker 1>by talking about Palace Verdes, the peninsula. Not great news

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<v Speaker 1>at all, the Portuguese Bend landslide that's been taking place there,

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<v Speaker 1>and specifically, and I know there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>homes that have been affected, but specifically one of the things,

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<v Speaker 1>one of one of my favorite pieces of architecture on

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<v Speaker 1>the planet is over there on the Palas Verdes peninsula

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<v Speaker 1>in the Portuguese Bend area and has been completely affected

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<v Speaker 1>by this. I want to talk about that when we return.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus your calls eight three to three two. Ask Dean

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<v Speaker 1>A three three the numeral two. Ask Dean. You are

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<v Speaker 1>home with Dean Sharp. The house whisper. Can't by Dean

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<v Speaker 1>Sharp the house whisper. Hey, it does not matter whether

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<v Speaker 1>your home is a condo or a cottage or a castle.

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<v Speaker 1>I am here to help you take it to the

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<v Speaker 1>next level. One of the ways we do that is

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<v Speaker 1>by taking calls. There are zero calls on the callboard,

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<v Speaker 1>and usually all I have to do is mention that

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<v Speaker 1>before people are like, oh ho oh, now that's my chance.

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<v Speaker 1>So there you go. The number to reach me eight

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<v Speaker 1>three three two. Ask Dean. Anything you want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about regarding your home today. I've got some news of

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<v Speaker 1>interest to discuss on the side here, But anything that

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<v Speaker 1>you want to talk about regarding your home, construction, design

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<v Speaker 1>DIY issues, whatever the case may be, give me a call.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to design a cathedral together, we'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that. If you want to uh, if you need

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<v Speaker 1>somebody to help you fix your leaky toilet, we'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that. And how about everything in between? Eight three

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<v Speaker 1>three two Ask Dean eight three three the numeral two

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<v Speaker 1>Ask Dean. Traffic is light on the callboard right now.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've tried calling before, now maybe is your chance

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<v Speaker 1>give me a call? All right? Onward in two my

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<v Speaker 1>first topic of the day here, I want to share

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<v Speaker 1>some news and info about what's going on on palas

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<v Speaker 1>Verdi's peninsula. Palasverti's peninsula, by the way, is not sliding

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<v Speaker 1>into the ocean, okay, but a portion of it is unfortunately.

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<v Speaker 1>So first of all, again the way sometimes news get reported,

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<v Speaker 1>you get the impression, like you know, with the local

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<v Speaker 1>fires here like all of southing all of California is

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<v Speaker 1>on fire. No, California is a very big place, So

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<v Speaker 1>that's not the case. Tragic fires, absolutely devastating, but a

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<v Speaker 1>fraction of the reality of what life here in southern

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<v Speaker 1>California is for most of us. So the same is

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<v Speaker 1>true of the Palace Verdes Peninsula, Palasverdia Peninsula, very very large,

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful peninsula, and for a long long time there are

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<v Speaker 1>some very fortunate people who've been able to have their

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<v Speaker 1>homes on that peninsula. Part of the peninsula obviously faces

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<v Speaker 1>Long Beach, and then a good part of the peninsula

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<v Speaker 1>faces out seaward, and on that western edge of the

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<v Speaker 1>peninsula there is a you know, it's full of kind

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<v Speaker 1>of canyons and ups and downs, but on that western

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<v Speaker 1>edge there's a section known as the Portuguese Bend. The

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<v Speaker 1>Portuguese Bend is, unfortunately, an area where hundreds of people

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<v Speaker 1>have built their homes starting in the early nineteen fifties.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, gravel Road was replaced with paved road part

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, kind of circumnavigating the peninsula, and that

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<v Speaker 1>paved road plus all of the home development in the area,

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of homes, actually put pressure unknowingly on a what

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<v Speaker 1>we call a deep slip zone. And what that means

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<v Speaker 1>is that when we talk about landslides and earth movement,

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<v Speaker 1>a slip zone is basically where a whole lot of softer,

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<v Speaker 1>looser fill and by loose, I don't mean you know, sand, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>but technically looser phil is resting on top of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a large area of bedrock okay. And so you can

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<v Speaker 1>imagine if given the right conditions, if enough weight is

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<v Speaker 1>applied to it, or if enough moisture penetrates into that area,

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<v Speaker 1>then the area between the looser soil and the bedrock

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<v Speaker 1>becomes a slip zone. And if it is an uneven

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<v Speaker 1>zone like where if gravity has the opportunity to take hold,

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<v Speaker 1>then you can get an entire area of land sliding,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, ergo land slide. So Portuguese Bend is a

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<v Speaker 1>huge area and the slip zone is very very deep,

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<v Speaker 1>very deep. Nevertheless, it has been a landslide issue since

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<v Speaker 1>Now this is really important that We point this out

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<v Speaker 1>because I don't think you've heard this in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of news stories about Palace thirty. But Portuguese Bend has

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<v Speaker 1>been moving ever since those initial homes were built and

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<v Speaker 1>the road was built the extra weight and pressure, So

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<v Speaker 1>in other words, Portuguese Bend has been moving since the

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<v Speaker 1>early nineteen fifties. The first recorded movements I think of

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<v Speaker 1>significance were noticed in like nineteen fifty five. Okay, But

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<v Speaker 1>when we'd say movement and recorded movement of interest, we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about like in the course of a year, like

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<v Speaker 1>a third of an inch, and like, okay, well, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>that has increased significantly, though in an amazing way. And

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<v Speaker 1>with the ongoing slipping throughout the decades, and the ongoing

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<v Speaker 1>pressure of the weight of structures being built and traffic

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<v Speaker 1>on the road, and then after a long extended period

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<v Speaker 1>of drought, the crazy winters that we've had these last

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<v Speaker 1>couple three years, and the amount of moisture that came

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<v Speaker 1>down hard and fast, the slip zone finally decided to

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<v Speaker 1>give way. So we'll talk more about this on the

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<v Speaker 1>other side of the news. But that area of Palace

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<v Speaker 1>Verdes is as far as most geology is concerned irrecoverable

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of permanent structures. It's going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>end up as a usable, accessible, open space. It would

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<v Speaker 1>appear because I can't imagine how we're going to hold

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<v Speaker 1>back that much soil. I'll talk to you about how

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<v Speaker 1>much it is actually moving now. And then the point

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<v Speaker 1>of my story. Here a structure on the Portuguese Bend

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<v Speaker 1>that has been near and dear to my hearts for

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<v Speaker 1>as long as I have been in the architecture business.

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<v Speaker 1>And what's going on with Wayfarer's chapel. All of that

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<v Speaker 1>this morning? Is this the first day of February? Holy cow?

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<v Speaker 1>Where'd January go? Where's my life gone? What is the

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<v Speaker 1>meaning of what's it all about? Tina? All right? Now,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not gonna answer those questions today, but I am

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<v Speaker 1>some interesting things. And hey, look at that a couple

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to get to you. But you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>So where was I at? Oh? I think I adequately

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<v Speaker 1>explained what's going on as far as land movement at

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<v Speaker 1>of movement now taking place. Again a misnomer that it

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<v Speaker 1>just started happening or just the last few years. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it's been happening since the nineteen fifties. But annual

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<v Speaker 1>ground movement, Tina, if you can imagine this. They thought

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<v Speaker 1>inch a year, Okay, right now it's over nine inches

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<v Speaker 1>homes still standing. It's not that they've fallen into the sea.

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<v Speaker 1>But these homes have had their gas service, their electric

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, it was made a National Historic Architectural Landmark

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<v Speaker 1>just a couple of years ago. Finally, Wayfarer's Chapel, Wayfarer's Chapel,

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<v Speaker 1>built in nineteen fifty one. It was designed by Lloyd Wright,

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<v Speaker 1>not Frank Lloyd right, Lloyd Wright, his son, who, by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, and this is a whole other show. In

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<v Speaker 1>architect than even his dad. I know that's sacrilegious to say,

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<v Speaker 1>because everybody in the world has said that Frank Lloyd

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<v Speaker 1>there are reasons for that, for sure. But I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>telling you, and it's hard to grow up, I suppose,

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<v Speaker 1>in the shadow of somebody like that as your father.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm telling you, Lloyd Wright is responsible for some

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<v Speaker 1>tremendously cutting edge, beautifully well thought out architecture, especially here

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<v Speaker 1>in southern California, and Wayfar's Chapel is one of those things.

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<v Speaker 1>It is near and dear to my heart because ever

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<v Speaker 1>since I can remember being a designer Wayfair's chapel has

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<v Speaker 1>been an example dating all the way back to the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen fifties, an example of what we would call biophilic design,

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<v Speaker 1>a love of nature and doing things architecturally in the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen fifties that most people still don't toy with today,

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<v Speaker 1>at a time when it was difficult, incredibly difficult to

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<v Speaker 1>do Wayfar's chapel. If you've never seen it, you should

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<v Speaker 1>look at a picture of it. It's hard to actually

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<v Speaker 1>grasp the feel of that space just by looking at pictures,

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<v Speaker 1>but at least you could understand it was a structure

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<v Speaker 1>made out of glue, lambs, a lambinate wood, old growth redwood.

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<v Speaker 1>I know it was the nineteen fifties, old growth redwood.

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<v Speaker 1>These beautiful kind of geometric slash gothic arch structures, frames,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of glass. That's essentially what it comes

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<v Speaker 1>down to. Some steel holding the glass panels in place,

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<v Speaker 1>and these beautiful redwood glue laminate arches and then glass,

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<v Speaker 1>just glass, so that when you were inside this building

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<v Speaker 1>it's still absolutely very much felt like you were outside.

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<v Speaker 1>And then just outside of all these glass panels in

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<v Speaker 1>this chapel, and it's not large, by the way, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a chapel. It seats one hundred people max. Period. That's it.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels expansive though, why because there's a high, voluminous

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<v Speaker 1>ceiling and because of all the glass. So when you're outside,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're inside Wayfar's Chapel, you have this sense that

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<v Speaker 1>you're still outside, right, kind of like what I Leen

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<v Speaker 1>and I were talking about earlier, the idea that you're inside,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're outside and you've got this connection to the

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<v Speaker 1>nature around you. And it is I mean, it has

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<v Speaker 1>been the favorite place for weddings and special occasions and events,

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<v Speaker 1>and it had it was just open, you would just

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<v Speaker 1>drive by every time. Tina and I are out on

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<v Speaker 1>you know, every time we were anywhere near it, I'm like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>let's just drive by the chapel and let's just park

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<v Speaker 1>and just walk inside. Again. I love being in this

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<v Speaker 1>space because of what it communicates, this reverence, this love

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<v Speaker 1>of nature. Outside. By the way, on the perimeter of

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<v Speaker 1>the chapel, redwood trees that were planted intentionally, like these

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<v Speaker 1>columns of redwood trees, and they really felt like columns

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<v Speaker 1>in a cathedral. Because the space itself was made of glass.

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<v Speaker 1>It is just a beautiful moving space to be in.

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<v Speaker 1>And it has been this example in my heart and mind.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, you know, I'm doing some writing now on

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<v Speaker 1>my design theories and design process, and Wayfares has been

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<v Speaker 1>one of those jumping off points of inspiration for me

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<v Speaker 1>for what it means to bring the outside in, to

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<v Speaker 1>have enough glass, enough window, enough vista to create and

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<v Speaker 1>own the exterior of your land, your property inside the

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<v Speaker 1>house where you spend most of your time. Wayfares is

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<v Speaker 1>just such a brilliant, brilliant example of that because it's

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<v Speaker 1>almost a transparent chapel and there's just enough structure there

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<v Speaker 1>to remind you that you're inside, and all this glass

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<v Speaker 1>to embrace the outside. It was cutting edge, it was brilliant.

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<v Speaker 1>There was nothing like it on the planet when it

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<v Speaker 1>was created by Lloyd Wright in nineteen fifty one. And

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<v Speaker 1>now I need to share with you it's fate which

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<v Speaker 1>we will talk about. Kaf I, Dean Sharp, the House Whisper,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome home. Thanks for joining us on the program this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>It looks like it's going to be a lovely cool

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<v Speaker 1>dare I say cold? I don't know. Day here in

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<v Speaker 1>southern California. I hope wherever you are, you are warm

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<v Speaker 1>and comfortable and taking advantage of this first weekend in February.

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<v Speaker 1>We are about to go to the phones, but I

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<v Speaker 1>want to finish up this story. I wanted to bring

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<v Speaker 1>this news. I've been wanting to talk about the landslide

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<v Speaker 1>at Portuguese Bend in Palace Verdes for a while now,

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<v Speaker 1>and specifically this one structure. I know there's hundreds of

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<v Speaker 1>homes devastated, but I wanted to talk about this one

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<v Speaker 1>historic structure there, Wayfarer's Chapel that has been there since

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<v Speaker 1>well completed in nineteen fifty one when it first opened.

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<v Speaker 1>And so yeah, it gave you a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>the landslides. I got to tell you that the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I was just trying to go off of memory here

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<v Speaker 1>and I wagh under reported the landslide movement. Let me,

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<v Speaker 1>I've got some accuracy now, so listen to this. In

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<v Speaker 1>the last five years, right the from October twenty first

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one to October twenty twenty two. From twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one to twenty twenty two, the land was moving there

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<v Speaker 1>at point zero eight inches per week or three inches

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<v Speaker 1>a year, tina three inches a year, okay. Then from

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two to twenty three it started moving ahead half

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<v Speaker 1>an inch a week a week, that's yeah, exactly, okay.

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<v Speaker 1>From twenty three to twenty four, two and a third

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<v Speaker 1>inches per week, all right, And in from March just

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<v Speaker 1>to April of twenty twenty four seven inches a week

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<v Speaker 1>per week. Okay. That's three hundred and sixty four inches

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<v Speaker 1>a year of movement. Okay. So yeah, the slide is moving, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>it's moving. And Wayfarer's Chapel got caught in it, like

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<v Speaker 1>so many structures there, and so first glass panels started shattering. Second,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the glue lambs started tweaking some of the

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<v Speaker 1>and so the decision was made. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, you know, the Swedenborgian Church which is

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<v Speaker 1>a part of is there in palasfurd Is. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not of gold Mine, and so it's a very kind,

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<v Speaker 1>very open organization. You know, they make money from donations

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<v Speaker 1>and from weddings and events and whatever. But the entire

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<v Speaker 1>grounds there, the buildings have been essentially abandoned and condemned

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<v Speaker 1>because they can't be. But the decision was made, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to get some high level architectural help here.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the decision was made to preserve this historic

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<v Speaker 1>structure by disassembling it. So full restorative disassemblage has taken

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<v Speaker 1>place of Wayfarer's chapel. And now what's happening is very

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<v Speaker 1>very carefully removing all of those things. It will be

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<v Speaker 1>a process of restoring obviously the glass, restoring any of

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<v Speaker 1>the the damaged steel that holds the glass, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not exactly sure what all the pl I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure if they've lost any of the redwood glue lambs

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<v Speaker 1>or whether they've I know they were starting to be torqued.

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<v Speaker 1>Even the foundation stone that was laid in nineteen forties

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<v Speaker 1>has a long linear crack through at the cornerstone. So

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<v Speaker 1>the point is this, They are now looking for a

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure that's going to work for them. They're

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<v Speaker 1>looking for a new location that will adequately you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're looking for the right place for it, and the

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<v Speaker 1>goal is that Wayfarers will be rebuilt, and it will

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<v Speaker 1>be restored and it will be standing once again for

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<v Speaker 1>people to come enjoy and see the magnificence of But

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<v Speaker 1>the reality is right now, full restorative disassembly, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>where it's at. That's where it's at, that's the status

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<v Speaker 1>of things there. It is going to be moved to

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<v Speaker 1>a new location. I'm sure they're going to find something

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<v Speaker 1>just as stunning for it to look out over, hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>on the peninsula, but where there is no land movement

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<v Speaker 1>on the peninsula. We'll just have to wait and see. Anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Such a meaningful thing to me as a designer, because

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<v Speaker 1>the very first time I walked into it, I was

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<v Speaker 1>so overwhelmed with how a structure can make you feel

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<v Speaker 1>in regards to nature. Just this reverence and this beauty,

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<v Speaker 1>and how a small and here's the thing, how it

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<v Speaker 1>applies to your home. How a relatively small structure. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not a big structure at all. How a relatively small

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<v Speaker 1>structure feels so large. Why because of its glass vistas

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<v Speaker 1>to everything that's around it. Therefore it owns I realized

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<v Speaker 1>that very first day, Oh my gosh, if there's enough

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<v Speaker 1>view out of enough window, even a small, small area

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<v Speaker 1>can own all of the land around it, because everything

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<v Speaker 1>you see from inside a building belongs to you in

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<v Speaker 1>that room, no matter how small that room is. Lesson learned. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>when we come back, we got calls on the board.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to the phones. Your Home with Dean Sharp,

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