As I said in a previous post, this past week seemed to have been travel week, either to cities far, far away in another galaxy -- 45 or more miles away -- or to the American outback, also known as the boondocks.

One of my inspections was up in La Jolla, where the Pacific Harbor Seals have taken up residence (pictures to come; no I don't inspect seals).

Since it's only natural that I wind up in La Jolla during rush hour -- and rush hour leaving La Jolla has to be the worst in San Diego County -- I took the opportunity to put on my walking shoes and take a long stroll down the beach, way past the Harbor Seals, to see some magnificent beach houses. This was my favorite one:

At first glance, you might think that the wall around this house is the foundation, but it's not. It's the sea wall. If you look carefully, you can see that this house is sitting smack dab (smack dab?) on the beach.

Here are the beach floor entrances for three other beach homes:

During an El Niño year storm, these beach houses sometimes have their first floors flooded (duh). I suspect that their insurance policies have an El Niño rider attached to them, with a pretty good premium, too. After all, if you can get in, so can Mother and Father Nature and their rowdy son, El Niño.

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This week's posts (they'll open in a new window)

1. How to easily help your house burn down - 6/27/09
2. I don't inspect heliports - 6/26/09
3. ActiveRain commenting etiquette: HELP! - 6/26/09 (Featured)
4. How to make the most of your day - 6/25/09
5. WWW (Wordless Wednesday With Words): It's nice to be taken care of - 6/24/09
6. Why we need tort reform - 6/23/09
7. Your electrical panel is not there to cause problems, it's there to prevent them - 6/22/09
8. Unsolvable problems? Look at it differently. The answer is there. - 6/22/09

Last week's posts (they'll open in a new window)

1. Is this not the most beautiful lizard you have ever seen in your life? - 6/21/09
2. A California home inspection first for me - 6/21/09
3. SST (Speechless Sunday with Text): You take my chair, I take your pillow.... - 6/21/09
4. ActiveRain brings us back together after a six-year split - 6/20/09
5. Balboa Park water lily slide show - 6/20/09
6. Viking Range refrigerator recall - 6/20/09
7. Foto Friday: It just takes a little balance. I know I can do it. - 6/19/09
8. Camera review: Canon EOS Rebel XSi - 6/18/09
9. WWW (Wordless Wednesday with Words): Takin' it easy - 6/17/09
10. How to have fun when the Realtor is late.... - 6/16/09
11. Do you have a yellow thingy? - 6/15/09

Previous week's posts (they'll open in a new window)

1. Happy Flag Day! (flags included) - 6/14/09
2. The air conditioner is still hibernating - 6/13/09
3. How does a cat know? - 6/13/09
4. "There were rodents in the attic...." - 6/12/09
5. Foto Friday: Ground squirrel invasion slide show - 6/12/09
6. It's only a fix depending on your viewpoint - 6/11/09
7. WWW (Wordless Wednesday with Words): One-month old flamingo at the San Diego Zoo - 6/10/09
8. WWW (Wordless Wednesday with Words): Bottoms up! - 6/10/09
9. Refrigerator recall - Admiral, Amana, Crosley, Jenn-Air, Magic Chef, Maytag, Performa - 6/9/09
10. The house I want to inspect, but I'm not qualified - 6/8/09

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