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~~`-- <br />(Deposition of Ron K. Thompson) <br />• • <br />1 and which is a considerable distance away, that the <br />2 long wall mining is, I would not expect that -- in <br />3 fact, I would be confident that that subsidence did <br />4 not impact your house. <br />5 Q. That is not my question. My question <br />6 is do you know of any scientific explanation for <br />7 the fact that it has broken, other than what you <br />8 have done? <br />9 MR. BAILEY: I'm going to object, <br />10 as being an asked and answered basis. He told you <br />11 he is not a structural engineer, told you he hasn't <br />12 done a detailed evaluation of this house. <br />~„r <br />.•~ <br />l <br />13 MR. TATUM: You have your <br />14 objection. If he can't answer the question he can <br />23 <br />15 say he doesn't know. <br />16 MR. BAILEY: Well, I think he has <br />17 answered the question. You can answer it again. <br />18 A. Hypothetically, one of the first things <br />19 I would check for with a house, still, is the <br />20 drainage pattern, water being allowed to sit around <br />21 a foundation that may cause it to settle. <br />22 Q. Okay. <br />23 A. I had that problem with a house in <br />24 Price and, actually, it was gypsum in the rock <br />r <br />25 strata that when it gets wet it expands and it <br />EARL E. MEEK & ASSOCIATES <br />311 West 12th St., Pueblo, Co. 81003 (719) 542-1010 <br />