Posted on May 27, 2015
SPC Chad Kolod
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Every day when I bring my kids to and from school I pass this house and wonder the question, what came first, the garage or the telephone pole? Your opinion?
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PO2 Steven Erickson
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I apologize in advance, but I'm gonna go all "nuke" on this... (yes, I'm bored right now).

PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Which was installed first - Garage or Telephone Pole

DATA:
One photograph, good resolution

ANALYSIS:
Facts / Strongly Suggestive Data:
1. The foundation of the home is stone/masonry.
2. The garage appears to be on a slab of some sort.
3. The driveway is asphalt, yet the sidewalk is concrete.
4. The asphalt forms a seamless boundary around the telephone pole.
5. The driveway is significantly wider than necessary for the garage. In fact, it is clear that the driveway was constructed / modified to benefit the owner AND the neighbor.
6. The roof of the garage appears to be newer than that of the house.

Information-based supposition:
Although far from irrefutable, an approximation of the size of the garage door, as compared to the entrance doors, compared to the apparent length of the open area between the pole and the garage door, indicates that a vehicle capable of fitting into an approximately 8' door opening would certainly be capable of negotiating the "entrance vector" for the garage door past the pole.

CONCLUSION:
The owner wanted a garage.
The yard was paved over with asphalt to form the driveway.
The garage was constructed AFTER the pole was installed.

FINI...

7:^D
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PO2 Steven Erickson
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Wouldn't trade my time on the Pig (USS Permit, SSN-594) for ANYTHING!!!!!
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PO1 Ken Johnson
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Guys, I just needed a little extra storage area....
Cut me some slack!
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PO2 Steven Erickson
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It is an ingenious plan, well executed, PO1 Ken Johnson!
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PO1 Ken Johnson
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Actually, a submariner should understand... never enough room.

But I never rode submarines, I was on targets and that couldn't be my house... it looks like snow on the ground
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SPC Chad Kolod
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In so glad everyone got as much of a kick out of this as I did
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SSG James Doherty
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The roof on the garage is newer than the house. My but it's on the pole
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SSG James Doherty
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*bet... I am not a stripper
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SSgt Quality Assurance Evaluator
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I would have to agree on this. Either way someone wasn't using any form of logic when this occurred.
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