This was a local contractor's solution to a structural column foundation located a few inches off. I can't support this kind of fix, though (and neither can it, apparently).

From Nigel Beale's flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelbeale/3283123673/in/set-72157603778068046/)

Walking down a street in post Katrina New Orleans, I saw this feeble attempt at support.