[TheForge] Katrina

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

comments intermixed below.

On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Chuck Robinson wrote:

>
> About 80,000 homes were completely destroyed and over 300,000
> were severely damaged.
> Many of the gulf coast people believe that the rest of the U S
> feels like Walt does, and has all ready written them off.
>
i really have to ask.

why is it the federal government's responsibility to rebuild the gulf
coast?

why is it not the local state government's responsibility to rebuild the
gulf coast?

i personally do not understand why the rest of the u.s. should have to
pay so people can live in coastal areas that are known to be hit
regularly by natural disasters; in this case hurricanes.

i personally do not feel sorry that the people living in the effected
coastal areas did not read their insurance policies and understand
those policies better. there have been enough natural disasters in the
coastal areas that people should realise that insurance does not cover
flooding. that is what federal flood insurance is for. the insurance
companies are saying that any water damage caused by storm surge is
flooding. it should be the individual state government's department of
insurance that should be taking the insurance companies to task.

it is not my problem if those people who want/desire/demand to live in
coastal areas that are hit regularly bu natural disasters, cannot or will
not adequately insure their homes and belongings.

i have not seen anyone lining up to help me in my 9yr legal nightmare
resulting from a freak work accident.

concerning new orleans, lousiana.
the wise man built his house upon the rocks.
the foolish man built his house upon the sand.
the total idiot built his house below sea level.

new orleans, la should not be rebuilt, at least not where it is current
located. the city should be moved to higher ground or further inland.
fema has done this in the mississippi river areas of illinois. entire
towns, villages, and several small cities where totally moved so they
were no longer flooded nearly every year.

people for the most part do not think in terms of long term solutions.
people think only in terms of short term solutions.

given the climate changes that are occurring.
january 2006, was the the warmest january nationwide ever.
given that the atlantic ocean is the warmest it has been in recorded
weather history this coming year will probably be more violent in terms
of hurricanes and tropical storms.

finally, i am reminded of one of the definitions of insanity.
insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different
results.

>
> Chuck
>

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terry l. ridder ><>