[TheForge] Katrina

[Rowland Smuck]

Terry, I agree with you totally!!!

Rowland of Roseburg, OR 97470
10 miles to the nearest Red Light
There is a very fine line between 
"hobby" and "mental illness
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Katrina


> 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
>>
> 
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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