[TheForge] Katrina

[Mike Porter]

Line? What line? I didn't see any line!
Mikey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rowland Smuck" <rsmuck at direcway.com>
To: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>; "Sponsored by ABANA" 
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Katrina


> 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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