[TheForge] Is anyone on-line ? OT:

[Bruce .]

For years we've been saying about folks on those barrier islands, "One
good hurricane..."  Well, Sandy was pretty good.  Most of the damage
was to people on the barrier islands.  I am writing to the governor
(who actually hung around for the storm this time -- him and his
Lt.Gov. too!  Imagine that!) that the state should buy out the
destroyed properties (at land value -- these people can collect on
their insurance for the rest) and turn it back into untenanted barrier
islands.  Then take some FEMA money and settle these folks on higher
ground.  It's a situation analogous to New Orleans.  If you build in
Nature's path, you're going to get wiped out sooner or later.

OTOH, there were some people whose homes were badly damaged in areas
it was MUCH less expected.  One fellow lives 4 blocks from the ocean,
but there's a lake nearby.  The storm surge carried pieces of the
boardwalk over the lake and into the street in front of his house.  In
retrospect, that probably could have been predicted, but I doubt
anyone looked into it.

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Craig Schaefer <calvinjean2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> How long have you lived down a dirt road in Appalachia?
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>>I would say the better solution is to remove one's head from the anus
>> and not live in such places.  The Passaic River used to flood every year
>> and thousands of homes would be seriously damaged, over and over again.
>>  One would think that a light would go on after about the fifth time
>> one's house was destroyed and the flood premiums rose into hefty five
>> figures.  But no.  "We'll rebuild and next time our house is destroyed
>> we will whine about it yet again."
>>
>> What a world. :)
>>
>> On 11/5/2012 1:33 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer wrote:
>>> Confess to designing inundation resistant buildings in my mind..triple O
>>> ring seals on every door, built in back up generators and H2o storage,
>>> very heavy tempered glass..etc.
>>>
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Bruce
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