Re: [californiadisasters] Batten Down Your Hatches!

You may well not sadly many do. In NJ on the beach many homes built in the 1960's have been rebuilt several times over on the backs of federal flood insurance until recently when some loopholes were closed in that program.

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On Dec 19, 2010, at 20:03, "Hadziin" <hadziin@softhome.net> wrote:

> I just love simplistic answers.
> What you seem to be saying is that those who do not love the sound of the wild asphalt
> are costing you money. I wish you could see my homeowners insurance bill.
> I live where I do by choice and pay the premiums to live here. I don't count on federal relief to protect my home!
>
> From: newnethboy
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 7:11 AM
> To: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [californiadisasters] Batten Down Your Hatches!
>
>
> The real solution for this is to:
>
> 1. Not live in the urban-wildland interface, or
>
> 2. Manage one's property in a manner that minimizes personal risks.
>
> There is much area that's not anywhere near the fire danger or the mudflow
> danger after a fire. (In the UWI, the danger of fire exists at almost any
> time--the exception being right after a fire. The danger of mudflow is
> limited to a year or two after a fire, so prep is different.)
>
> Unlike being in a tornado or hurricane area, the fire danger here is quite
> limited to specific places.
>
> But still, those who choose to live in UWI areas are, in fact, in the same
> position as those in, say, New Braunfels, TX, who've built and rebuilt in a
> floodplain and rely on Federal disaster relief to keep rebuilding. You and
> I, who plan and protect ourselves, still have to pay for these people who
> don't.
>
>
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