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Originally Posted by dyna mo
richard, you are attacking a little old lady victim because you don't approve of where she lives. I could list a million reasons why people live where they live, many out of necessity, many because the locations are much much nicer than where you live, but that would all fall on deaf ears with you.
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And again, I disagree with you.
I'm sure many people stay because of their job, their family, they like the area, etc.... It's a choice. The woman in the article I mentioned earlier said she was "exhausted" and that she "cannot afford this again" but you already know she is going to turn around and build there again. More or less she cannot live in her own house two thirds of the time because it's constantly being rebuilt. She is going to spend the next two years renting a house some place else while her house is rebuilt, she'll move in for a year or two, and then repeat the process.
Isn't this the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?
Another thing that bothers me is the small towns that constantly get hit with floods. The flooding happens every five to ten years, but they are going to be strong and they are going rebuild. Why? They already know this is going to happen again. (I bet they are also paying out the ass for flood insurance.) Why wouldn't they rebuild somewhere else? The next town over? Two miles over? On a hill. At least this way when the river crests in four years and Main Street gets flooded again, they won't lose everything. I get it, I understand. It's much cheaper for them to have the insurance company just repair the damage, etc, instead of taking down the building and rebuilding someplace else. I get that. But I can't have much compassion for someone when they say "This happened three years ago, and I don't know if I can go through it again". Well... It is what it is.
Whatever I guess. If they want to spend the next two years rebuilding that is there decision.