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Subject: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Donuel Date: 28 Sep 22 - 08:17 AM The 35 Billion dollars in damages hurricane Ian is the first mostly uninsured storm, at least for homeowners. https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-insurance-bankruptcy/40044775# It is likely to be more expensive than when cat 5 Andrew hit Florida. Republican politicians were lobbied by insurance companies so naturally nothing was done to push back against the exodus of Insurance companies. They are counting on Federal money to deal with Florida disasters. Finding high ground in Florida or hurricane insurance is a fool's errand. I wonder if Mara Lago has storm insurance? I don't live in FL so I don't know the opinions of Floridians on the ground. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: gillymor Date: 28 Sep 22 - 08:49 AM Chrissake, people are just trying to survive this thing down here, at least wait until the storm passes before you a launch into one of your half-assed political rants. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Donuel Date: 28 Sep 22 - 10:40 AM That was the opinion of a Floridian on the ground. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 28 Sep 22 - 12:02 PM So you can't think ahead 24 hours, gillymor? This shit is going to hit the federal fan pretty quickly. If this had hit when Trump was in office he'd be paying attention because he has real estate down there. He couldn't care less about anyplace he has no investments. Look at Puerto Rico. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Steve Shaw Date: 28 Sep 22 - 12:29 PM That link is forbidden here. What are we saying here: insurance isn't available, insurance is too expensive, people don't bother with it...? If you buy a house here that is in an area with historic flooding, your insurance will be very expensive, restricted in some way or very difficult to get. My house can't flood. Of course, it can burn or (being on an exposed coast) blow down, sort of (I've had to claim for my roof a couple of times over 35 years). I pay around £800 per annum for comprehensive house cover (they do it by the bedroom here and I have four) which also includes the contents. Landlords of rented houses are responsible for the buildings cover. I feel sorry for people in flood zones who have to pay a fortune or who have to live dangerously. I expect that certain parts of Florida are regarded as high risk...? Tell me more! |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 28 Sep 22 - 12:37 PM That is a television station news website. 'Stuck with the bill': How Florida insurance companies going under leaves buyers out to dry |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Steve Shaw Date: 28 Sep 22 - 12:57 PM Wow. We don't have a problem here with companies going Into liquidation or receivership and leaving customers high and dry. Sounds like a mess. $3000 a month? I think I'd up sticks... |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 28 Sep 22 - 10:35 PM I heard an interview this evening with a woman who was sheltering in a home very near where the hurricane landed - at one point the broadcaster asked her why she was there. They didn't have to evacuate, but homes very nearby did. It turns out that she lives to the north where it was originally forecast to come ashore, so she thought she was moving out of the path by evacuating to this other place. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Donuel Date: 29 Sep 22 - 07:48 AM Lee county / Fort Meyers Sheriff said there could be hundreds of fatalities there on Fox News. I watched Tucker Carlson say verbatim what gilymor posted. Then he blamed Democrat Amy Klobuchar. Between life or property the issue of life is of course paramount. In Florida there is a law prohibiting State employee authorities from using the word global warming. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Donuel Date: 29 Sep 22 - 08:36 AM Of course Fox News tried to demonize FEMA and pressed the Sheriff to complain about lack of cooperation by the Feds and he said "we do not need pissing contests right now". Brian Kilmeade still tried to exaggerate even saying hundreds of thousands dead and agreed that political 'assuages' are not the issue at this time. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 29 Sep 22 - 12:59 PM The sheriff walked back that statement - he said in an interview later in the morning that there "were deaths" and they had no idea how many right now. There might be hundreds. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 29 Sep 22 - 01:05 PM And pulling up Google News I see that A section of the Sanibel Causeway in Florida is destroyed by Hurricane Ian, cutting off access to the island community A large section of a causeway connecting an island in southwestern Florida to the mainland collapsed into the Gulf of Mexico, leaving anyone who did not evacuate stranded, as Hurricane Ian left a path of devastation through the state Wednesday. Last night on Alex Wagner's MSNBC program she interviewed General Honoré who said that in the first 12 hours it wouldn't be FEMA or any other government group doing the work, it would be neighbors rescuing neighbors. The "Cajun Navy" is what that was called after previous hurricanes in Louisiana. After that the government would be in a better position to help people, even if they were staged nearby to hit the ground running. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Donuel Date: 29 Sep 22 - 01:40 PM Hurricane Harvey produced a similar 'navy' in Texas and I recall many were immigrants. Marcos Island was hit by Michael and now Ian. This slice of paradise has not been lucky I'm wishing gillymor the best of luck in a bad situation. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Donuel Date: 29 Sep 22 - 01:51 PM I recall when a hurricane stalled out 200 miles inland and rained for 10 days straight. It turned a stream you could step across into a quarter mile wide river. So Ian is not finished. |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Bonzo3legs Date: 29 Sep 22 - 03:45 PM I can never understand why people continue to live in a hurricane area - seems to me that they just don't have their finger on the button!!! |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Charmion Date: 29 Sep 22 - 05:44 PM Aw, c’mon, Bonzo — that’s just cruel. As Canadian, I could as well ask why your ancestors didn’t have the sense to emigrate, like mine did! |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Steve Shaw Date: 29 Sep 22 - 06:25 PM Millions of people live in areas prone to flooding in the UK. They have no choice. Nearly three million people live within a few miles of Vesuvius, and many actually farm the incredibly fertile slopes. They grow the best tomatoes in world and produce superb wines. So... |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: Donuel Date: 29 Sep 22 - 08:44 PM ha ha ha...sense to emigrate. Parts of FL is a slice of paradise that seems affordable until... |
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Ian is the first... From: keberoxu Date: 30 Sep 22 - 07:03 PM Florida is infamous for being an expensive place to die and have your estate settled, but that is a whole different can of worms. One for the lawyers. |