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No one is sneering... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 24/10/2019 02:05:19 PM

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We could abandon the West Coast and ensure nobody dies when the Big One hits. Or we could live our lives accepting that certain natural disasters are inevitable virtually everywhere and that the appropriate response when one hits is to offer aid instead of sneering.

Well, just look at the bang up job with aid that's been done that past few years and tell me it makes sense to live in low lying areas and keep hoping the government will do the right thing when disaster strikes.

And yes, the Big one will happen sometime, but it's not a repeated phenomenon, and there's certainly no guarantee it'll happen in our lifetimes. I don't see how that's comparable to hurricanes, sorry.

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Have y'all seen this? Qatar is air conditioning their open-air markets and stadiums. TyrReborn - 19/10/2019 06:06:47 AM 777 Views
This is nothing new. Qatar has had indoor ski slopes for years. *NM* damookster - 19/10/2019 11:32:07 PM 202 Views
cold air remains low to the ground or something? *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2019 11:32:28 PM 200 Views
Right, but... surely an enclosed stadium would be more efficient. *NM* TyrReborn - 21/10/2019 10:49:37 PM 191 Views
Well, the city was built... fionwe1987 - 20/10/2019 09:48:37 PM 452 Views
Excuse Me? *NM* Roland00 - 20/10/2019 11:30:28 PM 263 Views
Yeah, I get that people don't want to move. But... TyrReborn - 21/10/2019 10:52:03 PM 379 Views
I think the extravagance is the point *NM* aerocontrols - 21/10/2019 11:51:53 PM 196 Views
Speculating here, but... fionwe1987 - 23/10/2019 09:45:23 PM 417 Views
Why is it always the Gulf Coast that gets complained about when we rebuild? Ghavrel - 23/10/2019 07:50:35 AM 421 Views
huh? aerocontrols - 23/10/2019 12:37:50 PM 401 Views
Re: huh? Ghavrel - 23/10/2019 08:52:29 PM 406 Views
That may simply be because earthquakes are less frequent than hurricanes, especially now *NM* fionwe1987 - 23/10/2019 09:46:47 PM 194 Views
They're less frequent, but we know where they're going to happen. Ghavrel - 24/10/2019 04:42:15 AM 421 Views
No one is sneering... fionwe1987 - 24/10/2019 02:05:19 PM 432 Views
You did use the word, idiocy. damookster - 24/10/2019 02:09:45 PM 443 Views
Fair. But I don't mean it at an individual level. I think... fionwe1987 - 24/10/2019 08:46:06 PM 470 Views
Re: huh? aerocontrols - 24/10/2019 06:01:36 PM 408 Views
That means we need to abandon places where millions of people live. Just in the US. Ghavrel - 28/10/2019 02:24:36 AM 452 Views
Please read my 2nd paragraph again aerocontrols - 28/10/2019 04:06:32 PM 371 Views
Aerocontrols do you think Augusta Kansas should not exist? Roland00 - 24/10/2019 05:35:22 AM 408 Views
I think there's an argument to be made aerocontrols - 24/10/2019 05:50:26 PM 410 Views
But the Halloween flood of 98 was not like that Roland00 - 24/10/2019 06:41:28 PM 350 Views
Augusta flooded again last spring. aerocontrols - 24/10/2019 08:24:39 PM 419 Views
A little over sensitive? damookster - 23/10/2019 08:21:39 PM 390 Views
Very. I had enough of people blaming us for Katrina to last a lifetime. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/10/2019 08:53:44 PM 200 Views
to my point, however.... damookster - 23/10/2019 10:27:04 PM 418 Views
I don't really know how that's relevant though. I'm not talking about insurance. Ghavrel - 24/10/2019 04:40:58 AM 406 Views
I guess my point damookster - 24/10/2019 02:03:08 PM 486 Views
Mookie why aren't you using the same logic about the California fires? Roland00 - 24/10/2019 07:53:19 PM 425 Views
because to the best of my knowledge, homeowners insurance in California is not unobtainable damookster - 25/10/2019 03:07:57 AM 435 Views
California Insurance for Fire is becoming a Market Failure Roland00 - 25/10/2019 06:35:28 AM 398 Views
As someone who *lives* in California Jeordam - 25/10/2019 04:38:49 PM 440 Views
Sigh you are missing my point I was saying about Scapegoating Roland00 - 25/10/2019 09:45:48 PM 479 Views
I didn't miss what you said.... Jeordam - 25/10/2019 11:35:23 PM 427 Views
Let me see if we are on the same page here. Roland00 - 26/10/2019 01:08:45 AM 425 Views
*nods* I knew what you were saying. Jeordam - 29/10/2019 09:53:30 PM 397 Views
Are you also calling me oversensitive Damookster for I had the same complaint? Roland00 - 24/10/2019 05:30:59 AM 394 Views
I was teasing Gabe. damookster - 24/10/2019 02:06:17 PM 384 Views
Sorry for misunderstanding Roland00 - 24/10/2019 06:43:36 PM 557 Views
You do realize that all of Qatar is desert? Legolas - 21/10/2019 07:53:24 PM 411 Views
What I was really commenting on is, wouldn't it be more efficient to enclose those areas? TyrReborn - 21/10/2019 10:51:00 PM 433 Views
Probably. For the stadiums, I thought they did do that, not sure about the markets... Legolas - 22/10/2019 05:57:11 PM 366 Views
Most of Antarctica is desert aerocontrols - 21/10/2019 11:51:04 PM 394 Views
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