I want to build my 2 million dollar dreamhouse on the beach and make the taxpayers foot the bill when it gets flattened. See: http://www.fema.gov/cis/DE.pdf Rehoboth Beach is almost all on a barrier island. It's nuts to build there, and nuts to keep paying to put the houses back. But I guess the money is better spent than being used in Iraq.
Greg and April wrote: >Yes. > >If people live in an area, they should learn of dangerous natural >occurrences ( quakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tidal waves, blizzards and the >like ), and make preparations for them. > >Like I said in another post: > >"I have no issue with those that TRIED to do something to help them selves >and still got into trouble. > >BUT I do have issues with those that did NOTHING ( despite all the >warnings ) to help them selves then expect the government and everyone else >to drop what their doing and save them, because they would rather buy a case >of beer, than a bus ticket.". > >Dams fail, if people are not willing to accept that they may only have 5 min >warning to get to higher ground, and may lose everything they should not >live below a dam. > >If people are going to fly, they need to take it upon them selves to find >out what kind of aircraft they are going to be flying on and find out if >that model of aircraft has a good history of flight safety, and then take >the personal responsibility to accept that sometimes the one in a million >chance actualy happens. > >If one looks at the past one can see that a given area is subject to >hurricanes and should prepare accordingly. > >If you live below sea level near a coast, expect the fact that you have a >chance of getting flooded. If you live within 50 ft of sea level near a >coast, expect that the tidal surge could very well reach you. > >Empathy? My empathy is for the kids that couldn't leave because of >ignorant parents and for the people that tried and still failed. Not for >someone that bought a case of beer, instead of a 5 gal bucket of water that >could save their life. > >7 MRE's can keep a person alive for 2 weeks, and cost about the same as a >case of beer. > >If people would pay attention when the experts tell them not to expect help >after a disaster for at least 72 hrs, they would be allot better off putting >the money to a 72 hr kit than spending it to drink that stupid beer. With >a little ingenuity, 72 hr kits are not expensive nor are they hard to put >together, I have put several together for my family. > >If I had to leave the house: >I can with 5 min notice, keep my family of 4 going for 24 hrs. >With 20 min notice, I can keep my family going 72 hrs, with some shelter. >With an 1 hour notice, I can keep my family going for more than 2 weeks in >some comfort. >With 1 day of notice, I can hook up with a couple of friends and my 2 >sisters, and live comfortably for a month with out any other assistance. > >If I don't have to leave the house, I'm good for 1 month in the winter, and >4+ months in the summer. > >I do not live in a flood plain. > >I have a little multi-fuel stove, that can burn any liquid fuel, and a >fireplace that can burn any solid fuel ( I have a little wood stove I could >install in a day or so ), to cook food. > >I scrounged most of the materials and built a safe room in the basement. > >I have three 55 gal barrels filled with water, plus enough containers for >another 500 gal of water ( and that is not counting the 55 gal water >heater ). > >I have a chain saw and enough fuel to keep it going for a week strait. > >I also have a 5ft cross cut timber saw, a couple of axes, a maul and some >splitting wedges, and know how to make wood wedges ( done it several times >when my metal wedges were stuck or not available ). > >I'll say it now: > >If anyone on this list, would like help putting together a 72 hr kit, I >would be more than happy to give any help I can! > >In part it's a little like learning to make BioDiesel because the DinoDiesel >is running out. > >Just remember, is going to be extremely hard to put one together, during an >emergency, so do it before it occurs. > >Greg H. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Manzo, Emil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:33 >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame? > > > > >>Would you feel the same way if people died in quakes in Japan or >>California? What about Sri Lanka? How about a plane crash, dam breech, >>eruption or tornado? Some empathy here would be nice. No one is perfect. >>No one can predict the future. >> >>Regards, >>Emil >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
