11-13-2012, 02:49 PM
DRR wrote:
It's easy to say "duh" in hindsight. It's difficult, arguably impossible, to both plan for, and allocate resources for, every possible outcome.
I'll diffidently disagree. You'll find that people in those areas argued AGAINST all that low lying permanent home development even before WWII, and were overruled by greedy bureaucrats eager to reap increased tax revenues and other benefits.
And when you say 'possible outcome' you really should have said "Probable Outcome":
Personal Story:
My father grew up on Long Island. The color movie film you see in various programs of the 1938 hurricane that devastated Long Island was taken by my grandmother.. in one shot you see my grandfather, his brother in law, and my then 7 year old father helping with rescue and recovery operations.
After the hurricane, my grandfather worked very hard to try to disallow development and construction on low lying areas along the Atlantic shore. He attended meetings, hired lawyers, even sued the town. He made himself quite the nuisance.
But was rebuffed for the reasons noted above.
Fools build on flood plains, 'dry' riverbeds, and along coastal shores within reach of Mother Nature. Complete Freaking MORONS allow them to build there in exchange for money.