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red states rule
05-22-2011, 08:12 AM
This story is amazing. Here are examples of what some people will do to save their homes and protect their property
Not even a record flood will drive them from their homes and they find a way to defeat the flood waters
Please click on the link and see the pictures to see what Amercian ingenuity and a lot of hard work can accomplish
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1388660/Mississippi-River-flooding-Residents-build-homemade-dams-saves-houses.html
Gaffer
05-22-2011, 11:13 AM
Aside from the ruined homes and flooded farmland which is a disaster for everyone, it is a rich farmland part of the country and flooding like this is what made the ground so rich and fertile. Before all the levees this was a regular occurrence. The smart ones took measures to do something to protect their property. Then there are those who could not afford to build barriers around their homes and those who are waiting on the government to do something.
red states rule
05-22-2011, 12:41 PM
Aside from the ruined homes and flooded farmland which is a disaster for everyone, it is a rich farmland part of the country and flooding like this is what made the ground so rich and fertile. Before all the levees this was a regular occurrence. The smart ones took measures to do something to protect their property. Then there are those who could not afford to build barriers around their homes and those who are waiting on the government to do something.
My heart goes out to those people. But these few show what hard work, a good game plan, and sheer stermination can do
SpidermanTUba
05-22-2011, 06:19 PM
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Not even a record flood will drive them from their homes and they find a way to defeat the flood waters
Ways like utilizing a loophole in a federally subsidized insurance program?
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/property_owners_in_the_path_of.html
Missileman
05-23-2011, 12:01 AM
Ways like utilizing a loophole in a federally subsidized insurance program?
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/property_owners_in_the_path_of.html
Thank you! You've posted a shining example of why the government needs to stay the hell out of the insurance business.
red states rule
05-23-2011, 04:54 AM
Thank you! You've posted a shining example of why the government needs to stay the hell out of the insurance business.
and the housing business as well
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