Texas mer check in after hurricane Harvey.

[Satine]

Hello all y'all texas mers. How is everyone after hurricane Harvey? Everyone safe? How'd y'all hold up in the storm? I know some of you live right outside of Houston in the bad areas! I personally am ok my apartment is on the second floor and my bf house is on high ground so I took my car and left it there.

[pam33]

Perhaps I'm naive, but my studies of Political Philosophy lead me to believe that the principal obligation of any government is the protection of the governed; if that is so, then why permit the density of development in coastal areas and in river valleys that assure that those living in such areas will be subject to catastrophic loss following every hurricane or heavy rain storm at a high tide. We were in Eastern Canada almost 15 years ago in February when a coastal community in Newfoundland flooded and froze. Canadian Government hudsdled with insurers and residents were told that insurers would help them relocate in a dwelling of like kind and value in a locale less subject to the vagaries of wind and weather than their formenr community; the message was very clear that if they wanted to rebuild in the same community, they were on their own.

[Mermaid Kane]

Perhaps I'm naive, but my studies of Political Philosophy lead me to believe that the principal obligation of any government is the protection of the governed; if that is so, then why permit the density of development in coastal areas and in river valleys that assure that those living in such areas will be subject to catastrophic loss following every hurricane or heavy rain storm at a high tide. We were in Eastern Canada almost 15 years ago in February when a coastal community in Newfoundland flooded and froze. Canadian Government hudsdled with insurers and residents were told that insurers would help them relocate in a dwelling of like kind and value in a locale less subject to the vagaries of wind and weather than their formenr community; the message was very clear that if they wanted to rebuild in the same community, they were on their own.

First off; this is your first post, so I'm assuming you are just a nosy little crab.

Second; people can live where they want.
If you are saying densities of people shouldn't live where its dangerous (and that is what I got from your post), then why don't you just lasso the sun and burn Earth to a crisp? Because their is deadly weather everywhere. Tornadoes, fires, tsunamis, hurricanes, flooding, drought, earthquakes, etc etc etc.

I've been seeing a lot of people like you and your starting to get on my nerves.

[Slim]

First of all, your post is doesn't address anything from the original post at all and this is better left as it's own thread. 2nd, different town in Canada is affect by blizzard and snow condition, mudslides around Vancouver, and Halifax can be affect by tides and winds the remains of an Atlantic hurricane brushes by and I never heard once where Canada try to relocate them. And maybe I'm naive but while we are kinda off subject, are your studies based on the same essays being sold on the website to help people cheat with their college work as that seem to bother my moral a bit. The main target audience on such essay are people who are in desperate need of time so they pay to buy those which consequently is the same age group according to a US university study of people who doesn't move after a natural disaster hits their area.



Perhaps I'm naive, but my studies of Political Philosophy lead me to believe that the principal obligation of any government is the protection of the governed; if that is so, then why permit the density of development in coastal areas and in river valleys that assure that those living in such areas will be subject to catastrophic loss following every hurricane or heavy rain storm at a high tide. We were in Eastern Canada almost 15 years ago in February when a coastal community in Newfoundland flooded and froze. Canadian Government hudsdled with insurers and residents were told that insurers would help them relocate in a dwelling of like kind and value in a locale less subject to the vagaries of wind and weather than their formenr community; the message was very clear that if they wanted to rebuild in the same community, they were on their own.

[Mermaid Whisper]

Hey all, try to cool down a bit. This person isn't suggesting individuals brought the damage on themselves or deserved it, they're asking why the government supports so many people living in a dangerous area. It's a valid question, maybe insensitive to this specific thread, but nonetheless worth asking.

For a lot of folks, the beauty of the landscape, the job opportunities, the pay, the cost of living, all outweigh the risks of a severe hurricane such as this. Category 5s are pretty rare, though more and more frequent.

Pam, if you're really interested in debating politics with people who are struggling to get their lives back together, I would recommend starting your own topic to encourage conversation.


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