Harvey vs Sandy

[kallend 2,175]

20 Texas GOP representatives, and Sens. Ted Cruz (R) and John Cornyn (R) of Texas, each voted against the federal relief package for victims of 2012’s Superstorm Sandy. Now they ask for federal assistance.

HYPOCRITES!

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[grimmie 186]

And lied about why they voted no.

[gowlerk 2,283]

Is Texas a red state? I've heard that God loves red states.

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[quade 4]

gowlerk

Is Texas a red state? I've heard that God loves red states.

I heard God punishes homosexuals by sending hurricanes to their state.

I wonder how Osteen feels about that today?

Oh, who am I kidding? He's still probably fine with it.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[kallend 2,175]

gowlerk

Is Texas a red state? I've heard that God loves red states.

There's an ark in Kentucky. God doesn't seem too good at geography.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[piisfish 140]

Got to give credit to Belgian humour:
Finally the wall was a good idea

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[Phil1111 1,193]

Harvey to be costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, estimated cost of $190 billion

Hurricane Harvey could be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history with a potential price tag of $190 billion, according to a preliminary estimate from private weather firm AccuWeather.

This is equal to the combined cost of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and represents a 1% economic hit to the gross national product, AccuWeather said.

“Parts of Houston, the United States' fourth largest city, will be uninhabitable for weeks and possibly months due to water damage, mold, disease-ridden water and all that will follow this 1,000-year flood,” said AccuWeather president Joel Myers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/08/30/harvey-costliest-natural-disaster-u-s-history-estimated-cost-160-billion/615708001/

Hurricane Harvey damage costs could reach $75 billion, research firm says...

The firm's current estimate ranges from $48 billion to $75 billion, with an average of $57 billion....

"The computer models we normally use to do estimates for hurricanes don't really work that well for this kind of a storm," Chuck Watson, the director of research and development at Enki Research, said in an interview with "Power Lunch."

"This is more like a big, broad flooding low-pressure type thing and it's over such a large area that a lot of the normal assumptions that you build into the system start to break down."...

JPMorgan predicts the eventual insured losses from Harvey could be as much as $10 billion to $20 billion.

However, Watson pointed out that he's currently estimating about 20 percent of the damage will be covered by insurance.

"It's going to be a huge hit to the flood insurance program, but we're currently thinking as much as 70 or 75 percent of the losses and impact from this storm will not be insured," he said.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/30/hurricane-harvey-damage-costs-could-reach-75-billion-research-firm-says.html

Well trump wanted a infrastructure and jobs bill.

[nolhtairt 0]

Insurance is such a goddamn racket. You pay for it, and then a disaster happens, then they won't pay for it, or nowhere near enough to cover your losses.

It's one of the pitfalls of living near the coast. Do so at your own risk.

[kallend 2,175]

nolhtairt

Insurance is such a goddamn racket. You pay for it, and then a disaster happens, then they won't pay for it, or nowhere near enough to cover your losses.

It's one of the pitfalls of living near the coast. Do so at your own risk.

Then there are the "it won't happen to me" idiots who don't buy insurance, and then expect taxpayers or charities to pick up the bill when it does happen.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[airdvr 210]

Flood insurance is issued by FEMA. If you live in a flood zone and have a mortgage you were probably required to carry flood insurance. I saw an estimate that only 20% of the homes carry the insurance. Seems low.

Either way, we'll all pay. Funny how some on here are OK with people not carrying health insurance but are berated as scum for no flood insurance.

Please don't dent the planet.

Destinations by Roxanne

[billvon 3,131]

>Funny how some on here are OK with people not carrying health insurance but are
>berated as scum for no flood insurance.

Like who? (other than that notorious poster StrawMan)

[gowlerk 2,283]

Is it too soon to start comparing Irma to Harvey? She could be arriving to a coastline near you in a week or so. Probably not as late as the 23rd though......


Edited, because I got the date of the upcoming apocalypse wrong.

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[normiss 905]

No need to worry John, per POTUS, "Texas is heeling fast".

[kallend 2,175]

normiss

No need to worry John, per POTUS, "Texas is heeling fast".

Maybe that 0.01% contribution he promised will prevent it from capsizing.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[normiss 905]

I would expect his contribution to work as well as the $1,000,000 he promised the Veterans group.

[DanG 1]

A lot of these areas were never expected to flood, so flood insurance may not have been available.

But don't worry, Trumps wants to cut the funding for the people responsible for updating and maintaining flood maps.

- Dan G

[kallend 2,175]

DanG

A lot of these areas were never expected to flood, so flood insurance may not have been available.

But don't worry, Trumps wants to cut the funding for the people responsible for updating and maintaining flood maps.

Insurance companies are usually quite happy to sell you policies against things they are sure won't happen.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[kallend 2,175]

DanG

But don't worry, Trumps wants to cut the funding for the people responsible for updating and maintaining flood maps.

That money will go towards his wall. Maybe he should make it waterproof.

www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/08/30/house-republicans-spending-bill-includes-fema-cuts-fund-trump-border-wall/VSf07WfdiwyhOFOoOKZ7pL/story.html

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[wmw999 2,600]

NFIP flood insurance is federally subsidized; it's what makes it affordable. I had it in Houston (my Houston house didn't flood). It's cost was about 1/4 of the regular homeowner's insurance cost. The issue is that the chances of needing to pay out are smaller, but when you have to, the percentage value of the house is likely to be larger, and they're almost certain to be paying for lots of homes at once, instead of a couple of house fires, or break-ins, or even a tornado.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)