maybe you shouldn’t have built it there.
One one hand, I congratulate the Adams on building their house above the tidal surge level. On the other hand, why would you build a house there? Twice. You see, the Adams first house was destroyed by Hurricane Rita in 2005. So, they rebuilt it to be 22 feet above sea level. Which was almost enough, but not quite. Although the structure is still standing much of the interior and furnishings were destroyed.
The house is insured, so the Adams will get some money to repair or replace the house. That’s if the county allows the residents to rebuild. Which is the county’s business, not mine. As long as no one comes to the taxpayers outside of Galveston County for money.
Speaking of Gilchrist, I wonder how many of these are still standing?
Not many would be my guess.
Even more pictures at Dr. Jeff Masters blog. Notice that not only the destruction of the houses, but that much of the land was washed out to sea. “Riding out the storm” probably wasn’t a good idea.
I’m not making fun of the people of Gilchrist, especially the ones that died and most likely will never be found. I do have to wonder if the view is worth the price.
Since the storm took away a lot of the land, trees, homes, . . . , the view has been changed significantly. It isn’t even the same view.People continue to drive, in spite of a death rate that is much higher than all of our disasters combined. We don’t always make rational decisions, but just because we don’t see the value in somebody else’s decision, doesn’t mean it isn’t logical – at least for that person.
People continue to drive because it’s an efficient way to travel, despite the risks. The deaths are also spread out over a time and distance. Nor do people in car accidents expect help from the rest of the nation in buying a replacement vehicle. All of which is to say that if they want to rebuild, fine. Just don’t ask the rest of us to pay for their folly.
People drive for all sorts of reasons. People choose their residence for a variety of reasons, too.People view driving as safe, but living in disaster prone places as extremely risky. The risk/reward evaluation is not a human strong point.”All of which is to say that if they want to rebuild, fine. Just don’t ask the rest of us to pay for their folly.”No argument there.