You do not seem to understand that only those in the expected flood zones should have evacuated. I did not say that all of New York and New Jersey should have evacuated.
Travelling a few hundred miles and staying in a tent might not be a good solution? And staying in a house on a sand bar that's going to take the brunt of the storm winds and storm surge is?
You did not say that all of New York and New Jersey should have evacuated. Neither did I even suggest that people ought to stay in a zone that was under an evacuation order, or under reasonable expectation of taking water.
That was not really what I was talking about. What I was talking about was, what seems reasonable and obvious to a person not in the actual situation, may not be the same as the situation as it actually was for the person in the actual situation. It is very possible that people who listened and followed hurricane preparedness plans still have found themselves without food and water, and in need of assistance. For those who didn't prepare well, it is still within the range of reasonable human compassion (IMO) for assistance to be provided, and the conversation about how best to avoid problems in the future can happen once they are actually OK.
Which road out of NY or Jersey was backed up with traffic before the hurricane hit? Name just one. The thing is this, not everyone has to get out, those living on the waterfront should.
I already addressed this in my previous post. No sense in repeating it.
I have never stood at my residence and seen everything destroyed? I lived in New Orleans during Katrina. The structure I lived in survived and did not flood but the wind ripped all the roof tiles off and the rain soaked the wood so much that it was raining inside. Everything got wet and eventually moldy and had to be thrown away.
Not every house gets flooded. In fact, most of them don't, even in Katrina most homes were not flooded.
My bad. I assumed by your position that you had not had such an experience.
I am aware that not every house in a hurricane gets flooded. I was living on the Northshore during Katrina. I had a tree fall on my house -- no flooding there. If you were living in N.O., then you are probably aware that many of the houses and businesses that did flood were not considered to be in a flood zone at the time. Sometimes floods happen where they are not expected.
If you want to live close to the water then that is your choice but you've assumed the risk. Depending on where it is I would say that the government (FEMA) and insurance agencies are not responsible in the least for your possessions or home if hit by a hurricane.
I recognize assumption of risk. I think a discussion of FEMA and insurance is getting so far off topic that I will only say here that if you have a Covered Loss for a Covered Location, then your insurance company does owe for a reasonable claim -- regardless of the location. I don't see where you are coming from in bringing up insurance here.
God would want me to show love and compassion? I don't walk on water
It just never ends. We can build homes able to survive pretty much every natural catastrophe, a cement home would probably even survive a flood though your possessions wouldn't.
There are many people exactly like you in this world and this is the reason we have so many recurring tragedies and people cry out "Oh, why me God?". It's not God's fault you bought a home on a sand bar in a hurricane zone.
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I don't know what God wants from you. That's between you and God. I don't even have a thought that you walk on water. Neither do I. When I said if I were to infer what I think God wants, I was referring to myself. If that was not clear, then I wish to make it so here.
I find your last paragraph interesting. My response is: Really? There are so many people like me and this is the reason for recurring tragedies? Are you saying that people like me cause hurricanes? Or is it people that live in places that hurricanes hit are the reason for tradegies? If that is it, then if you were living in N.O. during Katrina, you'll have to include yourself in that one for your reasoning to work. Welcome to the club.
I find this position so ridiculous that it is almost humorous. So far in my life I have had 3 three places that I live seriously damaged by hurricanes. I do not ever recall crying out, "Why me?" Actually I remember being grateful that it was not worse than it was -- every time. I was sad, sometimes scared, overwhelmed, and I dealt with a sum total of more financial loss than I recovered. What is your beef with "people like me?" Is it that I am defending people that are still in harm's way from your judgement that they are stupid when you have no idea what they have been through?
BTW, I never bought a home on a sand bar.
