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Prairie Gates

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12. I'd be curious to see how much the flood insurance cost in a place that "never flooded"

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 03:53 PM

Oct 4

I have no doubt the rest of us will be asked to bail out people who gladly spent the money they saved on that unnecessary flood insurance on whatever they happened to want. Creek never gets over a foot of water in it, doncha know, and Johnny wants a new four wheeler...

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Thousands of uninsured homes were in Helene's path [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 4 OP

Building in a flood zone + no flood insurance NameAlreadyTaken Oct 4 #1

I'm not sure some on a mountain thought they'd need it. jimfields33 Oct 4 #3

Not on high ground NameAlreadyTaken Oct 4 #15

That area has had severe flooding before. Mariana Oct 4 #16

After Hurricane Harvey, many homeowners who had been paying flood insurance found out their damage was not covered... surfered Oct 4 #2

That's just insane, and a ripoff. lindysalsagal Oct 4 #5

Taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for homeowners who choose not to fully insure their homes Fiendish Thingy Oct 4 #4

Most don't think of living high in the mountains as living on a flood plain womanofthehills Oct 4 #8

Precisely malaise Oct 4 #11

Most have flood insurance only because their lenders require it Jersey Devil Oct 4 #14

Good grief, but am not surprised. Seems like every massive storm that comes ashore, raises these very same issues SWBTATTReg Oct 4 #6

How many times will the rest of this country have to rebuild homes built where they doc03 Oct 4 #7

I have sympathy but should homes or businesses even be built there? LiberalFighter Oct 4 #9

It is not so much that they were uninsured sarisataka Oct 4 #10

I'd be curious to see how much the flood insurance cost in a place that "never flooded" Prairie Gates Oct 4 #12

It is a quite variable choice sarisataka Oct 4 #13