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Things that make me talk to my radio
Nov. 2nd, 2012 08:42 amYesterday on the way to work, the traffic report stated that 217S was slow "from Sunset to I-5." In other words, the entirety of route 217. Heh.
Then on NPR they were talking to people in New York affected by the hurricane. When Katrina hit NoLa, a lot of people were unsympathetic, either because people should know better than to live below sea level in a hurricane-prone area, or because WTF ARE THEY DOING REBUILDING IN THE SAME PLACE NOW? I understand the wtf-ness of that, but at the same time, I don't blame those people. First of all, if you have roots in an area, it's not easy to just leave and go somewhere else. Especially when, like so many of those affected by Katrina, you're dirt fucking poor. Rebuilding in the same place may be ill-advised, but if it's the only home you've ever known...I can understand.
So anyway there was a guy on the radio who lived on the shore in Queens and had been unable to get flood coverage with his homeowner's insurance because he was in a known flood zone. And he was complaining because he'd put $100K of renovations into his basement, including building a professional darkroom for his photography business, and now it was all destroyed. Dude. NO SYMPATHY FOR YOU. You KNOW you're in a flood zone, you KNOW you don't have insurance, and you put six figures into upgrades for your BASEMENT? That's just willful fucking stupidity.
This storm really fucked over a lot of people, but this guy totally fucked himself. Yeesh.
I hope those of you who were affected by the storm are getting by okay -- I've been reading about your commuting woes and power outages, and I hope shit gets back to normal for you soon. If not, there's always room for friends in Portland :)
Then on NPR they were talking to people in New York affected by the hurricane. When Katrina hit NoLa, a lot of people were unsympathetic, either because people should know better than to live below sea level in a hurricane-prone area, or because WTF ARE THEY DOING REBUILDING IN THE SAME PLACE NOW? I understand the wtf-ness of that, but at the same time, I don't blame those people. First of all, if you have roots in an area, it's not easy to just leave and go somewhere else. Especially when, like so many of those affected by Katrina, you're dirt fucking poor. Rebuilding in the same place may be ill-advised, but if it's the only home you've ever known...I can understand.
So anyway there was a guy on the radio who lived on the shore in Queens and had been unable to get flood coverage with his homeowner's insurance because he was in a known flood zone. And he was complaining because he'd put $100K of renovations into his basement, including building a professional darkroom for his photography business, and now it was all destroyed. Dude. NO SYMPATHY FOR YOU. You KNOW you're in a flood zone, you KNOW you don't have insurance, and you put six figures into upgrades for your BASEMENT? That's just willful fucking stupidity.
This storm really fucked over a lot of people, but this guy totally fucked himself. Yeesh.
I hope those of you who were affected by the storm are getting by okay -- I've been reading about your commuting woes and power outages, and I hope shit gets back to normal for you soon. If not, there's always room for friends in Portland :)
