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96-Year-Old Being Forced Out Over Hurricane Prep
NBC Miami ^ | Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 | Willard Shepard and Todd Wright

Posted on 07/06/2011 3:37:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: SVTCobra03

A good point. But it’s well known that Florida is about the only State where a house is not part of bankruptcy proceedings, and the “legislative intent” is that it is extremely hard to take someone’s house within local and State law. Federal law, of course, which is very pro-home seizure, for a whole litany of reasons, still applies.


21 posted on 07/06/2011 5:00:52 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: GladesGuru
However, the reality is that likely she was either a Liberal (most teachers are) or at the least a Democrat.

There is no such reality whatsoever..Unless you have substantive proof of your allegation then it's best you just leave this subject and lady alone........

22 posted on 07/06/2011 5:11:32 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: trumandogz
The condo board needs the chill out and take a look at statistics.

The chances of a major hurricane hitting Fort Lauderdale prior to her passing away is rather low.

Just wait her out.

The condo association has a valid reason to order hurricane windows. Windows blown out in Hurricanes have the effect of increasing the forces on the building's lateral bracing system over those buildings that retain intact windows. It's possible they could lose the building or at least sustain a lot of internal damage because of blown out windows.

On the chances, statistics are made by past events. One just never knows when that 1/100 chance event will strike.

23 posted on 07/06/2011 5:18:43 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (The meek shall not inherit the Earth)
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To: trumandogz
The condo board needs the chill out and take a look at statistics.

The chances of a major hurricane hitting Fort Lauderdale prior to her passing away is rather low.

Just wait her out.

The condo association has a valid reason to order hurricane windows. Windows blown out in Hurricanes have the effect of increasing the forces on the building's lateral bracing system over those buildings that retain intact windows. It's possible they could lose the building or at least sustain a lot of internal damage because of blown out windows.

On the chances, statistics are made by past events. One just never knows when that 1/100 chance event will strike.

24 posted on 07/06/2011 5:18:47 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (The meek shall not inherit the Earth)
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To: GladesGuru
Since she was described as a retired teacher, I am assuming she was a member of the Teachers Goonion

She's collecting Social Security which means she didn't participate in a public school teachers union. Reads to me she was in the private school system.

25 posted on 07/06/2011 5:21:39 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (The meek shall not inherit the Earth)
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To: GladesGuru
Since she was described as a retired teacher, I am assuming she was a member of the Teachers Goonion

She's collecting Social Security which means she didn't participate in a public school teachers union. Reads to me she was in the private school system.

26 posted on 07/06/2011 5:21:39 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (The meek shall not inherit the Earth)
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To: GladesGuru
Since she was described as a retired teacher, I am assuming she was a member of the Teachers Goonion

She's collecting Social Security which means she didn't participate in a public school teachers union. Reads to me she was in the private school system.

27 posted on 07/06/2011 5:21:42 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (The meek shall not inherit the Earth)
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To: GladesGuru

I got an idea, maybe you should assume she taught in a Christian school for handicapped orphans and gave half of her merger salary to missionaries in the Sudan, and campaigned for Ronald Reagan...twice! Geez, the only thing you should have assumed is that she is a female and over 95! Give the old woman a break. Regardless of her politics she doesn’t need this stress.


28 posted on 07/06/2011 5:23:56 PM PDT by chickenlips
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts

The chances of a major hurricane hitting her town in the next 10 years is around 10%. The chance of her being dead in 10 years is around 99.998%.


29 posted on 07/06/2011 5:32:12 PM PDT by trumandogz
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To: nickcarraway

Whatever happened to neighbors, friends, churches and even the homeowners assoc. holding a fund raiser or two to help this poor women pay for this?
There are so many ways to aid this woman the lack of suggestions, both in the body of the story and from freepers is digusting. The local media here make a habit of announcing both fund raisers and the information guiding donations to funds that have been set up at banks to aid people with medical needs, etc.
Heck, Jimmy carter could take care of this all by himself, if genuine compassion was his goal.


30 posted on 07/06/2011 5:44:09 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism is the greed of the poor and the polticians who exploit them.)
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To: JLS

Or hold a bake sale.

Anyway, good solutions!

I was glad the first post wasn’t about how it was so mean of the condo association to make her pay.


31 posted on 07/06/2011 6:05:57 PM PDT by fightinJAG (TAXPAYERS OF THE WORLD UNITE.)
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To: JLS

You forgot #4:

Break the kneecaps of the a$$ who is harassing an old lady over bullcrap. I swear, it’s time to start handling some issues in an extralegal manner.


32 posted on 07/06/2011 8:02:19 PM PDT by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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