Pierre Ducharme/Reuters
Mobile home park in Florida, in Punta Gorda, was devastated as Hurricane Charley swept through the state. At least 10 people were killed
Posted on 08/14/2004 3:20:38 PM PDT by bikepacker67
At least some consideration should be given to where they are allowed to be erected.
Neither.
Just tired of the same old same old, that shows up on every single thread, these days. It adds nada to the discussion - just clutters up the thread.
Everybody here knows that the usual suspects will blame W; Little Tommy will be deeply saddened; and The Swimmer will know that it is five o'clock, somewhere.
It's been done to death. And, that is all I have to say about that.
With that attitude of your's toward Bush and your fellow freepers, it would be very interesting just to hear why you are here.
Reelecting President Bush and giving him a filabuster proof congress Congress, is essential for the survival of America at this time. If you can't see that, you need a new Optomotrist.
This was a local interview.A woman was there looking for her Mother to see if she was still alive.She was at her trailer and she was not there.She said she was leaving to search at the shelter and then go to were they were guarding the bodies.I missed the first part of the spot.
Pierre Ducharme/Reuters
Mobile home park in Florida, in Punta Gorda, was devastated as Hurricane Charley swept through the state. At least 10 people were killed
We do what we can. We aren't totally happy with the limited effect we have upon correcting the evils dejure either.
If you have ideas on how we may gain more power over the lying liberal media, and expose the scam artists within the Dim. party hiarchy-share them with us.
Not to seem hard hearted about the devastation that occurred but this person really needs to get a grip. The rest of the world faces death a lot more often that we do. Be an American and stay the course.
I'd like to know the ratio of those tied-down vs those not tied-dwn and the results after the hurricane. Tieing them down was grandfathered a few years back allowing for some to not be tied down.
I live in a trailer and do not live in a hurricane or tornado area, but I still wouldn't think of living in one without tieing it down.
Why ban them? As long as you get out when a hurricane or tornado comes, you can live just fine in a mobile home --- and say you had bought a $30,000 mobile home and it's totally destroyed -- a $1,000,000 mansion could easily have $30,000 damage done to it from a hurricane.
Maybe Vallier feels guilty for not thinking to help the elderly couple move to a safer location and now came back and saw them laying there dead.
This suggests to me that damages will be significantly less than had the storm continued on it's prior course to the Tampa Bay area.
Not to seem hard hearted about the devastation that occurred but this person really needs to get a grip. The rest of the world faces death a lot more often that we do. Be an American and stay the course.
Don't worry, her Hubby's doing that... she's just in shock, and understandably.
He plans to rebuild on the same spot. And, unlike his wife, he doesn't think he'll be haunted. "Life goes on," he said. "You've just got to get on with it, that's all."
Are you series?
I disagree on both counts. Hundreds of thousands of people live in mobile homes without ill effect, and they're able to live in a great home at an affordable price. Ban them, and you've created severe hardship for way, way too many people and further screwed up an already screwed up housing market. As for cherry-picking where they're allowed to be erected, Florida's mild climate makes it an idea place for mobile homes. Let people be responsible for their own decisions -- they don't need Big Brother telling them where and how they can live in mobile homes.
It could be hugh.
I agree with most of your remarks, but putting these these things near the coast is just plain stupid, imo.
LOL!
It's a shame these poor folks had to expire. I guess they had that liberal mentality, do nothing and you will be ok. I fail to understand why the authorities didn't evacuate these people? More than likely they refused to evacuate and this ensured their demise. I know it was Bush's fault.
"why the authorities didn't evacuate these people?"
I've heard some evacuations were 'mandatory' but I don't know what this means. I don't think anyone is arrested for refusing; one reason being the police don't have time. The other problem is when people choose to evacuate, they expect help with their property. I'm a volunteer fireman, and often too much is expected when thousands or hundreds of thousands are at risk and you're dealing in minutes, like a wildfire situation. Logistically, just communicating the danger is often all you can do.
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