[mercy]

Decade? What an optimist. Just the financial ramifications dictate twenty years at least. Then factor in the 'why' factor. Why live there? Why take the chance? Why invest in a disaster waiting to happen all over again?

[Kozak]

Decade? What an optimist. Just the financial ramifications dictate twenty years at least. Then factor in the 'why' factor. Why live there? Why take the chance? Why invest in a disaster waiting to happen all over again?

Just curious where do you live? California near a fault line? Seattle near a submarine fault line, and active volcanoes? On some river flood plain in the Midwest? At the bottom of a mountain in flash flood or avalanche territory? In tornado alley? The South Bronx or DC or some other crime infested area?

Do you get my drift? Aren't many places you can live that isn't a disaster waiting to happen. You balance the risk with the benefits of living there. At least in Hurricane areas you DO get warning, and CAN get out ahead of storms. That makes them pretty unique in terms of disasters.