Are We Talking about Hurricane Ian?

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck to everyone in FLA when their home insurance goes through the roof, that is by the companies that remain.

Thanks for your kind wishes. What do you think should happen, should everybody in FL move somewhere else? There was an insurance crisis before this hurricane, the state authorities need to figure out a solution. Just like the residents of California aren't going to all move away due to earthquakes and fires, and the entire midwest isn't going to move somewhere else due to tornado alley, and the northern states aren't going to all move somewhere else due to massive amounts of snow and ice, the residents of Florida need solutions but it's not simple. I am not optimistic that our nitwit governor can solve the problem, especially when he's more worried about becoming president than anything else. So it remains to be seen what will happen re insurance in Florida, but I love it here and I'm not going anywhere else no matter what the geniuses of DCUM suggest.

Fine, stay, but stop expecting other people to pay for your catastrophes. Your eyes should be wide open by now.

I am fortunate enough to not be dealing with any damage or flooding at all despite being five miles from the coast an hour and a half north of landfall, but I don't expect you or anybody else to pay for anything more than you would expect federal or local help if you were dealing with a disaster in your area. My point is sh*t happens all over the country so stop acting like Florida is some special case.

FL is a special case when it comes to vulnerability from hurricanes. Read up, it’s not that hard.

So I read up and here's what I came up with. As you can see, there are many places just as vulnerable or more than Florida. This is a FEMA map.

Some of that map is a bit curios to me- am I reading it right that parts of SE FL (broward county?) and Tampa area are classified as relatively low risk?! Tampa has dodged a lot of bullets lately but you gotta think their days are numbered. Interesting too how large the vulnerable area is in NC, even further inland. Guess it’s still pretty flat there and prone to flooding?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck to everyone in FLA when their home insurance goes through the roof, that is by the companies that remain.

Thanks for your kind wishes. What do you think should happen, should everybody in FL move somewhere else? There was an insurance crisis before this hurricane, the state authorities need to figure out a solution. Just like the residents of California aren't going to all move away due to earthquakes and fires, and the entire midwest isn't going to move somewhere else due to tornado alley, and the northern states aren't going to all move somewhere else due to massive amounts of snow and ice, the residents of Florida need solutions but it's not simple. I am not optimistic that our nitwit governor can solve the problem, especially when he's more worried about becoming president than anything else. So it remains to be seen what will happen re insurance in Florida, but I love it here and I'm not going anywhere else no matter what the geniuses of DCUM suggest.

Fine, stay, but stop expecting other people to pay for your catastrophes. Your eyes should be wide open by now.

I am fortunate enough to not be dealing with any damage or flooding at all despite being five miles from the coast an hour and a half north of landfall, but I don't expect you or anybody else to pay for anything more than you would expect federal or local help if you were dealing with a disaster in your area. My point is sh*t happens all over the country so stop acting like Florida is some special case.

FL is a special case when it comes to vulnerability from hurricanes. Read up, it’s not that hard.

So I read up and here's what I came up with. As you can see, there are many places just as vulnerable or more than Florida. This is a FEMA map.

Some of that map is a bit curios to me- am I reading it right that parts of SE FL (broward county?) and Tampa area are classified as relatively low risk?! Tampa has dodged a lot of bullets lately but you gotta think their days are numbered. Interesting too how large the vulnerable area is in NC, even further inland. Guess it’s still pretty flat there and prone to flooding?

Yes, you are correct that areas around and above Tampa are low risk and NC is high risk even inland. There are a lot of misconceptions out there, many people prefer to believe whatever fits their own narrative rather than accurate information.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck to everyone in FLA when their home insurance goes through the roof, that is by the companies that remain.

Thanks for your kind wishes. What do you think should happen, should everybody in FL move somewhere else? There was an insurance crisis before this hurricane, the state authorities need to figure out a solution. Just like the residents of California aren't going to all move away due to earthquakes and fires, and the entire midwest isn't going to move somewhere else due to tornado alley, and the northern states aren't going to all move somewhere else due to massive amounts of snow and ice, the residents of Florida need solutions but it's not simple. I am not optimistic that our nitwit governor can solve the problem, especially when he's more worried about becoming president than anything else. So it remains to be seen what will happen re insurance in Florida, but I love it here and I'm not going anywhere else no matter what the geniuses of DCUM suggest.

Fine, stay, but stop expecting other people to pay for your catastrophes. Your eyes should be wide open by now.

I am fortunate enough to not be dealing with any damage or flooding at all despite being five miles from the coast an hour and a half north of landfall, but I don't expect you or anybody else to pay for anything more than you would expect federal or local help if you were dealing with a disaster in your area. My point is sh*t happens all over the country so stop acting like Florida is some special case.

FL is a special case when it comes to vulnerability from hurricanes. Read up, it’s not that hard.

So I read up and here's what I came up with. As you can see, there are many places just as vulnerable or more than Florida. This is a FEMA map.

Some of that map is a bit curios to me- am I reading it right that parts of SE FL (broward county?) and Tampa area are classified as relatively low risk?! Tampa has dodged a lot of bullets lately but you gotta think their days are numbered. Interesting too how large the vulnerable area is in NC, even further inland. Guess it’s still pretty flat there and prone to flooding?

Yes, you are correct that areas around and above Tampa are low risk and NC is high risk even inland. There are a lot of misconceptions out there, many people prefer to believe whatever fits their own narrative rather than accurate information.

I'd be interested to know why that is, for Tampa especially. Better zoning and less density by the water? Relatively higher elevations? More buildings compliant with recent codes? Just seems like there's always a lot of nervousness whenever a hurricane threatens to strike that area so I (wrongly, apparently) assumed it was more high risk than it actually is.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck to everyone in FLA when their home insurance goes through the roof, that is by the companies that remain.

Thanks for your kind wishes. What do you think should happen, should everybody in FL move somewhere else? There was an insurance crisis before this hurricane, the state authorities need to figure out a solution. Just like the residents of California aren't going to all move away due to earthquakes and fires, and the entire midwest isn't going to move somewhere else due to tornado alley, and the northern states aren't going to all move somewhere else due to massive amounts of snow and ice, the residents of Florida need solutions but it's not simple. I am not optimistic that our nitwit governor can solve the problem, especially when he's more worried about becoming president than anything else. So it remains to be seen what will happen re insurance in Florida, but I love it here and I'm not going anywhere else no matter what the geniuses of DCUM suggest.

Fine, stay, but stop expecting other people to pay for your catastrophes. Your eyes should be wide open by now.

I am fortunate enough to not be dealing with any damage or flooding at all despite being five miles from the coast an hour and a half north of landfall, but I don't expect you or anybody else to pay for anything more than you would expect federal or local help if you were dealing with a disaster in your area. My point is sh*t happens all over the country so stop acting like Florida is some special case.

FL is a special case when it comes to vulnerability from hurricanes. Read up, it’s not that hard.

So I read up and here's what I came up with. As you can see, there are many places just as vulnerable or more than Florida. This is a FEMA map.

Some of that map is a bit curios to me- am I reading it right that parts of SE FL (broward county?) and Tampa area are classified as relatively low risk?! Tampa has dodged a lot of bullets lately but you gotta think their days are numbered. Interesting too how large the vulnerable area is in NC, even further inland. Guess it’s still pretty flat there and prone to flooding?

Yes, you are correct that areas around and above Tampa are low risk and NC is high risk even inland. There are a lot of misconceptions out there, many people prefer to believe whatever fits their own narrative rather than accurate information.

I'd be interested to know why that is, for Tampa especially. Better zoning and less density by the water? Relatively higher elevations? More buildings compliant with recent codes? Just seems like there's always a lot of nervousness whenever a hurricane threatens to strike that area so I (wrongly, apparently) assumed it was more high risk than it actually is.

I live in one of the lower risk areas of Tampa Bay. It is higher elevation, less built near water, and newer hurricane code buildings. There are some areas of Tampa though-older and right on the river/bay. And Davis Islands. I have to think those are at risk.