tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post697683748718482218..comments2023-10-31T16:31:51.895+00:00Comments on NeueArbeit Macht Frei: Flooding "Compensation" - Outsourced theft.Roger Thornhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03591327286533118901noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-5246672000037810042007-07-10T17:06:00.000+01:002007-07-10T17:06:00.000+01:00I think that's what the boats were for. Only littl...I think that's what the boats were for. Only little ones with outboard motors though.CFD Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176957304124700156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-41905155946724346082007-07-10T16:18:00.000+01:002007-07-10T16:18:00.000+01:00The boats must come in bloody handy when there's a...The boats must come in bloody handy when there's a flood on the East Coast!Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-83442013218852080052007-07-10T13:14:00.000+01:002007-07-10T13:14:00.000+01:00Thailand is the same. Ground floor is for cars and...Thailand is the same. Ground floor is for cars and chickens.Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153744692290896812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-12998761374168006832007-07-10T12:10:00.000+01:002007-07-10T12:10:00.000+01:00The question is not so much: Why build on flood pl...The question is not so much: Why build on flood plain? As: Why not allow for flooding when you build on a flood plain? <BR/><BR/>I have seen communities on the east coast of the US that Keep the ground floor for parking and storage of boats. It is only greed and stupidity that prompts builders to construct a ‘standard’ identikit UK home in such locations - And probably short sightedness and the incompetence of local solicitors that leads purchasers into buying them.CFD Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176957304124700156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-60399411084346061992007-07-09T15:55:00.000+01:002007-07-09T15:55:00.000+01:00Question is why build on flood plains in the firs...Question is why build on flood plains in the first place<BR/><BR/>Northampton being a prime exampleHenry North London 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/14748991488145468593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-11829217786894490452007-07-08T15:22:00.000+01:002007-07-08T15:22:00.000+01:00True, the problem is that central government took ...True, the problem is that central government took away these powers in the first place.<BR/><BR/>And the extra hundred quid tax per household per year is not even a real cost, if people's insurance bill goes down by the same amount.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-85467109419445999812007-07-08T09:22:00.000+01:002007-07-08T09:22:00.000+01:00It is not about government failing to delegate pow...It is not about government failing to delegate power, but that they took it away. If it is given back, they treat it as a "gift" and something to be grateful for!Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153744692290896812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-54371347365692942762007-07-07T23:27:00.000+01:002007-07-07T23:27:00.000+01:00Rog, super post as ever, but a) you've said it all...Rog, super post as ever, but a) you've said it all and b) it's so depressing.<BR/><BR/>My take on this is that it has got bugger all to do with global warming and unusual weather patterns, and all to do with the government failing to delegate power to clear out drains (and to raise the tax to cover the cost thereof) down to local authorities.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-6407712626238326382007-07-07T20:41:00.000+01:002007-07-07T20:41:00.000+01:00These people with no insurance have my sympathy. B...These people with no insurance have my sympathy. But they took a bet and lost. That is sad and tough. <BR/><BR/>Will the tax payer be expected to bail out big losers at the race track next?CFD Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176957304124700156noreply@blogger.com