"dennis@home" wrote in message
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"Col" wrote in message
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"dennis@home" wrote in message
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Most of the SE expects to be bailed out using public money.. just look
at how much flood control schemes like the Thames barrier costs.

What an asinine argument.
The Thames barrier in case you hadn't noticed is a flood *prevention*
scheme, the money isn't going to 'bail out' people who have been
flooded, it's intended to prevent flooding in the first place!

So you buy a house on a flood plain and then want public money to stop it
flooding.. even worse than expecting a payout if it gets flooded.

The Thames barrier is intended to prevent central London from flooding.
As our capital city such an occurance would be catastrophic.

The Thames barrier won't protect such developments as the 'Thames Gateway'
or whatever the hell it's called, and indeed was never intended to.

I wholeheartedly agree thogh that building houses on flood plains is
complete insanity.
Also, people that get flooded who weren't adequately insured should expect
no help from the Government.
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Col

Steal a spaceship and head for the sun,
Shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.