On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:11:20 GMT, Bob Morrison
wrote:

In a previous post Raymond Yeung says...
Yes, I agree with you that insurance should be bought in such areas. I
did hear certain people skipping insurance and counting on FEMA. So I thought
I would verify that claim. What sort of relieves had been distributed to
other disasterous states before?


The BEST you could hope for would be a low interest loan. FEMA will not
repair structures outright.

I gotta say that it sounds like you are really nervous about living in
California. My opinion is if you can't stand the risk then don't. Find
someplace else to live.

It is almost inevitable that if you live anywhere in California
save the high Sierra you will enjoy the thrill of feeling the
earth move beneath your feet, your house of flat creak and
squeak, your glassware jiggle and dance, and your bed act like a
quarter has been dropped in the Magic Fingers. But it won't be
logn before you're playing the office pool of How Strong Was It?
And what a thrill feeling an office building swaying while you
are on an upper floor, watching a light fixture make like a
pendulum.

Many people don't like the rain here in the Pacific NW. I don't mind it
and in fact moved from the dry side of the state to to the wet side.

I assume you are aware of the huge earthquake potential beteen
the Cascades and the ocean; it appears the Pacific Northwest has
bigger earthqukes than California, and it may be "overdue". Then
there's volcanos...

Don't force yourself to live where you know you will be on "pins and
needles" all the time. You will just be miserable and not enjoy life.
A job isn't worth that.

So, bottom line: either get comfortable with some risk or find another
situation. Don't expect the government to bail you out because they
won't.

I was living in Washington state (the Tri-Cities) in May of 1980
and in The SF Bay Area in October of 1989. I am happy to now be
living in an area of quite low risk of natural disasters.

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