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- spyd3rweb, on 09/17/2008, -4/+35People pick some really stupid places to build houses.
- wonderchemist, on 09/16/2008, -0/+17Wonder what made the difference between the ones still standing and the ones that are gone.
- thegamingguy, on 09/16/2008, -0/+14That puts it all in perspective, they got lit up.
- nuclearmeatloaf, on 09/17/2008, -1/+13Guess which houses the insurance companies love
- Graham5331, on 09/17/2008, -1/+12All the credit, never the blame...
- Thuktun, on 09/17/2008, -0/+11Note to self: If I ever own a home on the water, make sure it has a keel and is seaworthy.
- harbon, on 09/17/2008, -0/+10Thank God the water tower survived.
- NuclearIsShit, on 09/17/2008, -1/+11Beach front property... Must be a wealthy area
- inactive, on 09/17/2008, -1/+11The only thing I find stunning is that there are that many idiots who would build houses on a barrier island. It's a sandbar. A sandbar that moves and /or disappears over time and always takes the brunt of any hurricane that blows in. There's a song I learned in Sunday School when I was six about not building your house "upon the sand".
"Hey, that's pretty sand! And you say hurricanes blow through on a a regular basis? Hell, let's nail some boards together and place everything we own here."
Sorry. That's just as stupid as Californians who build houses in dry river beds and then cry "flood" when it rains hard five years later ( I saw that happen with my own eyes). Anyway, I hope no tax money gets wasted building any of it back. - AdrianKRAZY, on 09/16/2008, -4/+14I bet they build new houses here as quick as possible and sell them off to a young family. Some people will never learn.
- NuclearIsShit, on 09/17/2008, -0/+9Haiti and Cuba got nailed hard by this storm too. There was a story in the BBC about how Cuba's government thinks this is the worst storm damage in Cuba's history.
Here's the story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7619274.stm - bossm4n, on 09/17/2008, -0/+9Most of the houses and other structures still standing were newer construction and built using tougher building codes.
- Hincapie, on 09/17/2008, -0/+9yeah i think that'd be the last place i'd want to build a house.
- Opeth1, on 09/17/2008, -0/+8I hate to see anyone lose their home to a natural disaster but you know they're just going to rebuild those homes in the same exact lots just like they did around the turn of the century when the last hurricane crushed that area.
- inactive, on 09/17/2008, -0/+8Yeah.
It's ok to build on a sandbar that's been hit by hurricanes for centuries as long as there's a glacier nearby. - doogmeist1, on 09/17/2008, -1/+8That's a great location for a VACATION home... definitely not a primary residence...
What gets me is that there were people who actually "tried" to ride out the storm from there... morons, I believe is what they are called. - henhanson, on 09/17/2008, -3/+10I hope FEMA doesn't ***** these people like they did the Katrina people.
- doogmeist1, on 09/17/2008, -0/+6It floods a lot there even during non-hurricanes.
- wonderchemist, on 09/17/2008, -0/+6Didn't we learn this from the three little pigs?
- sockpuppets, on 09/17/2008, -5/+11They were primarily owned by clowns. Fortunately they all left in a single car and made it out ok.
- sereusx, on 09/17/2008, -0/+6Great photos. Sure makes you hope that the people got out safely! No more home... Was that a wealthy area for second homes an all? Or was it for those hardworking stiffs?
- SPThom, on 09/17/2008, -0/+5Worst you ever get in Arizona is a monsoon. If you're one of the unlucky few, a tree will fall on your house or something (which doesn't much matter because the trees here are lightweights) but no chance at the mass carnage of a hurricane.
There are forest fires up north, but... don't live in the woods. Live in the desert, where even God doesn't want to go. :P - tacobueno, on 09/17/2008, -0/+5if you knew anything about Bolivar Peninsula you would know that the people that live and have homes there are not rich at all
this is not California or Florida oceanfront property, I recently purchased a oceanfront lot there for $60,000 - soccermatt34, on 09/17/2008, -1/+6Northeast.
- Tenlow, on 09/17/2008, -4/+9And what did we learn about the importance of placing your home out of harms way?
Correct, nothing whatsoever. Those houses will all be rebuilt in time to be knocked down again for another dramatic picture. - CommanderEFG, on 09/17/2008, -0/+5I can only imagine how bad it must have been in Texas, here in Ohio the remnants of Ike slammed the whole state, two million without power and a state of emergency. I just got mine back on this morning after it went out on Sunday evening.
- JaybeasCorpus, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4Bolivar's a mix of wealthy and not-so-wealthy, but there are plenty of locals down there for whom this was their only home. I always remember it being a nice place that kept a distinct personality from Galveston - not as commercial or touristy - just lots of beach houses (no condos, no big hotels) and plenty of beach.
- cgrado, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4Where do you live? California with earthquakes? Tornado alley? Blizzard prone areas? There's a natural disaster for anywhere you build.
- snowblind113, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4This is why people should not build on barrier islands, they appear and dissapear in cycles helping to protect the mainland.
- z95headhunter, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4Not many wetlands, on an island but whatever
- Seann7656, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4Not as bad as building a entire MAJOR CITY below sea level
- robopuppy, on 09/17/2008, -2/+6In Bush's home state? Surely you jest.
- Rendonsmug, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4Minnesota
- bossm4n, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4You are not far off. This is why the experts spend so much time warning people of the storm surge that comes in with a hurricane. In the case of Ike, it hit as a Cat 2 storm, but because it had been over water for so long and the storm was so massive in size, they estimated the surge was more like a Cat 4 or 5 hurricane, bringing with it a 16'-22' surge (wall of water).
- robopuppy, on 09/17/2008, -1/+5Are you serious?
- JaybeasCorpus, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4Yeah, and all those idiots in San Francisco who built their houses on an earthquake-prone area....they get what's coming to 'em.
- CaviMike, on 09/17/2008, -1/+4The storm surge hits the shores days before the storm itself.
- KungFooJesus, on 09/17/2008, -0/+3Some of the people tried to evacuate, only decided to leave a little too close to the storm and the roads were already under 4ft of water. I'm not talking about 4am the morning the storm hit, I'm talking about 20 hours before it hit. Some didn't have transportation or a place to go and stay (or so they thought with all the shelters up.) And then there were the die hard in any storm that simply refuse to leave.
Having shelters (and having volunteered and continuing to volunteer at them here in College Station, TX) in town, it's not easy to sleep with 2,000 people in close quarters. Especially when people don't necessarily share your views on hygiene. And living there for WEEKS which some of these people will have to do is not a pleasant thought.
Although for Katrina we took in thousands as well and many decided just to stay once they found a town that actually has its ***** together. Its how government and volunteer organizations are supposed to work.
Also, if someone with a better set of auto-diggers wants to submit this next website, I think it shows the destruction much better and has a larger collection of photos/videos. http://jakeandabby.com/ - DeskFlyer, on 09/17/2008, -1/+4Looks like they got hit by a tsunami.
- z95headhunter, on 09/17/2008, -1/+4Yah, and people should not build their houses in the Midwest because of tornadoes.
- txgentleman, on 09/17/2008, -0/+3One or two hurricanes a year? The is the first big storm to hit the Houston area in a very long time, so I am not sure what you are talking about.
- bossm4n, on 09/17/2008, -0/+3There were a large variety of homes and people living along these areas. Some were vacation homes, many were permanent residents. Prices for those properties ranged from the low 100k to over 1M. Bolivar Peninsula contains several communities almost all of which were completely destroyed--Crystal Beach, Gilchrist, and High Island basically no longer exist.
- solidsnake1298, on 09/17/2008, -0/+3Note to self: If I ever own a home on the water, make sure it is made of bricks.
- concernedcit, on 09/17/2008, -1/+4Barrier islands were historically just sand and wetlands but whatever
- ,,|,_, on 09/17/2008, -1/+4Our cabin stood in Crystal Beach for 40+ years, survived Katrina, Rita, Alicia, and plenty other storms that were before your time. This is typical design for any beach community.
- NathanielJ, on 09/17/2008, -0/+2@tnvwboy - You realize that I was pretty clearly being sarcastic, right?
- Marking, on 09/17/2008, -0/+2Don't kid yourself,
Coast line people have always built and bought knowing and understand they can loss there homes and business to a Hurricane and if not that's there ignorance. My heart goes out to the people that live inland and they lost everything. - cgrado, on 09/17/2008, -0/+2Correct. Concrete pylons as opposed to wood pylons and newer construction.
- Tenlow, on 09/17/2008, -0/+2Actually I was thinking about the fact that the houses appear to be on a bar of sand with a maximum elevation of 2 feet, all the way up to the edge of the water.
I have no problem with people building houses where they want. If you put it in front of the ocean, don't complain when it washes away. If you put it on top of a cliff, don't complain when it falls off. If you put it in a flood plain, don't complain when it floods. If you put it in an area known as "tornado alley", well, you get the idea.
Build where you want. But don't be surprised when nature takes its course. And don't complain to the rest of us either. There is a certain level of acceptable risk. Common sense people. - dok333, on 09/17/2008, -0/+2Northeast Tennessee, no natural disasters, unless you consider a redneck a natural disaster...*cue dueling banjos*
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