Terry


Here is your your statement " Holland is not an entire country below sea level. Only 25% of it is below current sea levels. The Dutch coastline is also only a fraction of that of Florida."


Florida is also not all at sea level. Mostly coastal areas are vulnerable. The size of Florida is not an issue as canal and flood control system can be built individually. It can be done! All we need is to have the government shift priorities before we turn to "Water World".


Isaac

Lew


My point is not my roof or my insurance ( my home was built less than 4 years ago ). It is about the government of Florida not doing their job in protecting it's inhabitants. They can work on the insurance scams and also built better flood protection plans.

Isaac

Issac, l wasn't insuating that your roof problems wasn't due to storm nor that you are making a phoney claim. 2-1/2 years ago the company I used for home insurance went out of business. Finding another company was difficult and the cost went up at least 30 percent. I subsequently investigated what happened.

The main reason was people were claiming damage and getting paid for full home entire roof replacements using the insurance company to fund the replacement. This broke many companies. I could go into more details on why old roofs (especialy shingle) are more suspectable to leaking.

I built my current home in 1972 and have never filed an insurance claim. I have had the roofing replaced several times.

I hope this clarifies my previous post on this topic. Take care.

Lew
Florida, USA

Holland is not an entire country below sea level. Only 25% of it is below current sea levels. The Dutch coastline is also only a fraction of that of Florida.

Lew

Let me diverge for a short while.

The unfortunate aspect of the current politics, is spending resources on fighting Micky Mouse and Florida school boards instead of fixing the insurance scams and improving flood prevention projects.

Just look at Holland. An entire country at sea level and no more floods. Canals, gates and huge infrastructure to address it all.


Now back to the safety of our boats.



Isaac

Florida residents are getting more soaked by the insurance rates than rising water or rain! Most likely caused by people wanting coverage to replace their aging and leaking roofs caused by "damage". They have been trying to get this under control. This has caused many insurance companies to either cease coverage or go out of business.

Lew
Florida, USA

Doug


As soon as insurance gets involved, my premiums will go up. I'm waiting for a proposal from a roofer that came over to inspect it this morning. Then depending on the amount, I will decide how to pay for it. My Home Owners Association (HOA) already said they will not pay for it. So I need to discuss it with my insurrer.


Bottom line is that all of Florida will be under water permanently. It is only a matter of time. Hopefully, this will occur long after I am gone. And if it happens sooner, I would pick up and leave it to the alligators to take over once more.😂😂😂


Cheers


Isaac

Good to hear Isaac👍😀
Hope the insurance covers it🤞
Had been monitoring the storm on satellite tracking, didn't look good for Florida's west coast🤔
Cheers, Doug😎

Len


Thank you



So far I only have a roof leak ( not massive ). Nothing that a few thousands of $$ will not fix.


We are OK.



Isaac

isaac and Lew, I hope you have survived the storm with minimum amount of damage. Len