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Originally Posted by Tarastomsgirl
Its NOT a big deal most of the time.. I was hit by Katrina, head on. It came directly across the east coast of florida and smack dab over Naples we had no power for a week. I was cooking all my meals on the sidewalk in a turkey pan cause my bbq got blown away. I also had damage from Rita and esp Andrew. We are exactly parallel to Homestead and Miami on the west coast and and can remember huddling in a closet in my boarded up house listening to the winds roar on andrew. Like you said they create so much drama with the hurricanes and get people not only here but all around the country hyped up like its the end of the world is barreling down on you. I'll stay through a high Cat 3, my husband will state even if a Katrina hit because he's in a secure building. Its just scary I guess if you've never rode out a hurricane..
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I can picture where you are - we own a condo in Ft. Pierce which is also something of a hurricane hole and my dad lives in Bradenton - also generally very protected.
Like you say - its what you are used to -- as long as one is prepared.
Still, I agree with whoever said that people who buy/build in hurricane and earthquake zones shouldn't get taxpayer $ for rebuilding - sorry, they knew the risks and chose to build there anyway!
Insurance costs tell the story about risk -- it's way more $$ to insure in a flood/earthquake/hurricane zone than in a snow belt. No one stopped writing policies in Minnesota or Maine that I know of - but some did pull out of some natural disaster-likely zones.
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