My brother is trying to sell his house, the same one our parents lived in for 50 years before being forced to move by old age and health. He’s having difficulty because (as he says) “it’s on a flood plain.” He has his skeptics, including me. It was flooded once (when the whole river valley was flooded) , and new construction around it has abounded—even apartment housing closer to the river. I’m not quite sure of the legal definition of a “flood plain”. But I’m wondering whether this is one on those situations when bureaucratic gobble-de-gook has trumped common sense.
Every location has it’s unique problems. For example, Florida has huricanes, California has earthquakes, Hawaii has volcanoes and Washington DC has Donald Trump.
I remember being at an outdoor theater once. Sun was out, it was hot, and I didn’t understand why no one was sitting under this luxurious pine tree. I enjoyed the shade greatly… until the sun went down and DOZENS of spiders started webbing down out of the tree. Didn’t take me long to move.
Mordock999 Premium Member over 5 years ago
And either one is SAFER than drinking Flint Michigan water! :)
wiatr over 5 years ago
… or a golf course.
rshive over 5 years ago
My brother is trying to sell his house, the same one our parents lived in for 50 years before being forced to move by old age and health. He’s having difficulty because (as he says) “it’s on a flood plain.” He has his skeptics, including me. It was flooded once (when the whole river valley was flooded) , and new construction around it has abounded—even apartment housing closer to the river. I’m not quite sure of the legal definition of a “flood plain”. But I’m wondering whether this is one on those situations when bureaucratic gobble-de-gook has trumped common sense.
Skeptical Meg over 5 years ago
Really?
Zebrastripes over 5 years ago
Is it hot up here or is it meeeeeee
donwalter over 5 years ago
…and THAT is why chickens no longer fly…
Watcher over 5 years ago
Just invest in a lightning rod.
cubswin2016 over 5 years ago
Is this how Kentucky Fried Chicken got started?
ptnjbrown over 5 years ago
Anyone else smell fried chicken?
Purple People Eater over 5 years ago
Every location has it’s unique problems. For example, Florida has huricanes, California has earthquakes, Hawaii has volcanoes and Washington DC has Donald Trump.
derdave969 over 5 years ago
When it comes time to sell just list it as having non-grid electric service.
Snoots over 5 years ago
I remember being at an outdoor theater once. Sun was out, it was hot, and I didn’t understand why no one was sitting under this luxurious pine tree. I enjoyed the shade greatly… until the sun went down and DOZENS of spiders started webbing down out of the tree. Didn’t take me long to move.
Still, while the sun was out it was nice. : )
cuzinron47 over 5 years ago
Yeah, just keep rationalizing that.
Mediatech over 5 years ago
On the bright side, lightning never strikes the same spot twice.
zeexenon over 5 years ago
You can never find a lightning-rod door-to-door salesman when you need one. Oh, the ice-man is here, gotta go!
Ray over 5 years ago
I thought that “Zot” was reserved for the anteater!
Jim Kerner over 5 years ago
If I remember correctly, that adding a Z at the end of the Zot you would have a movie starring Tom Poston.