This wasn't some "once in a century storm.' This was a geo-engineered fabrication that hundreds of thousands of people ignored out of some egocentricity thinking they can "protect" what's "rightfully their's."
Anyone living near a moving body of water that rises and falls according to how nature acts and responds is foolish to tempt fate like this. There were plenty of warnings and plenty of time to move to higher ground or move to a safer location than a flood plain.
The onus is strictly on the people ignorant enough to test their might against forces they don't understand. This is true of [them] as well as the so-called victims of Hurricane Helene.
I have no sympathy for those who ignore the signs and evidence that this storm was showing FOR DAYS leading up to this event.
It's cold, hard truth that many in this day and age have seemed to forget, even though and especially since we have the technology to assist us in making smart decisions like evac'ing to safer areas. The real tragedy here is that people risked the lives of their loved ones (especially their children, who are dependent upon the adults to make smart decisions regarding their safety) out of a false sense of power, thinking they can control something they clearly don't understand.
I weep for the children who were caught in the middle of their parents' false bravado.
Weird reaction to people living in the mountains who weren't in any kind of flood plain. Guess there always has to be someone who wants to victim blame. What kind of unhappiness is in their past that this is their first response.
I think it was the winds that caused the immediate damage - flooding in lower areas is aftermath damage. But I agree about evacuation. Lived in Florida for a number of years. Nothing worth a life to us 'normal' people on the board. Criminals with something to hide...that's another story. Watch out for them.
This wasn't some "once in a century storm.' This was a geo-engineered fabrication that hundreds of thousands of people ignored out of some egocentricity thinking they can "protect" what's "rightfully their's."
Anyone living near a moving body of water that rises and falls according to how nature acts and responds is foolish to tempt fate like this. There were plenty of warnings and plenty of time to move to higher ground or move to a safer location than a flood plain.
The onus is strictly on the people ignorant enough to test their might against forces they don't understand. This is true of [them] as well as the so-called victims of Hurricane Helene.
I have no sympathy for those who ignore the signs and evidence that this storm was showing FOR DAYS leading up to this event.
It's cold, hard truth that many in this day and age have seemed to forget, even though and especially since we have the technology to assist us in making smart decisions like evac'ing to safer areas. The real tragedy here is that people risked the lives of their loved ones (especially their children, who are dependent upon the adults to make smart decisions regarding their safety) out of a false sense of power, thinking they can control something they clearly don't understand.
I weep for the children who were caught in the middle of their parents' false bravado.
Weird reaction to people living in the mountains who weren't in any kind of flood plain. Guess there always has to be someone who wants to victim blame. What kind of unhappiness is in their past that this is their first response.
I think it was the winds that caused the immediate damage - flooding in lower areas is aftermath damage. But I agree about evacuation. Lived in Florida for a number of years. Nothing worth a life to us 'normal' people on the board. Criminals with something to hide...that's another story. Watch out for them.