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No doubt. As I said, the homing instinct is strong. We build in risky areas because we've lived there all our lives. Perhaps we should build different though t
by bruce511 2y ago
No doubt. As I said, the homing instinct is strong. We build in risky areas because we've lived there all our lives.
Perhaps we should build different though to mitigate risk. It's not hard to build a fire-proof house. Or one that's flood resistant. Or hurricane proof...
- baq 2y agoConcrete is nice if you don’t want the whole house to burn down, it’s required in some places. Also, some minimum distance between buildings and regulations about what you can plant in the yard. There are folks who’ll say it’s taking away their freedoms and they’re actually right, it’s just we don’t want to pay for an army firefighters for when their respecting their freedoms puts the neighborhood in danger. (I’ve got nothing against firefighters - but if they aren’t needed as much, they can be not firefighters and contribute in a different way.)