You southern Kahlifoahnians hear about the predicted big-un coming to a fault near you?

Who is going to pay to rebuild L.A. after the big shake?

You guys will, we like to have some of that money back that we pore in to all the other states.

But I have to tell you I never feel save standing in traffic under an overpass.

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Yup and Lake Isabella dam will blow and rid the world of the awfulness that is Bakersfield. Meanwhile I'll have riverfront property just above the water on my hill. They've admitted that an earthquake would do it, but don't want to do anything to fix it.
If we're real lucky, nobody will rebuild LA. They'll move it to Nevada.

Well FEMA already spent their allowance....

I have thought about this in light of Katrina, and speaking with 'victims' of displaced NOLAns. I think there will be a catastrophic infrastructure problem for the Western and Midwestern states because of migration when it hits. Schools, public housing, police, ect......Glad there's a few states between me and CA.

I have a close friend in Redondo that has amassed quite a real estate operation in Manhattan Beach/Redondo/Santa Barbara consting mostly of apartment complexes from 10-25 units he built during the roaring '80s. They are paid for and generate income. For the last five years, he has been getting variances on these properties one at a time and levelling them, building several high end homes on each lot so he can cash out before an earthquake takes him out.

Curt Gentry's novel, "The last days of the late, great state of California (1969) still makes for a great read...

I was living in San Francisco when the 1989 BIG quake hit, and that was real scary. A couple of friends were in their apartment drinking, afterwards and looking out at the dark city, said, imagine if the earthquake was a big giant sleeping under the city, and this was like it just moved slightly in its sleep.
Imagine if it turned over. or WORSE, if it GOT UP!!!!

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1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Not to worry those of you living west of the SA fault. I understand Mike Brown is on his way out there now to supervise the emergency response team.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

and the name of the group is "Dewey, Cheatum and Howe"

I cannot think of a good reason to move there.

Besides, with a Hurricane you have advance notice; with an earthquake you don't (not much anyway).

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Well, they give you 100 year warning, just don't know which of those 100 yrs is the big'un.

...better get ready, the whole place is shaking away.

I take a once-in-10-years (or so) seismic event, over seasonal hurricanes and tornadoes.

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1990 300CE "Sam Spade"
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1998 E320 "Orson"
2002 C320 Wagon "Molly Fox"

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Not in this weather!

Whatever the disaster return rate, if nobody is holding you at gunpoint forcing you to stay, why should the rest of the country be saddled with picking up the pieces? I understand saving life and limb, but why compensate for property? Take the insurance money and move to somewhere where the Earth doesn't threaten to swallow you.

It's the Katrina argument applied to SoCal.

Methinks you are Bailor-Baiting

Bot, I don't disagree.

I am tired of paying add'l taxes for every dumb yahoo who decides that living on the Gulf Coast, right on the path of Hurricane Express is such a great idea that they keep building and rebuilding and rebuilding.

If someone wants to live on the Gulf, that's fine. Just don't expect me to pay to rebuild your house the next time a hurricane deposits your humble abode on the next county (or parish).

Incidentally, the same goes for those who live in fire-prone, slide-prone, unstable hillsides (i.e., Malibu). the want to live there, that's fine, let them pay for fire services and other incidentals. Set up a special tax assessment to cover the next disaster.

That's what insurance is for.

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Current Benzes

1989 300TE "Alice"
1990 300CE "Sam Spade"
1991 300CE "Beowulf" RIP (06.1991 - 10.10.2007)
1998 E320 "Orson"
2002 C320 Wagon "Molly Fox"

Res non semper sunt quae esse videntur

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Not in this weather!

Crap. You ruined a perfectly good opportunity for an abusive flame war.

How about if I throw in a burning Bush from Florida? Anybody?

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