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Originally posted by Kahunascott
Oh stop whining! We all bought out here knowing that this could be our future and now you want the government to step in and save you. Why do you think real estate is so cheap here? It’s no different than forest fires consuming your home or if you live in a flood plain or buy your house on the side of one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
You can’t change it so deal with it. Call me when the lava reaches Hwy 130 I’m busy...
Best and most correct answer so far.
One might also say that when you bought the land you not only knew of the lava danger but of the typical inadequacy of government response around here. Or should have known, certainly anyone who reads Punaweb should be well aware.
Not that i object to the authorities trying to stave off disaster. They do that for the victims of flood, tornado, hurricane, quake, tsunami, mudslide, wildfire, etc., at least after the fact mitigation -- regardless of what people knew when they chose to live in a vulerable area.
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What about California? I assume anyone buying there knows all about earthquakes? Of course the scariest is Yellowstone. When it blows everyone east will be affected. As big as it's supposed to be, I think even Hawaii will be affected.
Still, your point about "due diligence" is noted.
I wonder if Kaloli point will break off someday.....
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If/when Yellowstone blows everyone in the world will be affected, and most of the mountain west would be covered in ash. But it's one thing to avoid building in an area that gets flooded or hurricane-hit every 5-10 years, another to do so in an area that has a volcanic eruption every 600,000 years. The mega-landslides here occur much more often than that.
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One might also say that when you bought the land you not only knew of the lava danger but of the typical inadequacy of government response around here.
One might say that both of these issues should be part of a mandatory real-estate disclosure, along with the realities of ag zoning, frogs, fire ants, and helicopters.
