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ProfessorWolf
on a more serious note
i feel sorry for the peope who have lost there homes in florida from these storms
i can't imagine what there going through right now
I've been extremely fortunate to not have any house I've lived in smashed by anything in a hurricane (or, bizarrely, torn apart by 125 mph winds or smashed by a tornado, although I recently heard one very close to my house during Francine). Flooded, yes, but nothing terrible. I've known plenty of people in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida that have had much worse, down to outright total destruction, and some of them moved, most rebuilt.
One currently that got hit by Helene, got trashed, I haven't heard anything more about but it's still very early.
I saw both sides of Katrina - flooding in New Orleans (and that aftermath is beyond eery, it's almost terrifying how quiet it was for MONTHS) and 100% smashed in Waveland, Bay St Louis, Pass Christian, Gulfport and Biloxi, MS.
Hurricane Ivan in Gulf Shores, AL - holy crap, the amount of sand that was brought in from the Gulf and then eventually piled up - piles of sand 40, 50 feet, maybe taller; concrete buildings with huge cracks in them, broken concrete foundations... storm surge is no joke on the central Gulf Coast.
There will be people changing their minds about where they live. Insurance might be a bigger factor but overall the idea of going through another hurricane is usually enough for some people to say See ya. That's happened a lot in SE Louisiana. Rightfully so.
You'll see on whatever news, tv or online, a headline or statement of "still recovering", as if you just refresh the app on your phone after a hurricane and it's all good.
It takes YEARS.