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Marg, I've been wondering about the floods.
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 399844" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>husband & I are both country kids, although we both grew up in the outskirts of Sydney.</p><p></p><p>Insurance companies here either charge more for buildings in a flood zone, or refuse to insure them. In these areas people are still encouraged to build on stilts. There are a lot of advantages, not the least of which is the house is cool in hot weather. These current floods are much bigger than usual, which is why they're making news. A lot of these towns have levee banks which they've had time to reinforce when news of the floods upstream became known. But even some of these levees are just not enough.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, my nephew (who I quoted) used to work in one of these towns built on the alluvial plans of one of these large inland rivers. He's complaining now, but if he still lived there, everything would be underwater. Where he lives now, part of his property i on low ground, so he has to move his stock when it floods. But as the flood receded, the silt and heavy watering it all got, will make the pasture very lush indeed. That's why these people always return - bumper crops 9 years out of 10, followed by a 10 year flood - it's worth the inconvenience. As he said, last year he was buying water.</p><p></p><p>My elder brother lives in Queensland and now lives halfway up a mountain, so he is safe from the floods. He used to live on the flood plain but was lucky to never have his house get inundated. I think one flood that covered his lawn scared him enough to move.</p><p></p><p>These inland country towns are generally very dry places, and being near the river is the only way usually to get any water to your property. It's either feast or famine, here.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 399844, member: 1991"] husband & I are both country kids, although we both grew up in the outskirts of Sydney. Insurance companies here either charge more for buildings in a flood zone, or refuse to insure them. In these areas people are still encouraged to build on stilts. There are a lot of advantages, not the least of which is the house is cool in hot weather. These current floods are much bigger than usual, which is why they're making news. A lot of these towns have levee banks which they've had time to reinforce when news of the floods upstream became known. But even some of these levees are just not enough. Interestingly, my nephew (who I quoted) used to work in one of these towns built on the alluvial plans of one of these large inland rivers. He's complaining now, but if he still lived there, everything would be underwater. Where he lives now, part of his property i on low ground, so he has to move his stock when it floods. But as the flood receded, the silt and heavy watering it all got, will make the pasture very lush indeed. That's why these people always return - bumper crops 9 years out of 10, followed by a 10 year flood - it's worth the inconvenience. As he said, last year he was buying water. My elder brother lives in Queensland and now lives halfway up a mountain, so he is safe from the floods. He used to live on the flood plain but was lucky to never have his house get inundated. I think one flood that covered his lawn scared him enough to move. These inland country towns are generally very dry places, and being near the river is the only way usually to get any water to your property. It's either feast or famine, here. Marg [/QUOTE]
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