(11 February 2014, 16:29)bigpaul Wrote: i mean, would someone really buy a house in an area that COULD get flooded? how is that being a responsible person? never mind being a prepper. if i could buy a house somewhere but i found out it was liable to flood i wouldn't buy it, i would rather buy something somewhere else that didn't flood but had a longer journey time, than chance being flooded, i just don't see the point of taking a risk however small, we seem to be getting more and more inclement weather its just not worth the hassle. i guess common sense really is in short supply in the modern age.
Most people believe the marketing blurb of the housing developers who will tell them that the infrastructure for the development has been designed to within a 1in100 year storm event.
What they don't tell you is that 1in100 year storm can occurr 3 times in a year, and what about the 1 in200 year evet or the 1in50 year event that just happens to coincide with a spring tide or with the wind blowing in the wrong direction, or when the non return valve has been maintained in the last 18 months is is stuck open (or closed).......
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