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Originally posted by bwanamrm:
"Let this sink in for a minute.....Hundreds and hundreds of small boats pulled by countless pickups and SUVs from across the South are headed for Houston. Almost all of them driven by men. They're using their own property, sacrificing their own time, spending their own money, and risking their own lives for one reason: to help total strangers in desperate need.

Most of them are by themselves. Most are dressed like the redneck duck hunters and bass fisherman they are. Many are veterans. Most are wearing well-used gimme-hats, t-shirts, and jeans; and there's a preponderance of camo. Most are probably gun owners, and most probably voted for Trump.

These are the people the Left loves to hate, the ones Maddow mocks. The ones Maher and Olbermann just *know* they're so much better than.

These are The Quiet Ones. They don't wear masks and tear down statues. They don't, as a rule, march and demonstrate. And most have probably never been in a Whole Foods.

But they'll spend the next several days wading in cold, dirty water; dodging gators and water moccasins and fire ants; eating whatever meager rations are available; and sleeping wherever they can in dirty, damp clothes. Their reward is the tears and the hugs and the smiles from the terrified people they help. They'll deliver one boatload, and then go back for more.

When disaster strikes, it's what men do. Real men. Heroic men. American men. And then they'll knock back a few shots, or a few beers with like-minded men they've never met before, and talk about fish, or ten-point bucks, or the benefits of hollow-point ammo, or their F-150.

And the next time they hear someone talk about "the patriarchy", or "male privilege", they'll snort, turn off the TV and go to bed.

In the meantime, they'll likely be up again before dawn. To do it again. Until the helpless are rescued. And the work's done.

They're unlikely to be reimbursed. There won't be medals. They won't care. They're heroes. And it's what they do.

Taken from a well spoken dude just like most of us"

Borrowed this from Facebook... so true. And again thanks to our own Mike Burke who hooked up his boat and drove From New Iberia to Houston to help!

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Originally posted by bwanamrm:
"Let this sink in for a minute.....Hundreds and hundreds of small boats pulled by countless pickups and SUVs from across the South are headed for Houston. Almost all of them driven by men. They're using their own property, sacrificing their own time, spending their own money, and risking their own lives for one reason: to help total strangers in desperate need.

Most of them are by themselves. Most are dressed like the redneck duck hunters and bass fisherman they are. Many are veterans. Most are wearing well-used gimme-hats, t-shirts, and jeans; and there's a preponderance of camo. Most are probably gun owners, and most probably voted for Trump.

These are the people the Left loves to hate, the ones Maddow mocks. The ones Maher and Olbermann just *know* they're so much better than.

These are The Quiet Ones. They don't wear masks and tear down statues. They don't, as a rule, march and demonstrate. And most have probably never been in a Whole Foods.

But they'll spend the next several days wading in cold, dirty water; dodging gators and water moccasins and fire ants; eating whatever meager rations are available; and sleeping wherever they can in dirty, damp clothes. Their reward is the tears and the hugs and the smiles from the terrified people they help. They'll deliver one boatload, and then go back for more.

When disaster strikes, it's what men do. Real men. Heroic men. American men. And then they'll knock back a few shots, or a few beers with like-minded men they've never met before, and talk about fish, or ten-point bucks, or the benefits of hollow-point ammo, or their F-150.

And the next time they hear someone talk about "the patriarchy", or "male privilege", they'll snort, turn off the TV and go to bed.

In the meantime, they'll likely be up again before dawn. To do it again. Until the helpless are rescued. And the work's done.

They're unlikely to be reimbursed. There won't be medals. They won't care. They're heroes. And it's what they do.

Taken from a well spoken dude just like most of us"

Borrowed this from Facebook... so true. And again thanks to our own Mike Burke who hooked up his boat and drove From New Iberia to Houston to help!

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:


Too many without flood insurance, far too many.

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Originally posted by larryshores:

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:


Too many without flood insurance, far too many.

So true. So many do not understand this issue. This is what will devastate many lives.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Sorry to hear that Larry. By the way guys, I do a whole lot of insurance litigation and if you live near the coast, make sure you have both flood and windstorm coverage. If you are right on the coast, the underwriters will usually automatically put in a windstorm exclusion endorsement, meaning you have to purchase the insurance for windstorm from what is basically a state guarantee fund (TWIA in Texas). If you don't buy it, you don't have windstorm coverage, which is the main thing I am concerned about living on the Gulf Coast.

The other big thing to watch is that most property policies are either "All Risk" meaning it's covered unless it's excluded or "Covered Cause of Loss" meaning it's not covered unless it's specifically listed. Either way, most of them exclude flood, which includes rising water, surface water, tidal water, etc., you get the idea. Shockingly, it has been reported that 80% of Houstonians did not have flood insurance.

Make sure you have flood and windstorm coverage. Unfortunately, I'm sure Florida is under a moratorium right now so underwriters aren't going to write it.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Sorry to hear that Larry. By the way guys, I do a whole lot of insurance litigation and if you live near the coast, make sure you have both flood and windstorm coverage. If you are right on the coast, the underwriters will usually automatically put in a windstorm exclusion endorsement, meaning you have to purchase the insurance for windstorm from what is basically a state guarantee fund (TWIA in Texas). If you don't buy it, you don't have windstorm coverage, which is the main thing I am concerned about living on the Gulf Coast.

The other big thing to watch is that most property policies are either "All Risk" meaning it's covered unless it's excluded or "Covered Cause of Loss" meaning it's not covered unless it's specifically listed. Either way, most of them exclude flood, which includes rising water, surface water, tidal water, etc., you get the idea. Shockingly, it has been reported that 80% of Houstonians did not have flood insurance.

Make sure you have flood and windstorm coverage. Unfortunately, I'm sure Florida is under a moratorium right now so underwriters aren't going to write it.