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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:59:34 -0800
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On 1/12/2025 8:44 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:32:54 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
> <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/11/2025 8:54 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
>>> On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:48:19 -0800, Bobbie Sellers
>>> <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> 
> <<snippo more stuff>>
> 
>>>> 	So Southern California should be abandoned by all but the
>>>> entertainment industry and the retirees should move to Florida.:^(
>>>
>>> Florida is out -- retirees are fleeing because of the high condo fees,
>>> or some such nonsense.
>>>
>>> Well, according to /some/ online sources, anyway.
>>
>> High insurance costs for all the beachfront buildings that are starting
>> to subside because of rising sea levels and the resulting knock-on
>> effects from that like insurance companies refusing to add new policies
>> or renew existing ones because doing so would endanger their profits.
> 
> It's either that or raise rate ... nationwide. Gotta get the money to
> cover the claims from /somewhere/, and adding it to the National Debt
> is not available. So far.
> 
> As other posts discussed, California is in a similar situation due to
> wildfires. Which ultimately may mean "poorly-managed infrastructure,
> specifically electricity distribution". Or not, as the case may be.
> 
It was in part.  The electrical utilities have spend a lot of money 
(rate hikes) over the last several years updating and upgrading their 
electrical equipment.  The largest has been moving their lines 
underground, which is not quick or cheap.


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