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In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren, Not Hillary Clinton, Should Be the Next President of the United States [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)And you're so right about retirement. I'd always planned to retire somewhere waterfront. But about 10 years ago, long before the recent EPA report, all on my ownsome, I took a realistic look at climate change, rising ocean levels, hurricanes, storm surges, etc., and decided to stay on my little hilltop outside of Pittsburgh. Five minutes to shopping mall, library, post office, doctors' offices, good hospital, and lots of good theatre, restaurants and world class symphony. I just keep a close eye on the 10 day weather forecast, stock up ahead of storms and when bad weather hits, curl up with homemade soup, cable TV, a stack of good books & a fire in the fireplace.
Meanwhile, idiot fellow retirees are cashing in on their main equity/their homes and investing everything in waterfront or near-to-the-ocean homes in Florida. They think they're livin'
their fantasy/dream, but there will be tears before bedtime, as nanny used to say, when the insurers back away from flood prone/surge prone properties and they have no insurance and the waters are creeping up. Already high tide street flooding in places like Miami and Norfolk. Fine for One Percenters who have 4 or 5 other "homes" and can just walk away from the Palm Beach mansion.
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