Floods

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, do you think that the government sohuld compensate all those that were hit by floods the other week?
If so, what is the point of paying insurance?

[Lonnie]

I think a fund should be set up for food, clothes, temporary housing, and for those without insurance, thats it.

Problem is, the floods are classed as an act of God, and a lot of companies don't insure against that, and those that do, the premiums are sky high.

[bensmum]

I think that everyone, insured or not should get some help with the basics - making their homes habitable - and for essentials like cookers. But after that then they should be responsible for replacing their televisions, sound systems and any other non-essentials. If they have insurance then they should have no problem but if not I'm afraid that's their faults. I have heard people say that they could not get insurance because their homes were on a flood plain but it seems odd that other people living in the same area did get insurance.

[stokeace]

we help enough foreigners so why not help our own for a change?

[ruby27]

stokeace, kind of agree with you, sorry. Not the bit about helping foreigners as if that was something undesirable, but the bit about helping people in need in this country.

[stokeace]

thanx ruby i didnt mean to be derogative of us helping foreigners but its not very often us brits need a bit of help is it?