Comments on: Flooding Is Annual Event

By: Joe Moran

Joe Moran — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:41:27 +0000

I would advise all the good people of Idaho who are looking at possible real flooding of their Homes to get flood insurance and fast- I have a 2 story duplex about a 1/4 mile from the boise river and a local company quoted me $ 112.00 for a year’s flood insurance coverage per $10,000 value. So you can protect yourself- remember your local govts. will try to deny it’s going to happen until your bathing in it! There is also a waiting period.

By: T.J.

T.J. — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 04:03:10 +0000

Hey, Porcupine, if we had elected Brandi it wouldn’t have happened.

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:25:32 +0000

All of the stories about floods in the Boise River are so funny to me, because growing up in Boise the largest flood we had was in… ( 1950’s) … Nope not the Boise River…it was when the New York canal broke. Flooded most of South East Boise up to Broadway…. but of course with all of the improvement on the New York canal that could never happen again… right?

ED NOTE– It was on Aug. 1, 1955

By: Cal person

Cal person — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:53:19 +0000

From a Californian–
I can’t exactly shame some of the people for being a bit tickled by wanting to watch certain individual’s homes float by, but I certainly would not wish that on anyone. You would think it would be obvious to most anyone that if you buy a home on the edge of a hillside or just minutes from a river, lake, ocean, whatever…. then one would have to expect that there may be a chance of it getting washed away in the event of a great rain season.

Just like the people out here living right on the beach and then they want to cry when their houses get flooded. Sad yes, but come on…you put yourself at risk by doing that. I of course would not wish harm to anyone or any unnecessary grief, but people really need to think before they act. Part of society’s problem is they have the mentallity “it won’t happen to me”.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:25:19 +0000

GUARDIAN, I’m sure it didn’t escape you that the last event was in 1998. Think of the extensive low-lying development that has occurred since then! (Criminy – Eagle Road may still have been a 2-laner in 1998!) Think of the dirt that’s been moved around, altering streamflows and such – and by people besides Butch Otter. My advice for the fine folks occupying all those new houses… make sure your flood insurance is paid-up.