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Originally Posted by Mike P
I agree wholeheartedly. But lets face it, Cape Codders like you are a dying breed. The new Cape Codder is getting more and more politcal clout as their numbers grow. They're moving to the Cape from areas when man has been trying to stem the tide from washing away million dollar homes for decades. I don't recall any big hue and cry to fill the 87 breach. I don't think anyone gave it a second's serious consideration.
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mike, in fact there was some cry from some folks who were directly affected by that breach at that time. i read a book awhile back called 'Storm Surge', all about that break, and a history of how those beaches work. in the book, the author tells how one homeowner paid 30K for sand to be dumped in front of his house in order to keep the sea back. haha..funny story because this guy thought he could control nature. 2 weeks later, another Nor'easter came through and took all of that sand away!
anyone who thinks they can control nature is clueless. seawalls and jettys only make the problems worse. they both disrupt the natural flow of sand. i don't expect people to stop building sea walls and jettys, but if you live on the coast, you have no sympathy from me. if you build on the coast and then want the gov't to bail your butt out, you've got another thing coming. sell your house and move inland.
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