My point is they should have purchased flood insurance.I wonder how many will build back and still not get the proper insurance for WHEN this happens again?They will justify not getting it due to calling it the "100 year flood plain" which means nothing as it could flood again next year. Will you then expect others to bail you out as well?Start being responsible for your own actions and stop using excuses like "Nobody told me" etc. Bottom line here is it's YOUR Fault if you didn't have flood ins

Idiot. You obviously have no fucking idea what we've all gone through.

>please remain calm>containment protocols initiated>contact>compile>analyze>contain

Yeah I live in Cedar Rapids and I go to school downtown (the water did not make it to my school)...

yea the truth is really lame, what a simpleton

You have the lamest come backs. SeriouslyGet a life.

i live in Cedar Rapids. off of east post on green valley indian creek got high luckily it didn't reach my house.

Bitch, FEMA was there scence BEFORE day 1.

well, now they lock it up, and i think the placard is either red or purple. very sad

dont watch it raise do what my uncles ues to do get on the jet skis :P

Doesn't matter if you had flood insurnace or not.The city of CR is still demanding that us devastated flood victims pay our upcoming property taxes on our flooded homes.Wonderful (callous)show of support there.

Some of these people do have insurance.... but not everybody can afford it. I know elderly people downtown who don't drink, smoke, play lottery, or watch nascar. They can't afford insurance and would be helpless if it wasn't for the strong community.When most of Cedar Rapids flood plain was evacuated, the river was estimated to rise to about 22-24 feet... it crested over 31 feet. There was no way they could have expected that serious of a flood.Backbone you're just an assfuck

and omg...did anyone see downtown from the bridge at night? the city looked abandoned, now THAT was scary...

This was no "pussy" flood...I live here in CR, i wasn't effected by it, but TONS of people lost everything...memories can't be replaced -_- it was very scary..

anyone who didn't actually go and see the flood in person has no idea how bad it really was. i live about ten miles from cedar rapids and i was shocked when i went and saw it for myself.

so this is what some idiot at your loser work or your idiot neighbor told you.Call a Insurance agent you dumb bastard.Anyone can GET flood insurance.People say "they told me I didn't need it" what they are saying is the mortgage co didn't require it for them to obtain their mortgage.You idiots would rather spend your $ on shit like lotto tickets,nascar stuff, beer than be responsable and purchase flood insurance.I do not feel bad for people that won't prepare & then cry like babies You Simpleton

you cant get flood insurance if you live in a floodplain. i live here. i know whats going on. stop being a fucking idiot.

Actually, not everyone can get flood insurance. Sometimes they won't insure people in some areas. Also, LadyBarbossa is right, tough to make a living and then pay for insurance that you may never need. Also, it's like a 18 year old taking out a life insurance policy. Chances are he won't need it until he's in his 70's. We don't get many 1 in 500+ year floods.

yeah really. These people are pissing me off. saying the flood is "pussy" and people in iowa are "ignorant fucks" These people should get their ass' down here and see what it WAS. Now its probably about a hundredth of the way done cleaning up. People should just shut up.

this was no pussy flood. Scarey as hell. And Lord knows if you'd have a place left, or livelihood, etc. it was very scarey. Get your arse over here and help out instead of calling it a pussy flood! It'll take years for this city to recover!