@Justin K. Rivers: I am not saying they are being antagonistic. I am sure that it is a lovely country, and that the dwellings are harmonious asthetically, if not intelligently.

Knowingly build on the beach, don't get made when your house floats away. Knowingly build on a fault line, don't get mad when your house gets shaken into tooth picks. Knowingly build in tornado alley, don't get mad when Auntie Em and the family cow go flying by your window.

Build below see level with nothing but the lowest bidding contractor to hold back the sea? You see where I am going with this.