re: #267 Emerald

If I Recall Correctly, Mt. St. Helen rumbled and belched for weeks before it blew. What sort of seismology equipment does it take to detect that? Anyone who needed the government to tell them that some sort of danger existed is just too dumb to live.
It seems to be relatively rare that a volcano just decides to blow its top without substantial warning that even a liberal can detect. Whether they are bright enough to follow the animals and get out of town is quite another area.
I repeat: HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH, and WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY IT?
I have never been rescued from the side of a mountain, nor from a rowboat at sea, because I DON’T GO THERE. If I did, I would expect to get billed for the rescue.
In Colorado Springs, there is a beautiful park with many very big rocks in it. There are signs saying that you should not climb the rocks unless you have the proper equipment and know what you are doing. Every year, several people need to be rescued; a few fall and die. The ones that live are given a major bill for the costs. They complain. They go to jail until they pay. Tough - sucks to be you. They city taxpayers don’t have to pay to get those fools down. That’s the way such things should be done.