Brad Schneider actually said...

These were decisions, shortcuts that were made, like the county decision to study assessing the likely consequences that might follow.

The metaphor I was going to use is instead of ready, aim, fire, it seems like we did ready, fire, aim.

there is a process that should have been followed.

If you know that global climate change is going to lead to more torrential rainstorms and flooding, as you are describing, then let's do eve...