Re: oh dear, i didn't insure my house....

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:19:07 GMT, spam@xxxxxxx (Kosst Amojan) wrote:

On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:15:52 -0700, Maria <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Er..half of Britain is on a flood plain!

It's also on a flood plane, which sometimes is a bit more complex than
a simple flood plain.

most people only
had buildings insurance and then only cos they were forced to by their
lenders.

Lenders require flood insurance if you are on a flood plane. I am not
sure what the requirement is for a flood plain.

Just the same meaning in this use according to this Merkin reference


Plain :
1. a. An extensive, level, usually treeless area of land. b. A
broad, level expanse, as a part of the sea floor or a lunar mare.
2. Something free of ornamentation or extraneous matter.


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Plane:
1. Mathematics. A surface containing all the straight lines that
connect any two points on it.
2. A flat or level surface.
3. A level of development, existence, or achievement: scholarship
on a high plane.
4. An airplane or a hydroplane.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third
Edition is licensed from Houghton Mifflin Company. Copyright © 1992 by
Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Selected Illustrations from the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia.
Copyright © 1991 by Columbia University Press.



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