Staff Reports
A bunch of coastal elites in Massachusetts spent a whopping $550,000 of their own money to build a fancy sand dune barrier, only to see Mother Nature give them a big “HA!” and obliterate the whole thing during a Sunday storm.
Seaside Residents Spend Over $550,000 On Storm Barrier. Storm Destroys It In One Weekend https://t.co/owaiKaIQHN
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 15, 2024
These fancy folks from the Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change thought they were being real heroes by piling up 14,000 tons of sand for protection. Nature doesn’t care about your expensive projects! The storm came in like a wrecking ball and destroyed their so-called masterpiece. It’s like watching a Shakespearean tragedy unfold, but with sand instead of star-crossed lovers.
Of course, these crybabies are now begging the government for help. Typical liberals, always looking for a handout when their pet projects go belly up. Maybe if they had listened to some sensible advice and used rocks instead of sand, they wouldn’t be in this mess. But no, they wanted to play in the sand like children, and now they’re paying the price.
And let’s not forget their whining about how some homes might get swallowed by the ocean. Boo-hoo! Maybe instead of relying on sacrificial sand and government bailouts, they should consider moving their fancy houses somewhere safer. They’re too attached to their precious coastal properties, so they’d rather play the victim and point fingers at everyone else.
As Republican Sen. Bruce Tarr rightly pointed out, all their fancy sand did was buy them a little time. It’s a harsh lesson in the realities of nature – you can’t just throw money at a problem and expect it to go away. Maybe next time, these coastal elites will think twice before wasting half a million dollars on a sandcastle that’s destined to be washed away.
