JohnH wrote:
sfb wrote:

Old fashioned may be just that: old fashioned. The two problems are
debris breaking the windows and the wind literally pushing in the
entire window frame which is why plywood is anchored to the outside
walls.

I was referring to storm shutters which, last time I saw them, were not made
of glass.

No, but most of the old-fashioned designs are mounted to the window frame or
depend on the frame for support when closed.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.