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HURRICANE PROOF BUILDINGS
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http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/co...ars/index.html "Richard RIley" wrote in message ... The latest storm tracks show Charlie set to skim Pinellas County around noon tomorrow. That's not good news for Lakeland, since it will be hit by the north east corner of the storm. Lakeland will get the worst rain and winds. I'll have a candle lit for all the folks there. |
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I have always wondered why people would be stupid enough to build out of
wood after the last hurricane takes the wooden home and enlarges it to a few acres maybe an inch tall. What's even more amazing is how many people in Punta Gorda stayed in their RV's and TRAILER HOMES just YARDS from the water while facing a Cat 4 storm coming straight for them. I heard that many refused to leave because shelters would not take animals. ??? Somebody explain to me why the Shrub's brother thinks he has the right to stick his damn nose in the business of people having to deal with spouses turned into vegetables who never wanted to live that way... ....but doesn't deal with body-temperature IQ's who refuse to leave hurricane paths by empowering law enforcement to handcuff and take them to safety after a mandatory evac order. "geo" wrote in news:mVVTc.5287$Zh3.2475@trndny02: There's a simple solution: build HURRICANE PROOF BUILDINGS http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/co...ars/index.html "Richard RIley" wrote in message ... The latest storm tracks show Charlie set to skim Pinellas County around noon tomorrow. That's not good news for Lakeland, since it will be hit by the north east corner of the storm. Lakeland will get the worst rain and winds. I'll have a candle lit for all the folks there. |
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"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message ... I have always wondered why people would be stupid enough to build out of wood after the last hurricane takes the wooden home and enlarges it to a few acres maybe an inch tall. Wood is an amazing building material. A properly designed wooden structure will stand up to a hurricane just as well as a properly designed concrete structure. For proof, take a trip to Key West and check out some of those old homes. The biggest advantage of concrete homes in Florida has nothing to do with hurricanes; termites don't eat concrete. Did you know that they even make airplanes out of wood? (aviation content) Vaughn |
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"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message ... I have always wondered why people would be stupid enough to build out of wood after the last hurricane takes the wooden home and enlarges it to a few acres maybe an inch tall. What's even more amazing is how many people in Punta Gorda stayed in their RV's and TRAILER HOMES just YARDS from the water while facing a Cat 4 storm coming straight for them. I heard that many refused to leave because shelters would not take animals. ??? Because the media fixated on the idea that the hurricane was going to hit Tampa, despite information from the NWS and the other weather services that Tampa was just a best guess. Somebody explain to me why the Shrub's brother thinks he has the right to stick his damn nose in the business of people having to deal with spouses turned into vegetables who never wanted to live that way... ...but doesn't deal with body-temperature IQ's who refuse to leave hurricane paths by empowering law enforcement to handcuff and take them to safety after a mandatory evac order. Because it is a free country, and one freedom it to take risks that would be unacceptable to others. Some folks even think it is unacceptably risky to fly small airplanes. "geo" wrote in news:mVVTc.5287$Zh3.2475@trndny02: There's a simple solution: build HURRICANE PROOF BUILDINGS http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/co...ars/index.html "Richard RIley" wrote in message ... The latest storm tracks show Charlie set to skim Pinellas County around noon tomorrow. That's not good news for Lakeland, since it will be hit by the north east corner of the storm. Lakeland will get the worst rain and winds. I'll have a candle lit for all the folks there. |
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" The biggest advantage of concrete homes in Florida has nothing to do
with hurricanes; termites don't eat concrete. Did you know that they even make airplanes out of wood? (aviation content) Vaughn" Yeppers... But do they make airplanes outa concrete? Makes you wonder if it would even be remotely possible with a really big, way overpowered airplane...anybody gotta couple million to waste just to do something thats never been done before? take care Blll |
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There's a simple solution: build HURRICANE PROOF BUILDINGS http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/co...ars/index.html Hurricane resistant, maybe...Hurricane Proof, never. Unless everything around it is tied down and the wind is from the right direction, any building is vulnerable to damage from a strong hurricane. One of the biggest sources of damage in every hurricane is blowing debris causing the initial damage to a building and the resulting winds finishing the work. Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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I have always wondered why people would be stupid enough to build out of
wood after the last hurricane takes the wooden home and enlarges it to a few acres maybe an inch tall. Wood is an amazing building material. A properly designed wooden structure will stand up to a hurricane just as well as a properly designed concrete structure. For proof, take a trip to Key West and check out some of those old homes. The biggest advantage of concrete homes in Florida has nothing to do with hurricanes; termites don't eat concrete. Did you know that they even make airplanes out of wood? (aviation content) Vaughn A lot of concrete block buildings were destroyed by the hurricane while well built wood structures were left standing. For that matter, many mobile homes were left standing right next to the flattened ones. Often times, its just a matter of luck. Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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"Vaughn" wrote in
: Wood is an amazing building material. A properly designed wooden structure will stand up to a hurricane just as well as a properly designed concrete structure. Sorry, but I won't buy that for one second. Concrete doesn't blow out when a window gives way and air pressure builds up inside the house, not at hurricane speed winds. Safe rooms built inside wooden homes in tornado alley are not build out of wood -- they are built out of reinforced concrete. Did you know that they even make airplanes out of wood? (aviation content) Sure, and very few people find them suitable for permanent habitation. |
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"Kyle Boatright" wrote in
: Because the media fixated on the idea that the hurricane was going to hit Tampa, despite information from the NWS and the other weather services that Tampa was just a best guess. That's a Gene Pool Elimination Lottery reason. Because it is a free country, and one freedom it to take risks that would be unacceptable to others. Free does not mean free-for-all. The governor has the power to force people to leave their homes and move them to safety when there is a clear and present danger to them. He should used it. |
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