Starise Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Thank goodness you didn't see granny. ? We have these storm cells that come here sometimes in the summer. Sometimes they generate tornadoes. If one ever directly hit my house there probably wouldn't be much left. Hair today, gone tomorrow.
Notes_Norton Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 We get the occasional hurricane. When I was a child I was in one with gusts over 200 mph but other than some minor exterior damage we were OK. Notes
craigb Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Noice! I wish I could explain my minor exterior damage on a 200 mph hurricane... ?
Notes_Norton Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 A few heavy roof tiles cracked and a scratched storm awning where part of the Mango tree hit the house. It was a CBS (Cement Brick Steel reinforced) house, built in the 1950s, before the developers bribed the commissioners to water down the building codes (to increase their profits). We lived 26 feet above sea level, and inland about 1/2 mile from the ocean, so the storm surge wouldn't get is. Water is often a bigger problem than the wind. The big problem with hurricanes are (1) building codes that are not sufficient to stand up to a cat 3 storm (2) too many northerners living on reclaimed swampland which will flood during a hurricane. And the human factors. (1) not buying storm awnings, shutters, or panels and having to rely on plywood -- if you can get it at the last minute (2) not preparing the property for a storm. I've been in a dozen hurricanes and have never been more than inconvenienced by them. Of course that's no guarantee of the future. The Climate Crisis is breeding stronger than ever storms. My current house is 32' above sea level and was built in 1950. I have storm awnings and panels, and will probably ride out the next one here too. Insights and incites by Notes
Wibbles Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 My house is 161 feet above sea level and about 50 miles from the nearest sea. I hope it will be enough.
Notes_Norton Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 If it's well built, it should withstand a hurricane.
craigb Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Notes_Norton said: If it's well built, it should withstand a hurricane. I wouldn't want to test it! ?
Notes_Norton Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 Roof is too tall - and made of the wrong material. It's not well built for a 'cane area. But it is very picturesque. It looks like a hobbit could live there.
bayoubill Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 I purposely set phone on an old fashioned ringer just so I can say “one ringgy dingy two ringgy dingys three ringgy dingys” out loud
bayoubill Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Wibbles said: Too much of that and you'll go blind. ......I thought so....
InstrEd Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Wibbles said: Too much of that and you'll go blind. So what if the person is blind to start with?
Notes_Norton Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 4 hours ago, InstrEd said: So what if the person is blind to start with? He/She will lose insight.
bayoubill Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 I Am not Shure if I shoed bring this up but it could be a bad sign XX bought me some new sox that have the word dickless written on them 1
Wibbles Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 Your socks would be a strange place to keep one anyway (unless you're The Red Hot Chili Peppers). It's when she buys you the matching underpants that you should be worrying. 1
Notes_Norton Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 Be glad she didn't buy you underpants from that brand.
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