Re: Tornado proof buildings - Hurricane onslaught may blow hole in US economy

From: Eric (lb_at_nospam.com)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 01:51:18 +0900

In article <744cc401.0409211903.3fa1c593@posting.google.com>, Steve
Dufour <stevejdufour@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > > > And if the area floods? Rebar-resistant homes may be resistant to wind
> > > > / debris, but they're not waterproof.
> > >
> > > Sandbags could help.
> >
> > Ever try to fill a sandbag in a hurricane, Steve? If the wind is
> > knocking over telephone poles, what makes you think sandbags are going
> > to stay put?
>
> I guess you'd have to fill them in advance, and make them big enough
> so the wind doesn't blow them away.
>
> >
> > > Or building them on high ground.
> >
> > Now you're getting my point. Don't want to lose million-dollar homes
> > in Florida? DON'T BUILD million dollar homes in Florida. Mobility, not
> > armor, is the solution here.
>
> Should we abandon the whole state? By demanding earthquake resistant
> buildings in California many lives have been saved over the years. I
> agree with you however that building houses on the beach or on the
> side of a cliff is not a good idea.

But the view is so great! They should either self-insure, pay higher
prices on their insurance because of the much greater risk, and never,
ever, *ever* receive any tax funds to bail them out when the hurricane
or earthquake takes out their residence. But why stop them from
building there otherwise? (of course, you would want to prevent the
possibility of the house falling on someone... other than the owner...)

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