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Here we go folks. More shit from the left that reflects what these losers are reading. Moron.Is it coincidentail that these storms are more intense?
they were lucky they didn't dieOn Inside Edition this afternoon, a person who had stayed behind had video as his house was being ripped apart. He was sitting on the couch when the whole wall behind him was ripped from the house by the winds.
They also showed a video of a woman who had stayed behind sounding like she was in shock, because she kept repeating that staying was a stupid thing to do, and she never should have done it. She said it several times in a row, and you could hear the stress in her voice.
Death is forever, and it is not worth risking a real hellish death. You are referring to the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. There is nothing easy about the aftermath. Just the power alone.LOL..............to those who have rode out many storms running isn't always the option..........Unless you live on the beaches or in a Flood zone...........
When you decide to leave......and I have.......you get stuck in traffic with the other million hauling ass........Gas pumps dry up and you can't get gas............You can't find a hotel anywhere and get stuck in your dang vehicle........because there are no rooms in the inn...........You end up states away to find places to stay where the hotels have jacked up the rates to make more money on those leaving...........
Then low and behold you need to get back home............and they block off the roads to get back home..........forcing you to stay away from your homes for a week or more...........so you can't even get back home........can't get back to work...........We plan when these storms hit............we store water, food and gas...........get the chain saws tuned up..........After Ivan near missed us we spent 2 hours cutting our way home............everyone was out clearing the roads.....We had the streets cleared before county crews ever showed up..............the people did it..........not them...........Then we cranked up the Generators....got in touch to work who NEEDED CLEAN UP CREWS AS WELL...........and went to 7 days a week work a couple of days after the storm. Luckily I work at a refinery where we got free gas for a bit after the storms...........Kinda need that refinery back online so the Gas stations can get gas .............LOL
My neighbor ran for Katrina............ran west........but the predictions were wrong and the storm kept moving west.......got stuck in the dang traffic and got caught in the storm in his vehicle...........rode it out in his vehicle..............the logistics of getting millions out doesn't always pan out..............
We stayed and got hit by 120 mph winds..........few trees down and we cleaned up and went back to work.......Neighbors didn't get back in for a week...............stuck out there not allowed back in and their home took no damage at all.
That is a personal choice...............and not the choice of everyone...........You stated you would be fine in the vehicle........my neighbors rode out the winds in that vehicle............they were not out of harms way...............because the roads were clogged......................BIG DIFFERENCE.......which was my point................they got caught in the storm in the vehicle...............Death is forever, and it is not worth risking a real hellish death. You are referring to the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. There is nothing easy about the aftermath. Just the power alone.LOL..............to those who have rode out many storms running isn't always the option..........Unless you live on the beaches or in a Flood zone...........
When you decide to leave......and I have.......you get stuck in traffic with the other million hauling ass........Gas pumps dry up and you can't get gas............You can't find a hotel anywhere and get stuck in your dang vehicle........because there are no rooms in the inn...........You end up states away to find places to stay where the hotels have jacked up the rates to make more money on those leaving...........
Then low and behold you need to get back home............and they block off the roads to get back home..........forcing you to stay away from your homes for a week or more...........so you can't even get back home........can't get back to work...........We plan when these storms hit............we store water, food and gas...........get the chain saws tuned up..........After Ivan near missed us we spent 2 hours cutting our way home............everyone was out clearing the roads.....We had the streets cleared before county crews ever showed up..............the people did it..........not them...........Then we cranked up the Generators....got in touch to work who NEEDED CLEAN UP CREWS AS WELL...........and went to 7 days a week work a couple of days after the storm. Luckily I work at a refinery where we got free gas for a bit after the storms...........Kinda need that refinery back online so the Gas stations can get gas .............LOL
My neighbor ran for Katrina............ran west........but the predictions were wrong and the storm kept moving west.......got stuck in the dang traffic and got caught in the storm in his vehicle...........rode it out in his vehicle..............the logistics of getting millions out doesn't always pan out..............
We stayed and got hit by 120 mph winds..........few trees down and we cleaned up and went back to work.......Neighbors didn't get back in for a week...............stuck out there not allowed back in and their home took no damage at all.
I swear I could live with two things. AC and a decent bed. If I have those two things, I will make it. I could also even sleep in my car with the seat reclined. No problem.
Bottom line is you are referring to the aftermath and that is not easy for anyone. When that hurricane looked like it may be a 4 or a 5 last year, I quickly got a hotel PGA resort. Luckily I got one and that was fortunate and even more fortunate that it essentially missed us.
The bottom line with that you are saying, is you are what I call crystal balling it. We do not know what could have happened. This is best we got and I am not riding out a 4 or a 5. Not in my house. Yes, I live on the intracoastal, but I would not do that, even if I was more inland.
Hurricanes ain't no joke.... As a retired utility lineman I have seen my share of destructive hurricanes over the years.
One question....do brick or concrete homes also fall like those....when a hurricane hits??
Brick is nothing more than thick wallpaper. A concrete house with metal roofing, trusses, steel studs will stand. Anyone living in a wood frame house near the east coast is an idiot. Anyone in a concrete... correctly built concrete block w/ tie beam home, tile over concrete floors, steel studs,blue board type drywall without badass hurricane shutters is an asshole with more money than brains.Hurricanes ain't no joke.... As a retired utility lineman I have seen my share of destructive hurricanes over the years.
One question....do brick or concrete homes also fall like those....when a hurricane hits??
Anyone anywhere on the planet who has wallpaper or carpeting needs to be spayed/neutered.
Trumps too busy to worry about this. He has to listen to his praises from K. west in the oval office.280 unaccounted for in Hurricane Michael as FEMA warns 'people do not live to tell the tale' of storm surges
500,000 were given mandatory orders to evacuate, over 300,000 stayed. 2 are dead, 280 missing. One man who stayed said several times after seeing terrible things, he wish he'd have evacuated.
"3 hours ago"
Prayers up.
If you look at the pictures, the newer buildings are standing. It’s all the older buildings that were blown away. Because we have regulations now. Regulations Republicans want to get rid of.
While I'm no builder........I learned as a kid simple methods from my father on how to frame walls who worked for my grandfather who built homes............it was craftsmanship.......which is lost to get it built fast mentality of building homes today to increase profits.........going minimum on code to lessen the costs of construction to increase profit........
Which is why some of us call the new homes matchstick houses.......for a only a few thousand more you can dramatically increase the strength of the home...........picking the right builder who does small things for craftsmanship builds you a better and stronger home........It is wise for anyone building a home to look who built it.........and how good they are at building them..........
One thing my father would get mad at me for when I was a kid building a barn was how I hammered a nail into a frame........He would get on to me for nailing the nail straight into the frame.........He stressed nailing the nails at a slight angle and would scold me if I nailed it in straight................Why................because a nail at an angle will stay in better than one nailed in straight.............simple methods to make your home stronger.
Trumps too busy to worry about this. He has to listen to his praises from K. west in the oval office.280 unaccounted for in Hurricane Michael as FEMA warns 'people do not live to tell the tale' of storm surges
500,000 were given mandatory orders to evacuate, over 300,000 stayed. 2 are dead, 280 missing. One man who stayed said several times after seeing terrible things, he wish he'd have evacuated.
"3 hours ago"
Prayers up.
That is because the code only requires that Zone requirement for building codes..............Most houses in Florida can survive a Cat 1 and 2 hurricane with little damage unless a tree falls on it or something. Unless it is new construction with enhanced features most houses would be damaged or destroyed at Cat 4 and 5.
Baloney..............I've been through many storms and have seen the opposite.........those are MINIMUM guidelines............and the minimum guidelines are to a CAT 1 or 2 rating................If you look at the pictures, the newer buildings are standing. It’s all the older buildings that were blown away. Because we have regulations now. Regulations Republicans want to get rid of.
While I'm no builder........I learned as a kid simple methods from my father on how to frame walls who worked for my grandfather who built homes............it was craftsmanship.......which is lost to get it built fast mentality of building homes today to increase profits.........going minimum on code to lessen the costs of construction to increase profit........
Which is why some of us call the new homes matchstick houses.......for a only a few thousand more you can dramatically increase the strength of the home...........picking the right builder who does small things for craftsmanship builds you a better and stronger home........It is wise for anyone building a home to look who built it.........and how good they are at building them..........
One thing my father would get mad at me for when I was a kid building a barn was how I hammered a nail into a frame........He would get on to me for nailing the nail straight into the frame.........He stressed nailing the nails at a slight angle and would scold me if I nailed it in straight................Why................because a nail at an angle will stay in better than one nailed in straight.............simple methods to make your home stronger.
That is because the code only requires that Zone requirement for building codes..............Most houses in Florida can survive a Cat 1 and 2 hurricane with little damage unless a tree falls on it or something. Unless it is new construction with enhanced features most houses would be damaged or destroyed at Cat 4 and 5.
Simple measures on building a home can increase the strength for only a little more..........Whether that be Simpson Strong tie added beyond minimum measures or adding more metal hurricane straps to the construction..........older builders would add simple triangle pieces of plywood and glue to strengthen joints..........simple but very strong.................It is the old methods of home construction that keeps them standing while newer homes have nothing left but a slab after the storm............time and time again I've seen new homes destroyed while an old home is still standing.........
It's simple to me on why...........the craftsmen of older homes was simply better at the trade and took time to add in a few old methods to building that made them rock solid homes.......
L.A. here................Lower Alabama and I've been through many also..............rode all but one out at home...........That is because the code only requires that Zone requirement for building codes..............Most houses in Florida can survive a Cat 1 and 2 hurricane with little damage unless a tree falls on it or something. Unless it is new construction with enhanced features most houses would be damaged or destroyed at Cat 4 and 5.
Simple measures on building a home can increase the strength for only a little more..........Whether that be Simpson Strong tie added beyond minimum measures or adding more metal hurricane straps to the construction..........older builders would add simple triangle pieces of plywood and glue to strengthen joints..........simple but very strong.................It is the old methods of home construction that keeps them standing while newer homes have nothing left but a slab after the storm............time and time again I've seen new homes destroyed while an old home is still standing.........
It's simple to me on why...........the craftsmen of older homes was simply better at the trade and took time to add in a few old methods to building that made them rock solid homes.......
I have been in a dozen hurricanes in my life here in Florida.
The worst one for me was Hurricane Donna in 1960. At that time we were living in a home built in the 1940s. It shook that night and it was scary but the house held together as the eye wall went over.
You are correct about older construction.
