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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. Yep, and next thing you know your guilty of thought crimes and goose stepping down the street.... Blll |
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Two comments.
1. If I lived in hurricane country, I'd have at least one Gunnite-type quonset hut to put my valuables in and hide in. 2. I've seen safe rooms built out of wood, but IIRC, they were made of two sheets of 1 and and eighth plywood laminated together. "Juan Jimenez" wrote in message ... "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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"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message ... It doesn't take a genius... Yep, you are right about that Juan. |
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"Ken Finney" wrote in
: Two comments. 1. If I lived in hurricane country, I'd have at least one Gunnite-type quonset hut to put my valuables in and hide in. Oh, that explains it. Well, I was born and live in hurricane country (the Caribbean) and very few people here have quonset huts to hide in. We just stay indoors. 2. I've seen safe rooms built out of wood, but IIRC, they were made of two sheets of 1 and and eighth plywood laminated together. I've seen thicker wood complete run through by a flying piece of debris, but never concrete. |
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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. Yep, and next thing you know your guilty of thought crimes and goose stepping down the street.... That sounds like a personal problem of which you need to speak to your chaplain. Ahhh,,,,,,the people here who cherish FREEDOM will get my point......and Juan will still be Juan..... Bllll |
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Juan Jimenez wrote:
"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. That's because you are not an engineer and haven't a clue. Almost all common building materials can be used to build a structure of a given strength. It is just that some materials are more cost effective in certain circumstances. A safe room built from 10" thick oak timbers would be quite strong. It is just that few people know how to properly build with timber these days and reinforced concrete is easy and cheap. Nothing to do with strength, it is economics. Matt |
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Juan Jimenez wrote:
"Ken Finney" wrote in : Two comments. 1. If I lived in hurricane country, I'd have at least one Gunnite-type quonset hut to put my valuables in and hide in. Oh, that explains it. Well, I was born and live in hurricane country (the Caribbean) and very few people here have quonset huts to hide in. We just stay indoors. 2. I've seen safe rooms built out of wood, but IIRC, they were made of two sheets of 1 and and eighth plywood laminated together. I've seen thicker wood complete run through by a flying piece of debris, but never concrete. Comparing 2" of wood to 6" or more of concrete is simply dumb. It is easy to poke a hole through concrete that is only 2" thick ... I've done it several times. Matt |
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"Richard Riley" wrote in message ...
On 16 Aug 2004 14:24:02 GMT, osite (RobertR237) wrote: : Apparently most of them survived the huricane fine, unless they were hit by flying cars and oak trees. Flying cars and oak trees! So it takes a hurricane to make our wishes come true! |
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