Hurricane Milton

[JohnDB]

It has a chance depending on how the roof is built, how tight those straps are and the wind direction.

I think it's catching on...

 

[JohnDB]

Not quite. Hurricane winds are lateral winds, they simply blow things to pieces. Tornadic winds have a twisting, sucking, lifting vortex to them with a huge pressure differential over a small area.

Well yes of course....
But the wind speed is the same and it blows in 2 directions instead of circular.
I've been in both....heard the diesel engine too....neither is wonderful to live in the aftermath from.

 

[toobfreak]

I think it's catching on...

I cannot believe that homes are not simply designed to take colossal wind down there! It would add about 50% to the cost of the home but save enormously on insurance and post-storm clean up.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

I think it's catching on...
View attachment 1024185

Gawd I love people who think big

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

I cannot believe that homes are not simply designed to take colossal wind down there! It would add about 50% to the cost of the home but save enormously on insurance and post-storm clean up.

They actually are.
Homes built in Florida today have to meet building codes for winds up to 180mph as of 2023.

Before that they've been increasing the requirements for wind mitigation steadily for a very long time.
The older the home the less likely to survive winds.

In addition, growth in Florida is massive with millions flooding in to escape democrat states like NewYork, California, Illinois etc.
I think now only California has a larger population, but if you consider only legal Americans, Florida has the nations largest population BY FAR NOT EVEN CLOSE.

 

[JohnDB]

I cannot believe that homes are not simply designed to take colossal wind down there! It would add about 50% to the cost of the home but save enormously on insurance and post-storm clean up.

They have very unique building codes. Too many to get into on this forum but yes, they do have building codes to address the hurricanes. This hurricane is unique in strength.

 

[Zincwarrior]

View attachment 1023915

Be safe you MAGA pukes.

 

[whitehall]

"Experts are calling for"? How do you get to be an expert? Appear on T.V. once in a while?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Be safe you MAGA pukes.

That's childish and immature

 

[JohnDB]

"Experts are calling for"? How do you get to be an expert? Appear on T.V. once in a while?

My wife and I were having this very discussion this morning. Apparently writing an article for publication is enough for the label regardless of any lack of true knowledge about a subject.

 

[Slyhunter]

I think it's catching on...
View attachment 1024185

He has to re-pave his driveway.

 

[Slyhunter]

I cannot believe that homes are not simply designed to take colossal wind down there! It would add about 50% to the cost of the home but save enormously on insurance and post-storm clean up.

I believe it is cheaper to rebuild than to build to handle Hurricanes.

 

[toobfreak]

I believe it is cheaper to rebuild than to build to handle Hurricanes.

How do you rebuild irreplaceable personal belongings?

I would rather live in a home I know can take it than flee like a dog to come back to devastation.

 

[Slyhunter]

"Experts are calling for"? How do you get to be an expert? Appear on T.V. once in a while?

Work in the field you are an expert in, for decades while gaining rank.

 

[Slyhunter]

How do you rebuild irreplaceable personal belongings?

You take them with you.
It sucks, but building to higher code would make many families, including my own, homeless. Then where everyone keep their precious belongings?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

What's with the male names now?

~S~

Did you just wake up, Rip Van Winkle?

 

[Blaster]

I believe it is cheaper to rebuild than to build to handle Hurricanes.

I would never live in Florida.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Could we please not turn a human disaster into a political nightmare?

Cackles started it!

 

[toobfreak]

You take them with you.

Not always possible. Some possessions might be too big, too heavy, too delicate, or the peple too old to move them.

I'll take the indestructible house.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I hope every last person has the resources to evacuate and not come back for a good long while. This seems to be catastrophic. Houses are easily replaced. Luves arent.

Never had one, so no need to replace.