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Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
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Nobody will build their homes tornado-proof (concrete) because it's way too expensive.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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In recent Hurricanes we have received 18-30 inches of rain (some isolated deeper amounts.)without the
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Nobody will build their homes tornado-proof (concrete) because it's way too expensive.
warning: this house will not protect you from flying cars or wood planks shot out of cannons
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why would suppliers increase supply without an increase demand? the actual risk would have to increase to warrant that kind increase in demand."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger
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Originally posted by Berzerker
marketing"I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger
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My GF's father built a house he considers tornado-proof.
1. Built into a hill. The roof is, well, hill. You used to be able to see it on Google Earth but they're lost resolution of that area (rural Missouri) for some reason; now you can just see a blur.
2. Plate glass windows, huge and incredibly heavy.
3. Steel shutters that can slam shut behind the windows in the event of emergency.
4. Lots of concrete structural support. Steel-reinforced concrete, that is.
It's pretty good ... hasn't had to withstand anything yet, but it almost certainly could<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
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1. Built into a hill. The roof is, well, hill. You used to be able to see it on Google Earth but they're lost resolution of that area (rural Missouri) for some reason; now you can just see a blur.The system that dumped on us has moved on to Missouri and Illinois. I've seen houses like that, there were sheep on the roof eating the grass.
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Originally posted by snoopy369
1. Built into a hill.Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
Iain Banks missed deadline due to Civ | The eyes are the groin of the head. - Dwight Schrute.
One more turn .... One more turn .... | WWTSD
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Did someone say we need flying cows?
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
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Originally posted by Lord Avalon
A burrow, perhaps with a round door?"Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter
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