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A new hurricane season is about to begin with the first named storm of the year, and guess where it's headed. Florida. Again.

A new hurricane season is about to begin with the first named storm of the year, and guess where it's headed. Florida. Again.
Damn, thats gotta suck.

I hope it isn't a big one... is it?

Well, that'll teach Florida not to stick out like a sore thumb in the middle of the Atlantic.

And Cuba too.

It's not quite a tropical storm at this point, but will probably become one before it hits. It doesn't have very high winds, but it's gonna dump a lot of rain on the state. They're predicting it to make landfall somewhere along the gulf coast of Florida.

Ah, it's things like this that make me glad to live in Southern Ontario.

No volcanos, very few earthquakes, no hurricanes, even tornados are rare. :D

A new hurricane season is about to begin with the first named storm of the year, and guess where it's headed. Florida. Again.
Pssst! Florida gets a fair amount of hurricane activity. It really isn't that shocking.

Ah, it's things like this that make me glad to live in Southern Ontario.

No volcanos, very few earthquakes, no hurricanes, even tornados are rare. :D

Let's hear you gloat this winter when you're shovelling the driveway. :D

Ah, it's things like this that make me glad to live in Southern Ontario.

No volcanos, very few earthquakes, no hurricanes, even tornados are rare. :D

How about blizzards?

Pssst! Florida gets a fair amount of hurricane activity. It really isn't that shocking.

no kidding.

(read my location)
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Let's hear you gloat this winter when you're shovelling the driveway. :D
My landlord does that. :P
Besides, at least I don't have to rebuild my house after a snowstorm. Worst case scenario, I miss a couple days of school.

How about blizzards?
I don't remember a particularly bad one. Surprisingly, it's a lot nicer on the north side of the great lakes than the south side.

I don't remember a particularly bad one. Surprisingly, it's a lot nicer on the north side of the great lakes than the south side.

I used to live in Rochester, NY. We had a little phenomenon there called lake effect snow, and another one called ice storms.

I've lived with the worst of both worlds haven't I?

I don't remember a particularly bad one. Surprisingly, it's a lot nicer on the north side of the great lakes than the south side.
Yup, most of the water charged winds go South to drop it in the form of snow.

God hates Sweden
God hates Norway
God hates god
and it's evidently clear that God hates Florida. Not because it's sinful, but because of penis envy.

Heh, and this would be why I live inland. Sure, we get tornadoes every now and then (I've even had one cut through my yard), but they're not as damn big as hurricanes. And then my extended family is in California, and during the twenty-odd years that my Daddy lived there, there was one earthquake and he slept through it.

We like moderately safe places o_o. Well, that and I visited Florida ten years ago and vowed never to return.

no kidding.

(read my location)
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Hahahaha! Sucker!:D

Hahahaha! Sucker!:D

Grrr!

I don't remember a particularly bad one. Surprisingly, it's a lot nicer on the north side of the great lakes than the south side.
Not surprising, really. All the cold air flowing south from Canadia picks up moisture from the lakes and makes ungodly blizzards.

Edit: That's why we should build a wall along the Canadian border. *nods*

Not surprising, really. All the cold air flowing south from Canadia picks up moisture from the lakes and makes ungodly blizzards.

Exactly: Lake Effect Snow.



The funny thing with Florida is that you'd think getting hit by 7 or 8 storms in the past two years would make everyone in the state uber-concerned about hurricanes and for all of us to be obsessing over them night and day. In reality, no one gives a damn for hurricanes anymore. We're tired of them, and have lost interest.

Not surprising, really. All the cold air flowing south from Canadia picks up moisture from the lakes and makes ungodly blizzards.

Edit: That's why we should build a wall along the Canadian border. *nods*

*gags*

My irony radar... it's pinging again...

Grrr!
What? Something I said?:p

The funny thing with Florida is that you'd think getting hit by 7 or 8 storms in the past two years would make everyone in the state uber-concerned about hurricanes and for all of us to be obsessing over them night and day.
Actually, I would expect people to build houses built to stand a hurricane, and not the wood and sticks shacks you have over there.

Brick, mortar, and concrete, people! That's how you build a house that lasts longer than the mortgage.

Exactly: Lake Effect Snow.



The funny thing with Florida is that you'd think getting hit by 7 or 8 storms in the past two years would make everyone in the state uber-concerned about hurricanes and for all of us to be obsessing over them night and day. In reality, no one gives a damn for hurricanes anymore. We're tired of them, and have lost interest.
It's more a matter of desensitization. You've grown complacent there because it is such a regular event. Worrying about it is only going to make you miserable. Might as well enjoy yourself and worry about hurricanes when you have to.

*gags*

My irony radar... it's pinging again...
Dunno why. Or why you gagged.

Actually, I would expect people to build houses built to stand a hurricane, and not the wood and sticks shacks you have over there.

Brick, mortar, and concrete, people! That's how you build a house that lasts longer than the mortgage.

I find this to be a rather uninformed, stereotypical statement.

It's more a matter of desensitization. You've grown complacent there because it is such a regular event. Worrying about it is only going to make you miserable. Might as well enjoy yourself and worry about hurricanes when you have to.

I guess, but it's gotten farther than that. Like this new storm is coming straight at me, but I have no plans whatsoever to get plywood or sandbags or anytying of the sort.

Actually, I would expect people to build houses built to stand a hurricane, and not the wood and sticks shacks you have over there.

Brick, mortar, and concrete, people! That's how you build a house that lasts longer than the mortgage.
But the mortgage on stick shacks is really small. And they're incredibly cheap to reproduce. Stone-based structures would still be damaged by fast-flying debris and have to be repaired or replaced, so that doesn't work, either.

I find this to be a rather uninformed, stereotypical statement.
Yeah, so? What you gonna do about that?

Dunno why. Or why you gagged.

I don't appreciate irony.

Though I don't know why I gagged either. Irony isn't THAT bad. ;)

Yeah, so? What you gonna do about that?

Ask you to be nice or please leave my thread. Your choice.

I find this to be a rather uninformed, stereotypical statement.



I guess, but it's gotten farther than that. Like this new storm is coming straight at me, but I have no plans whatsoever to get plywood or sandbags or anytying of the sort.
Well, you really don't have to worry about it until after the fact. That's what I was getting at. Plywood and sandbags are overrated anyway.

Well, you really don't have to worry about it until after the fact. That's what I was getting at. Plywood and sandbags are overrated anyway.

Not really, they would help keep the lake in my backyard from coming to visit and to keep tree branches from coming through my windows, but i just don't really care anymore.

But the mortgage on stick shacks is really small. And they're incredibly cheap to reproduce. Stone-based structures would still be damaged by fast-flying debris and have to be repaired or replaced, so that doesn't work, either.
Maybe if a truck flies into them. They shrug most of it, requiring maybe a new coat of plaster and some paint afterwards.

Ask you to be nice or please leave my thread. Your choice.
Hahahahahaha!!

You're funny!

Maybe if a truck flies into them. They shrug most of it, requiring maybe a new coat of plaster and some paint afterwards.

Major hurricanes knock over fully grown trees and fling smaller objects around in excess of 100 mph. Unless you're living in a concrete bunker, your house will sustain serious damage from a direct hit.

I don't appreciate irony.

Though I don't know why I gagged either. Irony isn't THAT bad. ;)
I didn't really see any irony. But I suppose it doesn't matter, fellow spammer.

Not really, they would help keep the lake in my backyard from coming to visit and to keep tree branches from coming through my windows, but i just don't really care anymore.
They may not be able to do that. Hurricanes can be fairly powerful, I hear.

I didn't really see any irony. But I suppose it doesn't matter, fellow spammer.
Is Utracia a fellow spammer? I don't think we've been introduced...
Or I just don't remember talking with him.

Major hurricanes knock over fully grown trees and fling smaller objects around in excess of 100 mph. Unless you're living in a concrete bunker, your house will sustain serious damage from a direct hit.
Knock them, don't send them flying. A well built concrete house will resist the weight of a tree (unless it's really huge) without too much trouble. It will require some repair, but won't fall.

Maybe if a truck flies into them. They shrug most of it, requiring maybe a new coat of plaster and some paint afterwards.
I'm afraid you're wrong. You clearly haven't seen a two-by-four puncture a reinforced brick wall.

They may not be able to do that. Hurricanes can be fairly powerful, I hear.

They help somewhat. Nothing can completely protect a house from hurricanes.


Aside from not being in their path that is. :D

A new hurricane season is about to begin with the first named storm of the year, and guess where it's headed. Florida. Again.

Bah, I'll weather it like I did Ivan and the last one. No big deal. Just keep a month of food and water on hand, the rifle, some batteries, and a solar/battery combo to run fans and stuff.

Is Utracia a fellow spammer? I don't think we've been introduced...
Or I just don't remember talking with him.
He was spamming at the time. He isn't a member of our organization, if that's what you're asking.

Knock them, don't send them flying. A well built concrete house will resist the weight of a tree (unless it's really huge) without too much trouble. It will require some repair, but won't fall.

Cinderblocks aren't that strong man. When a big tree falls on a house, it punches clean through as if the house were made of carboard. I've seen it.

They help somewhat. Nothing can completely protect a house from hurricanes.


Aside from not being in their path that is. :D
Yeah, but it sounds like they don't help enough for you to care overmuch.

I'm afraid you're wrong. You clearly haven't seen a two-by-four puncture a reinforced brick wall.
You're right. I haven't. And I lived 20 years in hurricane prone areas, went through a Cat 5 and some Cat 3s, seen and heard plenty of stuff hit concrete houses, and never seen one of them go through a brick wall. Hence my recommendation of building with mortar, brick and concrete.

Yeah, but it sounds like they don't help enough for you to care overmuch.

I guess. I just don't care anymore. I wanna get the hell out of this state.

Cinderblocks aren't that strong man. When a big tree falls on a house, it punches clean through as if the house were made of carboard. I've seen it.
I know that. I used to punch holes through the cinderblocks with hammer when I was a kid. Boy! Did that piss my dad off!

But there are solid bricks, held off together by mortar, and sustained by concrete columns. That stuff is tough. Heavier, but much tougher.

You're right. I haven't. And I lived 20 years in hurricane prone areas, went through a Cat 5 and some Cat 3s, seen and heard plenty of stuff hit concrete houses, and never seen one of them go through a brick wall. Hence my recommendation of building with mortar, brick and concrete.
Lucky you. I've seen it happen. Didn't look pretty.

I guess. I just don't care anymore. I wanna get the hell out of this state.
I hear Germany's nice every time of year.;)