Weather Tornado wipes out house

**DaFace** · 11-21-2013, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

I dunno, I would like to think at that point I'd just be glad to be alive and not hysterical about the damage. Shit can be fixed.

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**DaFace** · 11-21-2013, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris616

Yep thats how they do .. I have a question: Why don't people build concrete homes in twister Country ?

Despite the fact that you hear about tornadoes all the time, it's not like it's likely a majority of places get hit even over the long run. Even when a major city gets hit, it's usually only a very small fraction of the total population that is really affected. So, aside from taking precautions to make sure you can (hopefully) live through it, it doesn't make a lot of sense to make a lot of other decisions based on the 1 in 10,000 chance you might get hit one day (numbers guesstimated).

On top of that, brick houses can still be completely destroyed for most intents and purposes. Just because a wall is still standing (which isn't a guarantee) doesn't mean that the roof will still be intact, windows and doors won't be gone, and half your shit won't be destroyed by debris blowing around.

Simply Red · 11-21-2013, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris616

I have seen some of the concrete work done in Florida here and there online . I wouldn't build with brick , no way . Rebar and concrete is what I was talking about . I guess it would be real pricey .

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