We got very very lucky brother.. for us in south florida it was more the tornado threat than anything else, we got very lucky.. I was nervous, not even gonna lie.

Lakeland is a really nice area, less crowded up there than it is here.:tup:

God bless those people lost in this storm and everyone affected in the Tampa area.

Mother in law to first wifey used to live in Miramar. We was there visiting when Andrew hit. We left about 6hrs before it made landfall. We went back the following year and seen what was left of Homestead. :eek:

Hurricane Andrew was a buzz saw!

its crazy how people from here vividly remember that storm, apparently it completely flattened homestead.:eek:

What I remember is that all the houses built by one construction company was destroyed. The houses left standing was built by another construction company. That was a big thing on the news.

Excuse my naive question here, but are there any statistics on the construction type and materials vs the damage caused? Like, in Europe, especially on some coastal areas where the weather can get really bad, people build concrete houses, huge heavy foundations, so that if the worst comes, the roof will fly off, but that's it. These houses stand for not decades, but centuries, and there's no worry that it could get destroyed, other than maybe in a flood.
I know in USA the construction tends to be more of a short-life solution based on the materials used, so just wondering, would that make a difference? At least while building shelters?

Also, my condolences to anyone hit by the devastation :(

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35F and frost this morning. Brrr...

Construction codes are different around the country. Some places have full basements, while others are built on concrete slabs because of the water table, or ground conditions such as how much rock there is to dig out. West coast has quake codes, while most of the country don't. It's cheaper to build with wood here vs stone oand brick.

wow, thats fricken crazy...

damn, thats chilly... stay warm brother.

In the 40’s here this morning. Great weather for the morning jog. Have a great Friday and weekend!

I hope you guys are having a good weekend.. hopefully relaxing.

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