Hurricanes suck more than they blow!

[techno1154]

Good luck riding the storm out. I'll stick with earthquakes, thank you very much.

In my part of the Caribbean we get hurricanes every year, or at least sustained 50+ MPH winds every year. Most of the houses are built with that in mind. Damages are usually miminal even with a Cat 3 hurricane. It is also prone to earthquakes. Tornadoes,...... only during hurricanes.

I have lived through many hurricanes, a couple of mild earthquakes and watched many small tornadoes as part of the hurricanes. I will take my hurricane 100 to 1 over a tornedo or earthquake any day thaky you very much.

I lived in Kansas for 18 months in 1999 to 2000. It was nerve rattling to see your neighbours looking in the sky at the clouds saying that one is going to form into a funnel and I thinking 'What the hell should I do?' In the islands, we build our houses stronger (than the average house I have seen built in the US) then we have days if not weeks to wait and plan the arrival of our unwelcome visitor.

 

[RichP]

In the islands, we build our houses stronger (than the average house I have seen built in the US) then we have days if not weeks to wait and plan the arrival of our unwelcome visitor.

I've seen the houses built on the islands, they are closer to a bunker than a house. My grandparents lived in Clearwater beach area, their house was double walled cinderblock with rerod in the holes then filled with concrete, also with hurricane rated windows, steel doors, etc. It was one of those houses that would give law enforcement fits if they wanted to raid it... sure was energy efficient though and quiet. They did go through 3 detached garages though, sucks to have your two car garage and cars vanish. My grandpa was a seebee from WWII so he he knew how to build em tough.

 

[mylatestadventure]

it is pretty melow storm for coastal texas, haven't been outside yet.40mph winds not to much rain, but the backside still has to pass, could get wet then.
full tank of gas,2-3 days groceries and 4 cases of beer, i think that is good preperation

 

[Mudderoy]

This storm is SOOOOOO boring. We've received a sprinkle so far. My Mom lives in Baytown and they got hit pretty hard, just lots of rain.

 

[Ecomike]

Half of that sucker is still churning out in the Gulf, and looking like it could still drop a ton of rain on us. I hope this is not the calm before the storm. Baytown and east of Baytown got the heavyiest rain so far.

My rain gauge, a block away from me says we got 3" of rain so far, but it did not seem like it:

http://www.hcoem.org/HCRainfall.aspx

Right now the stuff that hit us this morning is circling back around to the Gulf and getting ready for another pass later today and tonight.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/feature?section=weather&id=6237109

 

[Mudderoy]

Half of that sucker is still churning out in the Gulf, and looking like it could still drop a ton of rain on us. I hope this is not the calm before the storm. Baytown and east of Baytown got the heavyiest rain so far.

My rain gauge, a block away from me says we got 3" of rain so far, but it did not seem like it:

http://www.hcoem.org/HCRainfall.aspx

Right now the stuff that hit us this morning is circling back around to the Gulf and getting ready for another pass later today and tonight.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/feature?section=weather&id=6237109

I'll be really surprised if it does anything more.

 

[tbburg]

We may just have to import some of them there, "Coyotes and Javalina", to Texas, Houston.

I think you already have both in the area. The problem is you don't have suitable habitat. Here in NORTH Scottsdale(if you don't know what's so great about N. snottsdale, you're not snotty enough to live here) The city and highway department have trouble with the words "culvert" and "storm drain". When they built the urban area out into the hills, they left huge swathes of "green space" where all the washes are. Good idea in theory, and I like the way it turned out, but it has the unfortunate side effect of providing thru-ways for the wildlife to get down town. To get the same effect in Huston, imagine, say a power line right-of-way(50-75' wide) cut through the suburbs every 4 blocks or so with nothing built on it, that run clear out of town.

I don't know if you want to mess with them Javalina's.... Them lil fawkers are vicious as hell...

Naw,... they're somewhere between those pot bellied pigs and the wild boar you get in the south. They don't cause any trouble to people. If they do get nasty,... well, that's one of the 4-legged reasons for the Kimber CDP

EDIT:if you do know what's so great about N. Scottsdale, and use this forum, you probably don't want to live here.

 

[kujito]

...cinderblock with rerod in the holes then filled with concrete...

My grandpa was a seebee from WWII so he he knew how to build em tough.

That's called "core filled". Learned that in the SeaBees; we overbuilt everything like that. Then again, most places I went were subject to huricanes/typhoons and/or earthquakes. Storm surge and wind might kill/displace the people and their stuff, but the buildings survive.

 

[Darky]

We had em in Tucson. Knew more than a few people who lost animals to them, even had a couple people who felt like they were contemplating coming after them! :roflmao:

Run!!! It's the killer pigs!!