Re: [OT] Hurricane prep (Was: OT: Traffic Signals in New Mexico)

Joe Zitzelberger wrote: 
In article <6e94a$4311e04e$45491c57$27854@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
 LX-i <lxi0007@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Why would people want to live in a town that is frequently hit by hurricanes? I know you, personally, have no choice but what is the attraction of Montgomery for the general population?

Well, like I said, this far inland is generally OK. And, in Florida, homes are built expecting to have to weather (no pun intended) storms like this. (Well, not *quite* like this - category 5's are few and far between.) For Montgomery, there are folks that have grown up here; there are folks that enjoy the history of the area (from Hank Williams to Rosa Parks); some are here because of their jobs.

I have doubts about the houses in Florida being built to a higher standard.

The entire "manufactured housing" industry in the southeast is still working overtime to catch up on the replacement trailers needed after last seasons Charlie, Francis and Ivan damage.

Well, you just explained your own argument. People who put up trailers in Florida deserve exactly what they get. :) I was referring to the site-constructed houses I've seen - and, of course, businesses seem to last as well.

Florida has some pretty lame building codes considering their hurricane exposure.

Should they prohibit trailers? They'd probably be excommunicated from the South if they did that! ;)

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