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

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.

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

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