Re: Thunderstorm Southern Style

Posted by John S-B on July 21, 2007 at 08:31:51 from (206.211.166.17):

In Reply to: Re: Thunderstorm Southern Style posted by john in la on July 21, 2007 at 07:15:50:

John I was there enough to see that most of the damage in N.O. was from high water, not wind or strong currents. While much of the utilities where damaged, many of the homes were damaged by less than 8' of water. And most structural damage was from strong currents where the levies broke. Totally different damage than that of Gulfport which was pretty much wiped out.

If the government down there had preplanned, they could have had trains evacuating people to say Shreveport or someplace relatively safe but close. There are many tourist railroads that they could have borrowed passenger cars from to evacuate BEFORE the storm. Yes, I know the rest of the story, and anyone who owns property within 100 miles of the coast should be aware of the risks. Myself if I had coastal property, it would have a concrete slab with utility hookups so I could park the RV there. I would'nt have more than a 10x10 shed for the lawnmower and patio furniture. There are ways for those who are sold on the N.O. way of life to live there and have a home that can withstand a reasonable amount of storm damage and still be cost effective.

By the way, my house (in Oh.) is built about 4' above the 500 year flood zone, and I have 2x6 studs in the walls. It's code that you cannot build a home or commercial structure in the 100 yr. flood zone either.

Replies:

• Re: Thunderstorm Southern Style john in la 09:21:57 07/21/07 (1)
  • Re: Thunderstorm Southern Style John S-B 08:14:54 07/23/07 (0)

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