do you think that the areas that are most affected by tornados should have a better building code?
these places that are in tornado alley should be built to a higher standard… a start would be to build them of reniforced concrete not wood. 95 percent of the town was leveled because of a f5 twister.. thank god that not many people died but more has to be done ..like shelters for the people.. real shelters made just for that reason. god bless them all.
funny but true tom haha.. its like people who build there summer houses on fire island, the sand gets washed away and they have to call the army core of enginners to put more sand in the beachs at taxpayer cost, its not right
love you patrick and thank you for being there for us and me..but maybe the goverment can help
yeah but richard i know .. but what happens when the insurance companys gotta pay these people when storms come and blow away there homes.. we all pay.lets fix the problem for once and for all.
yeah gub but some thing has to be done to help these poor people.
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silkstockings on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
The average home owner could not afford what it would take to build a house that could with stand a F5 tornado. Do you have any idea what a home build of reinforced concrete would cost? I feel the only alternative these people have, which many of them do. Is an underground shelter to go to when the alarm is set off.
F5 Incredible tornado 261-318 mph Strong frame houses lifted off foundations and carried considerable distances to disintegrate; automobile sized missiles fly through the air in excess of 100 meters; trees debarked; steel re-inforced concrete structures badly damaged.
Tom you said:
I think they should give IQ test to ANYBODY who wants to live in a place called "tornado alley", and then get the ones who insist on living there to sign total releases so that my tax money doesn’t go to help them build anymore.
Ok answer me this, if they don’t live in Kanas, where should they live to avoid mother natures fury? CA? forest fires, mud slides and maybe earth quakes. Or maybe in one of the gulf states with hurricanes? There are no states that don’t end up with some kind of disaster. One other thing if we find a couple of states that don’t have many natural disasters do we all try and crowd into those couple of states LOL…
Tom S on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
I think they should give IQ test to ANYBODY who wants to live in a place called "tornado alley", and then get the ones who insist on living there to sign total releases so that my tax money doesn’t go to help them build anymore.
Patrick E on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
The problem is that better building codes cost money and most homeowners want to pay the least they can. If something bad happens that’s what they have insurance for.
To take the analogy just a little further “should people who live in large cities be required to carry insurance for a devastating attack†being as we know it is going to happen.
We don’t do force on force much anymore – its all about actions on contact – Unnamed LT 10th Cav – Iraq
Super Ruper on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
You are absolutely correct. And while they’re at it, they should do the same in Florida for reasons of hurricanes. Any structures built in a zone that receives tornados and hurricanes should be made of concrete block, as is the case in the Bahamas. Fixed metal shutters should also be mandatory for all windows. This should be made code…not just available…
Richard F on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
A better building code is not the answer to this problem.
The needed improvement seems to be in letting everybody know the best place to go.
Ben O on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
Tornados are pretty severe. A house would have to be pretty strong to withstand one and while it’s possible to build such a house, it would be really expensive. It would probably be cheaper for a home owner to build a small tornado shelter and buy insurance for the house after all, a tornado might never come.
Lamont C on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
before the white settlers came to America, the natives who lived in the mountains and forests lived in permanent structures and the natives who lived out on the plains, or along the coastlines, had portable structures
that should have been a big clue, but sadly the settlers are still clueless
the only type of building code possible to withstand a tornado is one that requires homes to be built underground
Ibredd on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
The first people to live in that area lived in dug outs in the ground
thegubmint on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
I take it you’ve never experienced one. That F5 had winds of 205 mph. There isn’t much that’s going to stand up to that. There was an F3 that went through my neck of the woods last year that obliterated some very well-built houses. It was tossing tractor trailers around like toys. Building codes don’t matter when something like that hits.
Slim Shady on December 31, 2009 at 7:03 am
Not only there but, everywhere in the US. The way these new
sub-divisions are built with stick houses is a joke! This country needs to rewrite the codes on building houses. That way the owners will at least have a chance after spending thousands for popsicle stick houses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!