I watched a tornado go by our subdivision at the end of February. It wrecked a warehouse about half a mile from where I live.
I knew there were tornado warnings in the area a few hours before, but I'd just got home from a night shift so I didn't pay much attention. I was just sat upstairs sat on the computer when I heard a loud noise. It kind of sounded like a jet engine, or a motorized street sweeper, but a far cleaner sound. So I looked out of the window and a few seconds later saw the tornado moving past. I expected one of the houses on the edge of the subdivision to be hit, but they were untouched.
(and i hate to say it but i think we (the u.s. at least) are going to see some of the worst weather in history this year seeing how we didn't have winter.. gonna be a lot of hurricanes (early ones too), lots of tornados, and lots of freaking bugs..
Krisidious wrote:In Oklahoma we call that weather.
you live in springfield? i was just out there for a couple of weeks..
[oh, and there was a crazy tornado in branson while i was there.. and even the missourians were saying that size/quantity of tornado(s), this early in the year, is nuts.]
Yeah I live in SpringVegas Baby... did you love it or what? no seriously we've had our fair share here recently. but when I was kid in Oklahoma it was a constant kinda thing.
Krisidious wrote:Yeah I live in SpringVegas Baby... did you love it or what? no seriously we've had our fair share here recently. but when I was kid in Oklahoma it was a constant kinda thing.
love is a strong word
it was ok.. if i didn't have a return flight then i'm not quite sure how ok i'd be
NYC to Springfield is some serious culture shock... I surprised there wasn't some type of decompression chamber. They roll up the streets at about 9pm here. We actually get some really bad straight line winds here. trucks flip over out on the Interstate. windows get ripped off houses and sheds get relocated.
Since most of us here are in the construction industry, or at least a lot of us... What do you think of disaster resistant construction? floods, high winds, fire... any new techniques you've heard of?
Krisidious wrote:NYC to Springfield is some serious culture shock... I surprised there wasn't some type of decompression chamber. They roll up the streets at about 9pm here. We actually get some really bad straight line winds here. trucks flip over out on the Interstate. windows get ripped off houses and sheds get relocated.
Since most of us here are in the construction industry, or at least a lot of us... What do you think of disaster resistant construction? floods, high winds, fire... any new techniques you've heard of?
new techniques? not really.. other than quit building trailer parks!
re:the wind. yeah, I was there for 2 weeks and it was nonstop wind. all day every day.. got sorta annoying after a while.. I guess springfield sits up on an elevated plane or something? good for tornado suppresion. bad for overall wind protection.
Krisidious wrote:NYC to Springfield is some serious culture shock... I surprised there wasn't some type of decompression chamber. They roll up the streets at about 9pm here. We actually get some really bad straight line winds here. trucks flip over out on the Interstate. windows get ripped off houses and sheds get relocated.
Since most of us here are in the construction industry, or at least a lot of us... What do you think of disaster resistant construction? floods, high winds, fire... any new techniques you've heard of?
I am in the process of moving to Sonoita, Arizona. The house up hill from me is 75% underground. The roof surface is exposed as is the front porch. Even with a direct hit from a worst case tornado, you wouldn't have to look in the next county for my neighbor or his dog Toto.
Grass fire is our biggest fear. I will be scything some of our wild grass when I visit the house this weekend.
The standard answer to your question is willingness to pay upfront construction cost. However referring back to my neighbor his heating and cooling cost must approach 0 which will eventually offset his excavation cost.
I used to live in Arlington but now in New Mexico where I might be a little safer but we did have one a couple years ago that brought all those memories back.
