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#149465 - 09/18/08 12:04 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: odds and ends [Re: Yuccahead]
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Would a pre-storm application of duct-tape or caulk (or anything) have kept the water from seeping through windows and doors (or the covering you had over them)?


Perhaps, but the water has to go somewhere. Into a towel seems the easiest overall.

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#149466 - 09/18/08 12:09 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Power Update [Re: Blast]
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Well, the power was back on when I got home, though I didn't realize it until a neighbor told me. blush I spent the evening washing towels and dishes. Discovered the garbage disposal isn't working. Oh yeah, I also fried up a turkey for the last block party. Everyone actually seemed a little down, we were all having a good time. I know I'm feeling depressed now.

DW and the the DDs get home this evening, they'll have missed a great learning experience but it'll be good to have the family together again.

I have a few more posts on the hurricane coming including a big one on what I did wrong.

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#149467 - 09/18/08 01:01 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Power Update [Re: Blast]
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Congratulations on getting powerback!!!

I know your DW and DD's will be happy to be home with you!
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#149468 - 09/18/08 01:02 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Power Update [Re: Blast]
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"...fried up a turkey...what I did wrong..."

Uh oh, this could be bad...
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#149469 - 09/18/08 01:32 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Power Update [Re: OldBaldGuy]
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I wuz "thinkin" the same thing
this could be very bad

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#149470 - 09/18/08 01:35 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Power Update [Re: OldBaldGuy]
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Originally Posted By: OldBaldGuy
"...fried up a turkey...what I did wrong..."

Uh oh, this could be bad...

Real Bad! grin
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#149478 - 09/18/08 02:20 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Power Update [Re: Stu]
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Down boys, the turkey came out perfect. I've been frying them for over twelve years without any personal or property damage. I'm talking about what I'll do differently for the next storm.

-Blast

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#149481 - 09/18/08 02:36 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Power Update [Re: Blast]
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Off-Topic Blast,,

I wish I was a fly on your wall as the DD's tell you about their adventure in California.

They probably have a lot to share from their perspectives! It should be some more fun for you!!!
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#149483 - 09/18/08 02:53 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Damages [Re: CANOEDOGS]
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Originally Posted By: CANOEDOGS

the shots we see on TV show nothing but heaps of 2x4's after these storms.

Structures that are heaps of 2x4's after Ike probably weren't much better before Ike. As mentioned, Ike was a *powerful* storm but not an *intense* storm.

(a picture of a house with no damage isn't dramatic, and press photographers get paid for dramatic photos)

I think the usual problem isn't aerodynamic stress of wind simply blowing but rather impact from wind-blown debris. In other words, engineering a structure to withstand Cat 4 winds won't automatically result in a surviving structure unless it can also withstand an impact from a cow at 40mph.

The main non-impact damage houses used to take from these storms was having the roof lifted off (gravity was about that held them on). Building codes have required "hurricane clips" for some time. I think builders actually comply these days though we'll see...

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#149490 - 09/18/08 03:40 PM Re: Blast does a hurricane: Damages [Re: James_Van_Artsdalen]
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Originally Posted By: James_Van_Artsdalen
Originally Posted By: CANOEDOGS

the shots we see on TV show nothing but heaps of 2x4's after these storms.

Structures that are heaps of 2x4's after Ike probably weren't much better before Ike. As mentioned, Ike was a *powerful* storm but not an *intense* storm.

A lot of the "heaps" of 2x4's on the Texas coast were caused by waves and storm surge, and were well built.
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