Okay Rob, you are near Galveston. How many times has there been a direct or
near enough hit since 1900?
> Cuba isnt that far away from here.
In terms of hurricane speed and distance Cuba is far away. I was on a ship
when a few hurricanes got into the gulf. We had plenty of time to do what we
had to do, go where we had to go.
What was funny was reading Geography web hits about Galveston. All of them
said the port was an importer of plywood.
> Aside from the fact that Texas is immensely incredibly huge, Louisiana
> is the nearest state to Galveston, being only a few hours away.
If a storm was in the gulf Louisiana people would be first thinking of
selling plywood to other Louisiana people while non-gulf states wouldn't
have to worry about storm damage, other than off-shoot tornadoes but who can
predict those. I knew people here in PA who drove to FL to make money off of
lumber.
> Most people store plywood in their garage attic around here. It stays
> dry year round and remains in good condition for 15 to 20 years.
> Then you might have some dry rot.
If most people are stocking up on plywood then why did the town decide to
make the law? (I know you aren't the source of John's info, just wondering).
I have 22 windows. Even if I could cut sheets in half to cover two windows I
couldn't imagine having 11 sheets in my attic. (or garage attic, which I
have neither of)
> The only storm shutters I can recall seeing here are the decorative
> kind that dont actually work. They just look good.
There are real storm shutters that work and they look good.
Kevin Tarr
Trump high, lead low
