----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 10:24 PM Subject: Re: Homeowners Associations - Dictatorships in the US?
> Dan Minette wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 7:48 PM > > Subject: Re: Homeowners Associations - Dictatorships in the US? > > > > We're a lot more worried about an F5 tornado hitting our > > > house.) > > > > I think that you are more likely to be killed by a giant asteroid than by an > > F5 tornado. :-) > > Well, a giant asteroid hasn't hit Williamson County the whole time I've > been living here, whereas a chunk of Jarrell was levelled in 1997, > houses stripped off their foundations in some places; the only survivors > in those areas were underground, so we took steps to maximize our > chances of survival in *that* event. (If the foundation is picked up, > we're probably toast, but short of that, anyone in the storm shelter > should be OK.) > > Julia > > worrying about the risks she can do something about > * There hasnt been a tornado related death in Texas this year. *Houston area gets many more tornados each year that the Austin area. * We dont do storm shelters in the Houston area. * Living in one of the most tornado frequent counties in the US, I have actually seen 1 tornado and I was in a different county at the time. But I have had tornados pass overhead of me on several occasions, somewhat scary, but I was not in any particular danger. * Hurricanes are a greater danger, even as far inland as Austin. (flooding if nothing else) xponent Storm Stories Maru rob
