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Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?

 
Anonymous Coward
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Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
What the hell do you think is going to happen when you live in a tornado zone?

Shouldn't EVERY home be REQURED to have a basement/underground shelter? Or a COMMUNITY shelter or a shelter that can house 50 people within a zone where 50 people live? Neighborhood underground bunkers?

Seems completely logical! I'm shocked these people don't ALL have access to underground shelters by law.
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05/24/2011 07:36 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Law of nature....the smary ones do. Darwin takes the rest.
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Why do we assume the government is the only one who can keep us safe. That is one of the reasons the country is in the mess we're in.
I know a thing or two, because I've seen a thing or two.
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05/24/2011 07:40 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
What the hell do you think is going to happen when you live in a tornado zone?

Shouldn't EVERY home be REQURED to have a basement/underground shelter? Or a COMMUNITY shelter or a shelter that can house 50 people within a zone where 50 people live? Neighborhood underground bunkers?

Seems completely logical! I'm shocked these people don't ALL have access to underground shelters by law.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1319826


Yeah.....and isn't it a bad idea to build a city on the coast under sea level....and isn't it a bad idea to build a bunch of nuclear reactors on fault lines.

But sure, the government should require people to be able to take care of themselves if need be. Like having insurance if they are sick.

Sorry, I got a bit off topic.

hf
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
There's no way in hell I'd live in these states without access to a basement.
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05/24/2011 07:41 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
What if you are in your basement but the upper floors collapse on you? Will it really help? Floors are usually only made of wood.
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05/24/2011 07:42 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Why should my home be required to have a basement in tornado alley?? I live in California.
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05/24/2011 08:08 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Shouldn't people who want the government to "require" more things just shut the f up?

You want a nanny state?

If people who live in areas like that don't take proper protective measures, then that is their responsibility.

I am tired of government "requiring" me or anyone to do things we should have sense enough to do ourselves.
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05/24/2011 08:09 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
you need to have a cement slab covering the basement space
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05/24/2011 08:15 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Or a COMMUNITY shelter or a shelter that can house 50 people within a zone where 50 people live? Neighborhood underground bunkers?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1319826


They have something like that, don't they? In some parts.

But the likelihood of a tornado hitting your house is pretty low. The path of destruction for a tornado is usually narrow. 99.9999% of buildings in tornado alley make it through the season just fine.
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05/24/2011 08:16 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Believe it or not, the ground water level in some states, like Oklahoma, is too high to have basements in most areas. I asked the same question when I was there because it really did seem quite stupid not to have a basement in a tornado zone... turns out, they're really not THAT stupid... just religious zealot stupid.
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05/24/2011 08:17 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
sure why not, just bull doze all of them and make people rebuild
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05/24/2011 08:25 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Um. No. The Government has already dictated way to much of what People can do or not do on PRIVATE property.
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05/24/2011 08:25 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
What if you are in your basement but the upper floors collapse on you? Will it really help? Floors are usually only made of wood.
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Looks like most of the upper floors were sheared off.
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05/24/2011 08:25 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
What if you are in your basement but the upper floors collapse on you? Will it really help? Floors are usually only made of wood.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1292002


Looks like most of the upper floors were sheared off.
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05/24/2011 08:26 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
I think so. I want a shelter no matter where I live with the scalar weapons. The places these tornadoes are appearing some of them have never had a tornado.
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05/24/2011 08:26 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
That is the same thing as saying that no one should live near the beach because of Hurricanes.
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05/24/2011 08:28 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
I think at least community buildings should be made natural disaster proof and open at those times.
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
What if you are in your basement but the upper floors collapse on you? Will it really help? Floors are usually only made of wood.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1292002


Looks like most of the upper floors were sheared off.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1380421


Yeah, from what I've heard, in a tornado the house is not so much likely to collapse but more likely to lift up / blow away.
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05/24/2011 08:28 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Why should my home be required to have a basement in tornado alley?? I live in California.
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You obviously missed the word "in" 'in' the sentence.
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05/24/2011 08:30 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
I think so. I want a shelter no matter where I live with the scalar weapons. The places these tornadoes are appearing some of them have never had a tornado.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 769657


That's what I was just thinking... you need a basement everywhere now.
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05/24/2011 08:31 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
And a boat. if I lived anywhere on the Missus, I'd have a boat. Float your shit out of there.
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05/24/2011 08:39 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Most do… There are tornado shelters everywhere; everyone has a basement for the most part. And there are protocols and alarms that are tested weekly.

I wake up to a tornado alarm every Monday mourning because that’s when they do a test.

But sometimes when the news says “well there’s gonna be a storm today” then 5 minutes later your being tossed across town by a tornado only to land next to a TV and they say “oh yeah and a tornado to…” it catches you off guard a bit.

There are inherent natural disasters in every terrain, I suppose the people being killed by tsunamis are stupid or living near the beach, or people living on the ground are stupid for not having the ability to fly away in case of an earth quake.

How about you shut you dumb ass up OP and get a clue. The Government can’t do any more about it then anyone else. Plus they suck so who would want there help anyway.
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05/24/2011 08:47 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Thats Socialism
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05/24/2011 08:51 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Why should my home be required to have a basement in tornado alley?? I live in California.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 701285


LOL.
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05/24/2011 08:53 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
you need to have a cement slab covering the basement space
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1171461


All homes from Texas north have slabs. Almost no one has a basement because they claim the soil isn't good for basements. I say bullshit. If I had one of those dumps Id cut out a hold in the slab close to the backyards and dig a hole for stairs to a safe room under ground. That's just me though, what do I know.

At least Ochimpo is having a good time.
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Most do… There are tornado shelters everywhere; everyone has a basement for the most part. And there are protocols and alarms that are tested weekly.

I wake up to a tornado alarm every Monday mourning because that’s when they do a test.

But sometimes when the news says “well there’s gonna be a storm today” then 5 minutes later your being tossed across town by a tornado only to land next to a TV and they say “oh yeah and a tornado to…” it catches you off guard a bit.

There are inherent natural disasters in every terrain, I suppose the people being killed by tsunamis are stupid or living near the beach, or people living on the ground are stupid for not having the ability to fly away in case of an earth quake.

How about you shut you dumb ass up OP and get a clue. The Government can’t do any more about it then anyone else. Plus they suck so who would want there help anyway.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 397079


Bullshit
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05/24/2011 08:56 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Shouldn't every household in a major city be required to keep and maintain at least one firearm?
It's good to be open-minded, just don't let your brain fall out.
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05/24/2011 08:56 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Hey, you're right.

And...I think that we SHOULD REQUIRE YOU TO PAY FOR EVERY SINGLE BASEMENT TO BE INSTALLED THERE.

Seems fair to me. You came up with the conditions, you should be the one to make sure that it happens.

RIGHT???
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05/24/2011 08:57 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
And a pooper scooper?
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05/24/2011 08:58 PM
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Re: Shoudn't EVERY home be REQUIRED to have basement in Tornado Alley?
Why should my home be required to have a basement in tornado alley?? I live in California.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 701285


Stop complaining.
It'd improve your property value.





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