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My sincerest apologies, I think I'm going on about a different tornado and person that happened near the same time earlier last week. Different state...
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oh,
may that man Rest In Peace...
but the Deputy in LaPorte was female
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My condo in Treasure Island Florida was hit by a waterspout/tornado. Unfortunately it was only 49.999% damaged (pressured by some long time residents). We would have all been better off if that was 50.0001%
Much like the "collapsed house" in San Francisco, a backhoe party would improve that property.
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Once again My apologies Togol. Not making light of the situation, but who would of thought two cops end up in very simular-nearly identical situation involving a tornado a few days apart from eachother?
When I heard that on the radio the other day they just mentioned 'the Officer who was injured after being caught in tornado - cruiser found 200' away...' (No mention of the other 'Officer' who had a simular experiance...)
One of the stories posted on that forum I linked to was particularly touching, about giving away his daughter...
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Have not see it here yet, but one of the LARGEST motivations for building with timber frame is it's heat transfer properties. Brick and stone are good temperature conductors and generally require additional insulation on the inside, in which case you would be better off building with timber in the first place.
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Greg, I confess that I just assumed that waterspouts were just a "oddity " with respect to their ability to wreak havoc..I had no idea they could be as terrifying as their counterparts ! But I just did some searching and saw the snapshots of a boat from Australia the "Nicorette" that managed to sail right into one and stayed afloat.....Holy Cr....!!
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Mark, there is no reason to apologize, it was a sad coincidence with different outcomes.as it tuns out,the woman here is Ok,
she was released a few days later.
and the story about that Deputy and his daughter, was indeed bittersweet..joy and grief all at once, I hope her marriage is a long and bountiful one, full of happiness and laughter
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I agree with you regarding the insulating qualities of wood, but Timber frame homes are just as vulnerable as stick built..it would just make bigger toothpicks
Last edited by togol; 05/15/07 07:21 PM. Reason: spelling and typing errors
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