artemis:
timber DOES NOT automatically equal flimsy. If a timber-framed house is flimsy, it’s because the contractor cheapened out when building it, not because wood is an inherently inferior building material. It’s perfectly possible to build a timber-framed house that will hold up to wild weather (I live in one). And that residential concrete, brick, and stone construction you are all so very proud of? I’ve seen it firsthand, and I’ve seen photographs of what happens to such construction when it’s hit by a violent tornado. Alas, I can’t put up a link to it (as the footage is on a DVD I own), but think “bombing of Dresden” and you’ll have the right general impression.
Interesting. I wouldn’t have thought that. Indeed, for me timber house = flimsy.
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bleach:
panaccione , you must live in an isolated part of PA because I lived there too and experienced tornados , earthquakes , and hurricanes .
Oh yes, and there was the Johnstown flood , which was considered to be a massive flood.
I was born in Johnstown and lived through the 1977 flood. Although it didn’t compare in magnitude to the floods of 1889 and 1936, it still was very destructive both in terms of property loss and loss of lives. We thought we were safe because of improvements made to the river channels after 1936, but nature had other plans.
Kenm
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Her neighbours will throw her in the nearest collection of water to see whether she floats.