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Bless those people in the Bahamas, Dorian only moving 1 MPH
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:02 am
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:02 am
Just sitting on those flat islands, and they dont exactly have US building codes.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:03 am to trinidadtiger
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they dont exactly have US building codes.
I don't think they are in the US
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:05 am to theunknownknight
He’s implying they don’t have building codes on par with the US - to state the obvious.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:05 am to trinidadtiger
Probably gonna look like a sand bar.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:05 am to theunknownknight
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I don't think they are in the US
Wtf?
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:06 am to trinidadtiger
160 sustained for a full day; I don't know how anything but the most fortified will be left standing. My house wouldn't.
Tragic.
Tragic.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:08 am to trinidadtiger
is Nassau the closest national capital to the United States? Or is it Ottawa? Or Sacramento?
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:15 am to JPinLondon
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Sacramento
I support Calexit
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:28 am to RCDfan1950
quote:That's not accurate. The 160 is the max speed sustained for one minute. It is not a constant 160. And, that is not throughout the eyewall, rather a small area of the eyewall. I'm not diminishing what's going on, nothing much will be left, but just giving a more accurate description.
160 sustained for a full day
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:29 am to JPinLondon
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is Nassau the closest national capital to the United States? Or is it Ottawa?
Ottawa is the answer at only about 42 miles from the US.
Havana is the closest island capital to US at about 105 miles (or around 80 if you consider territorial waters).
Nassau is about 180 miles from the US.
*Not sure of the answer if you want to consider US territories.
This post was edited on 9/2/19 at 8:31 am
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:35 am to SlapahoeTribe
quote:After Greenland gets it, Canada is fricked!
Ottawa is the answer at only about 42 miles from the US.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 10:44 am to trinidadtiger
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they dont exactly have US building codes.
Yeah... they have better building standards than the US. Most of their structures are poured in place concrete or CMU instead of the weak dimensional lumber that most US houses are made of.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 10:54 am to trinidadtiger
Silver lining, all that sewage that’s being flooded up from below the streets will be pushed out to sea. Anybody riding it out should open their doors to have all of it moved out with the current.
This post was edited on 9/2/19 at 10:56 am
Posted on 9/2/19 at 1:02 pm to Jake88
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That's not accurate.
Gusts to 220....parse that shite.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 1:07 pm to trinidadtiger
27 foot swell forecast for Palm Beach County tomorrow.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 4:18 pm to LSU2a
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Yeah... they have better building standards than the US. Most of their structures are poured in place concrete or CMU instead of the weak dimensional lumber that most US houses are made of.
There shouldn’t be any building codes in the first place. Let the market (insurance rates, affordability, risk assessment, etc.) dictate how one decides to build their structure. Let poor/frugal people build their minimalist homes.
The government code gives everyone a false sense of security that they only need to meet the code and they’re safe. In a free market, people will be forced to understand the risk vs cost and will decide accordingly. Many will exceed the current code, while some who couldn’t otherwise afford to buy a home would be able to build their own shelter without cops killing/caging them for not being rich enough.
Also, without having this low bar set by the code, many neighborhoods with HOA’s might set the bar higher with more sustainable housing that lasts longer and doesn’t get as degraded as fast, causing the property value to drop as fast and ruining the neighborhood.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 4:27 pm to TigerWhatIR
My home was built in 1895 before there were any codes.
It's stronger and better built then anything built to current standards.
It's stronger and better built then anything built to current standards.
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