Message from @Jacob
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I was friends with my manager so work was pretty fun
I didn't even know Florida had a recent hurricane tbh
When all is said and done, I won't be surprised if they call this a $100 billion hurricane
Hurricane Michael, brah. Cat 5. October
okay this might be a stupid question to you, but...
why do they keep building stuff that can't withstand hurricanes in a place that has hurricanes?
Media didn't give it much attention because we're picking up the pieces and moving on without complaining for gov't help lol
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Shoveling>>>>>>>>>having everything taken away
@Jacob that is a good question. It must be more economical for the companies to occasionally rebuild a cheaper structure (using insurance payouts at relatively little cost to them) then it is to build a fortress. (Because you would have to have the same Insurance anyway, no matter the structure)
That's just me spitballing. I have no idea tbh
@Jacob You're talking about structures that had been standing for 30, 40, 50, even nearly 100 years. Building codes even 10 years ago are not at all what they are today. Cat 5 hurricane comes through and wipes out buildings that had absolutely no building code regulations meant to withstand such a force of nature. Believe you me, building codes now...today...here for the area are pretty much impervious to anything, save for a meteor strike or volcanic eruption lol
20,000psi concrete and steel pylons just for foundation
half inch thick laminated glass (which is what my company specializes in doing) stops bullets
You should see what they're doing to rebuild the roads. It's fascinating. 20'x10' "blankets" of concrete and steel cinder blocks all woven and linked together, and then filled in with gravel, multiple layers, before pouring the pavement and concrete over
Dont want hurricans? Dont live near them. Pretty simple concept
Avoiding natural disasters can be tricky. Oklahoma did not used to be an earthquake state. Now, as a side effect of fracking, we have earthquales. OK buildings are built for wind/heat/storms/occasional cold but are quite unsuited for shaking ground.
I remember a while ago people were talking about how Washington is way overdue for a FAT earthquake
that would literally destroy everything west of I-5
I just finished watching the Utah video. Outstanding work. Everyone.
The concept; the physicality of getting to the (visually) "epic" spots; the execution; the speech; the camera work; the post-production... all of it GREAT!
I know it's too soon, but I bet there must be a good gag reel in there somewhere. A dozen intrepid men scaling a snowy hill?? There had to be some falls! đ
@Jacob âkeeps having hurricanesâ is extremely subjective. The last cat 5 for FL before Michael was Andrew, early 90âs, and it hit the entire opposite side of the state. Florida is a big state.
Sure, Florida âkeeps having hurricanesâ, but intensity and location varies tremendously.
Even accounting for the decadal and inter-decadal cycles hurricanes are pretty random and hard to predict (because of that).
And yeah they haven't had a "worst one" (Cat 5) in a relatively long time.
We actually believe Hurricane Michael was well into Cat 5 territory, because our wind measuring instruments broke right after it hit 155 mph winds, before the hurricane even touched land
Oh wow.
It's pretty bad my man, we're doing much better than we were in October, but **I heard** that something like our forestry is 95% gone? Bretty insane.
But now we don't have to spend nearly as much money on land development <:usinnoodle:420778112226164736> Ty michael
@The Eternal Anglo There's also other shady forces at work that kept the NOAA from declaring Michael a Cat 5 at landfall.
Federal law prohibits insurance companies from collecting deductibles on insurance claims for property damaged by Cat 5 hurricanes. When Andrew hit, it was a massive toll on the insurance industry due to that.
So, the theory everyone is juggling...from homeowners, to contractors, subs, everyone...including people that worked through Andrew, too, is NOAA got pressured by insurance giants.
corrupt af if true, but nobody would ever really be able to prove it. the destruction is just too big, wide, and varying
I've heard somebody talk about that, that's pretty cheeky and sneaky if that's true. Our city has all sorts of those problems to be honest, from old people on the roads to insurance giants
Ya I don't know if it is or not. Most of the homeowners we've done work for are saying it, and apparently their attorneys are suggesting it to them when having to fight their insurance companies
@Phillip Wiglesworth - FL How do you prepare a building for 160 mph winds, 20 foot waves, and forces that can rip tress out of the ground