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To: ManyMoose who wrote (38898)	6/27/2007 11:41:34 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541872

>>The problem you mention regarding hurricanes and tornadoes is an issue of the quality of building construction and design, not the material used. Houses that fail to survive such events are not designed to survive them. Have you every noticed how well metal houses in trailer parks stand up to tornadoes? Your comment about what people in Mexico do is peculiar. I've never been there, but I've heard it said that one government program after another gets started and then abandoned after a new regime gets in power.<< MM - I hope you're not seriously suggesting that standard woodframe houses are as strong or stronger than houses built of steel reinforced concrete. Of course design and construction techniques are important, but materials have their inherent limitations. My comment about construction in Mexico doesn't have anything to do with government programs. I was merely pointing out that the people of Cozumel, because they have experience with hurricanes, don't build their houses out of sticks. Instead, they use materials and construction techniques that give them buildings that don't get blown to smithereens every time the wind gets above 125 mph. - Allen