[GeronL]

They should build their homes and buildings of concrete... www.monolitic.com... I really need to see if thats the right site... hahaha

[Melinda in TN]

I grew up in Pompano Beach and weathered many hurricanes. Our house and most of those around us were made out of concrete block and they stood up quite well against them. Most of the casualties come from the mobile home parks where the retired people live. No way I would live in a mobile home down there! I'm scared of them here.

We have a lot of tornadoes here and I would rather have a hurricane. At least you have time to prepare for them. They do more wide spread destruction though.

When I was a kid my dad was in management with BellSouth. We would go to the BellSouth shelter for the really bad storms. The shelter had bullet proof glass in front and you could lay on your cot and watch the storm. It gives you an appreciation for the power of nature. We came home from the shelter once and found a six foot alligator in the living room along with numerous snakes. :-)

[libertylover]

They should build their homes and buildings of concrete.

Most of them are built of concrete! I saw pictures last night of the remains of a large structure that had been build of concrete and steel and it was totally destroyed.