Every storm I am grateful to live on a hill side. Even as I grumble about nothing flat while gardening and such. I keep my trees with in striking distance of my buildings well trimmed. Again while grumbling about no flat places to put my ladders.
My late father (an electrical contractor working in the suburbs north of Detroit) held the opinion that God hates trailer homes, and created the tornado for the express purpose of destroying them.
Because the Po' Folk live on the cheap land, whereas the Rick Folk live on Higher Hill. And, people don't do a particularly good job of tying down trailers and Manufactured Homes when they aren't in tornado country. Some can't afford to, some have cheap bastard landlords. Most are ignorant.
I bought a calendar in Montana once. It had a picture for March or April called "Spring Mobile Home Snagging Season". Looked exactly like that clip....
Some of that has happened in my neck of the woods. The two forks of the Pigeon River flooded last Tuesday and floated a number of mobile homes. I don't know if any double-wides got it, tho. There are still a number of people missing. Last I saw, 4 among the missing have been found dead. Fred did some real damage. Worst since the two hurricanes in 2004.
I used to be a floodplain administrator in Ohio and mobile homes had to be tied down so they would not float off as a condition of the flood insurance.
Spent a year in the MH finance industry. Grew up in tornado alley, Oklahoma. Saw a funny cartoon once MH behind a truck with a tornado chasing. Caption read we better give it what wants. My boss then parents I heard years later were killed by a tornado.
Hey MA!
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anyone heard anything from wirecutter? I don't think his house is close to any creeks or anything...
ReplyDeleteWe're good here. We got a whopping .05 inches of rain where I'm at in the northern part of the State.
DeleteThat's why land is so cheap close to the kriki. They can still call, "Like it never happened", SERVPRO. Ohio Guy
ReplyDeleteEvery storm I am grateful to live on a hill side. Even as I grumble about nothing flat while gardening and such. I keep my trees with in striking distance of my buildings well trimmed. Again while grumbling about no flat places to put my ladders.
ReplyDeleteI grumble enough but I am grateful.
Why do major weather events always attack mobile homes.
ReplyDeleteMy late father (an electrical contractor working in the suburbs north of Detroit) held the opinion that God hates trailer homes, and created the tornado for the express purpose of destroying them.
DeleteBecause the Po' Folk live on the cheap land, whereas the Rick Folk live on Higher Hill.
DeleteAnd, people don't do a particularly good job of tying down trailers and Manufactured Homes when they aren't in tornado country. Some can't afford to, some have cheap bastard landlords. Most are ignorant.
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DeleteI don't think this weather event discriminated in the least in regards to structures.
DeleteI bought a calendar in Montana once. It had a picture for March or April called "Spring Mobile Home Snagging Season". Looked exactly like that clip....
ReplyDeleteI saw one of those! Funnier'n heck!
DeleteObviously this house was put together quite well or it would be a bunch of sticks and siding floating down the crick.
ReplyDeleteSome of that has happened in my neck of the woods. The two forks of the Pigeon River flooded last Tuesday and floated a number of mobile homes. I don't know if any double-wides got it, tho. There are still a number of people missing. Last I saw, 4 among the missing have been found dead. Fred did some real damage. Worst since the two hurricanes in 2004.
ReplyDeleteI used to be a floodplain administrator in Ohio and mobile homes had to be tied down so they would not float off as a condition of the flood insurance.
Spent a year in the MH finance industry. Grew up in tornado alley, Oklahoma. Saw a funny cartoon once MH behind a truck with a tornado chasing. Caption read we better give it what wants. My boss then parents I heard years later were killed by a tornado.
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