Now thats more like it.
Never let a girl tat your name..it wont end well.
Never let a girl tat your name..it wont end well.
Welcome To ShotTalk.com!
We are one of the oldest and largest Golf forums on the internet with golfers from around the world sharing tips, photos and planning golf outings.
Registering is free and easy! Hope to see you on the forums soon!
I'll bite... why were you in a tree during 50mph gusts?
What the heck did you do to AG??? You say your home town was hit twice by tornadoes in the past 5 years. AG, then, "likes" that post!!??!!?? Have you been "visiting" AG's wife while he's at work??AG can confirm, my town has been hit by tornadoes twice in the last 5 years!
Glad your okay!
Haubstadt not Bloomington!
Just confirming what he said. I'm only about an hour and a half from him.What the heck did you do to AG??? You say your home town was hit twice by tornadoes in the past 5 years. AG, then, "likes" that post!!??!!?? Have you been "visiting" AG's wife while he's at work??
As with many things we blame on Mother Nature, the "alley" has become substantially wider. When I was growing up... and tornadoes were in their infancy :>)... Northern Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas was the geographical area tagged as "Tornado Alley". Other areas of the Country seldom saw them. That was why the 'Wizard of Oz' movie was set in Kansas. Dorothy and Toto were whisked up by a tornado and transported to the Land of Oz. Back then, wouldn't have happened in Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota, etc.Unbelievable ...
Two questions. Is there a recognised "tornado alley" in the US? If so, why the feck does anyone live there?
All basements that I know of are made of concrete and all concrete I know of is steel reinforced (really, it has to be). I am familiar with the foam forms (ICF's), so long as you're careful with the rate of placement (pour) they're a decent product. The major benefits being that there is virtually no stripping except whatever plywood you use in areas where you're not comfortable with just the foam forms and the fact that the insulating is already done. Just backfill right up to it. When you're talking walls there is no need for mesh, just more rebar if you are trying to build "extra strong". See also the wartime fortresses the Germans built... 12' thick walls that were 95% rebar. The French tried to blow them up repeatedly and unsuccessfully. Literally bomb proof. The only mesh i've used in walls is this stuff called stayform that we'll use for shutoffs (where you want a pour to stop for a pocket or something...). I'm not real sure what expanded metal is either. I've done a bit of concrete and have never heard that term. Perhaps up here what you're talking about goes by a different name.An unknown aspect of Alabama living is the fatalistic viewpoints that people here develope over time toward 'Nadoes. Its almost a "its their time" outlook. People are rabid weather watchers.
I have had a lot of tornado shelter installers in my store with their new boats and trucks.
The next land improvements I am involved in will have a lower or sub grade story level that is built of steel reinforced concrete. They make foam forms you drop your rebar into and pour. And mine will actually use steel mesh, like expanded metal if its above grade.
What is referred to as tornado alley is kind of vast for nobody to live there. The better question is why the feck is concrete home construction not more prominant in this area? It's really not that hard and I can't say for sure, but it can't be that much more expensive.Unbelievable ...
Two questions. Is there a recognised "tornado alley" in the US? If so, why the feck does anyone live there?