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Watching the news coverage or Moore, I still don't understand one thing...

Posted by Cuzzin Todd (aka cuzzintodd) May 21 '13, 19:50

Why the fuck don't houses in Oklahoma have basements?!?! It's not like tornadoes are an uncommon occurrence...

Perhaps it's just what I'm used to - here (Iowa, also tornado prone) there's no such thing as a basementless house.

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I'm sure its possible to build a basement on/in clay. we build tunnels under rivers etc. It will be the cost that's the issue -- nm - Karl_S May 21, 20:02
Here, older homes have basements. The last house I owned was a tri-level and the bottom floor was half underground but that was it. -- nm - Spawn May 21, 19:53
a. see b2....b. cause they all pray a lot.....c. they're okies, I mean we're talking about people decended from settlers who thought it was a great... - zeitgeist May 21, 19:53
my post from b2: (essentially, the ground.) -- (link) - JaxSean May 21, 19:52 [Backboard] 16
- Then as a follow-up question... - Cuzzin Todd May 21, 19:55 15
  - maybe an answer? From my friends who live(d) in tornado alley, most of them never encounttered a direct hit. It's not like an earthquake - loosi at home May 21, 20:02 5
    - But tornado sirens go off several times a year. It's peace of mind insurance -- nm - Bacon May 21, 20:03 4
      - I dunno. just thinking aloud. -- nm - loosi at home May 21, 20:05 3
        
        NBC just said onlly 10% of the homes have storm cellars or basements there. -- nm - Bacon May 21, 20:06 2
        
        they certainly know the dangers. I'm sure there is a good reason. -- nm - loosi at home May 21, 20:12 1
        
        The cost to put them in a school is 1 million dollars per school -- nm - Bacon May 21, 20:13
  - That's a valid question. Basements are rare here, too. And if you do, it's called a "pool." -- nm - JaxSean May 21, 19:58 8
    - they're rare here, too - people think it's because of earthquakes and no need to protect pipes from freezing (we wish); but mostly it's because of - i.b! May 21, 20:09 7
      - yikes, the basement is the absolute last place you should go in an earthquake. - loosi at home May 21, 20:23 6
        
        they can be designed to withstand (we do have some underground garages in some areas, plus hospitals/clinics with radiotherapy machines, etc.; but - i.b! May 21, 20:29
        
        Hah, when the San Fransisco quake hit I was sound asleep. So I just sat up in my bed and was trying to wake the fuck up. I just sat there and rode - Bacon May 21, 20:25 3
        
        when I was modeling earthquakes, worst case scenario by far was people sleeping at home. - loosi at home May 21, 20:28 2
        
        It's true. You simply need time to figure out what is going on. Your decision making brain isn't awake yet. -- nm - Bacon May 21, 20:29 1
        
        exactly this. I had NO idea what I was feeling. My co-working (from the west coast) yelled "It's an earthquake!" and that's what it took. - loosi at home May 21, 20:32
        
        In tornado, house go byebye. In quake, house go fwump. -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 20:24

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