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Author of the message: "Steve Horrillo"

Title of the message:
Re: Impending Hurricanes and Florida Bubble

Text of the message:
On 31-May-2005, "Don" <dwzimm@telus.net> wrote:

> Was Arthur Hailey's "Condominium" exaggerated? He described high-rise
> condos
> being blown to pieces by gusts of wind.

Where did you read this? From what I understand "high rise" condo's in
Florida are built using piles driven into the bedrock (the reef) below the
sand. The sides might rip open in some parts but the condo structure itself
will stay intact making the stairways and hallways most safe. It's the one's
under 5 stories or so that are built on the surface of the land that crack
in half and crumble.
I've lived in oceanfront condo's in South Florida for the past 30 years and
never seen any damage to mine or other condos. The last impending hurricane,
to convince my wife to stay put, I challenged her to find any photos or
articles of severely damaged "High Rise" condos past and present and we
couldn't find any. If anyone knows of any please forward the URL to me. I



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