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Old 08-22-2008, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Crono View Post
LOL well the caribbeans are mostly poor anyway so...

Florida doesn't really have to worry as badly because the people there actually make decent incomes and can afford to protect their properties.
The main problem is the building material. Isn't it mainly wood in this region? It's much cheaper than concrete or bricks but also more unsteady.
It's curious: in gemany we don't have much tornados or erath quakes, but we build the houses almost exclusive with concrete or bricks.

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