[ExI] tornados and google maps

Wed May 5 17:27:51 UTC 2021

My hood still has golf ball sized golf ball dimples.   Henry

My very first car, bought in 1964 for $200 was a 1953 Olds 98.  Boy was I
proud of it.  I went to Wichita Falls, Texas to play golf with a friend. We
went to the course and then came a storm.  I had to stand inside and see my
precious car get dimples all over it - also broke the windshield.  I drove
back to Baton Rouge and got a windshield from a junk yard.  I spent all day
putting it in myself  - truly a busted knuckle job - finally got it in
without breaking it, but never did get the chrome around it in.  I was
driving this doomed car North of Baton Rouge when one of several vultures along
side the road decided not to go with his friends but fly into my
windshield.  I picked out glass from the space by the back window.  I was
driving my wife's car in the opposite direction along the same road a year
later when the exact same thing happened:  vulture into windshield.  What
are the odds of that?  Even one time.

Flash forward to 1971 - Montevallo Al.  An enormous tornado came through
and destroyed a seven mile stretch along a highway. You can still see
damage from it. (Youtube:  Centreville tornado)  I was living in a single
wide trailer at the time near that highway.  Seeing some warnings, I stuck
my head out the door:  a thousand railroad trains plus zillions of bees
was what it sounded like.  I stood there in my underwear while the tornado
came by.  When the trailer started shaking I considered jumping in the
ditch but decided that I would rather die dry.  A questionable decision,
that.  It took out a trailer (empty) just where the landowner had wanted me
to put mine, about 50 yards up the hill, but I wanted the place down from
it and got it.  You just never know when a small decision like that can
save your life. It saved mine.  So it passed by with no damage to me or my
stuff.  Must have been a really strong and wide one.  bill w

On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 11:40 AM Henry Rivera via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> 
> A tornado surprisingly came through Western Mass almost exactly ten years
> ago.
>
> Here’s the path it left, to the left of the interstate, after passing
> through West Springfield and Springfield:
>
>
> More pics and such here
> https://www.wwlp.com/weather/weather-news/remembering-the-2011-tornado-that-hit-western-massachusetts-9-years-ago/
>
> In my case my roof was damaged by wind and my was car damaged by hail. I
> got a new roof out of the deal through my homeowners insurance. I had
> coworkers that needed serious remodeling of their homes which occurred
> through their homeowners insurance. Tornadoes are so rare in New England
> that no one has storm insurance. I could have put an auto insurance claim
> in for my car but never did. My hood still has golf ball sized golf ball
> dimples.
>
> Not sure I would have benefitted from storm insurance, but I’ve never read
> such a policy.
>
> -Henry
>
> On May 5, 2021, at 11:02 AM, BillK via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 5 May 2021 at 14:39, spike jones via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> <big snip>
>
> After doing the Google tornado game, I am convinced proles should not
>
> buy storm insurance. Damn there hasta be a way to cash in on that insight,
>
>
> spike
>
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> Err, umm,  perhaps first do a search for tornado insurance claims?
>
> <https://www.coverage.com/insurance/home/tornado-insurance/>
> Quote:
> In 2018, insurance claims related to tornado and thunderstorm damage
> cost $14.1 billion. Tornado damage can be incredibly costly to fix,
> and a severe tornado can easily destroy a home in minutes.
> -------------
>
> It looks like much of the tornado damage would be covered by a normal
> home insurance policy. But the small print may mean that additional
> policies could be required, depending on claim limits and exactly what
> is covered.
> (In the UK, tornado damage means a few roof tiles blown off, or a
> garden trampoline blown down the street)  :)
>
>
>
> BillK
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