Hurricane Isabel - Beyond Tiki

A Andrew Member Anaheim, CA Joined: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 76	A Andrew Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 1:06 PM Having lived on Guam for awhile, I never really take hurricanes (or typhoons as we called 'em) seriously. We got some of the worst (based on wind speed and size not on casualties) ones in recorded history blowing through on a biweekly basis during typhoon season. The main differences though are; a) all buildings are made to withstand them, b) everyone is trained in detailed procedures on how to deal with them, c) palms and bamboo usually bend and not break, and d) there aren't many people living on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere to get killed. While living in New York a relatively weak one came through and it caused all kinds of problems. Hope the death toll is minimal. A

Having lived on Guam for awhile, I never really take hurricanes (or typhoons as we called 'em) seriously. We got some of the worst (based on wind speed and size not on casualties) ones in recorded history blowing through on a biweekly basis during typhoon season. The main differences though are; a) all buildings are made to withstand them, b) everyone is trained in detailed procedures on how to deal with them, c) palms and bamboo usually bend and not break, and d) there aren't many people living on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere to get killed.

While living in New York a relatively weak one came through and it caused all kinds of problems.

Hope the death toll is minimal.
A

Post #51895 by Andrew on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 1:06 PM