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August 26, 2005
A Snapshot of Our Lives This Past Year
Besides the obvious inference, these are the actual screws we use to attach the 1 by 4's that frame our plywood shutters to the masonry. They're called Tapcons (Even come with their own carbide tipped drill bit!). We've gotten new ones for each storm so far, but Ebola has just assured me we can re-use the ones from Dennis. One less thing to buy this weekend.
Posted by tree hugging sister at August 26, 2005 10:33 AM
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The obvious inference? Surprised you'd have time for that with all the hurricanes.
Posted by: Ken Summers at August 26, 2005 11:29 AM
No, Ken! Isn't it obvious? THS, Major Dad, and (I presume) Ebola are just screwing around before the hurricane hits.
Posted by: The Real JeffS at August 26, 2005 12:17 PM
At this point you should just build everything out of Legos. It's easier and cheaper to replace.
Posted by: Nightfly at August 26, 2005 01:33 PM
What's odd is how different areas of the world suffer more or less damage because of hurricanes/typhoons.
When I lived in Okinawa, we got smacked by typhoons pretty often (7 in one summer). I was there for a href="http://www.kadena.af.mil/weather/images/kirkir.jpg">Super Typhoon Kirk, the eye was so massive the entire island of Okinawa was inside it for a day. I was living in this apartment building with onionskin paper-like walls right on the beach. There was so little damage there though compared to when a hurricane hits the U.S. I don't know how they build things differently there, but they're doing something right.
Hope everything goes well THS and crew! I'm not looking forward to all the rain either.
Posted by: Cullen at August 26, 2005 01:58 PM
That is Super Typhoon Kirk
Posted by: Cullen at August 26, 2005 02:03 PM
Last year a lot of people around here didn't bother to even take them down until November 30th. Good luck!
Posted by: Cindermutha at August 27, 2005 01:31 AM
Well 'hi there, Cullen, in the center!' Great pic!
Same thing here Cindermutha. There've been a couple families that still have theirs on from Ivan. But a good number put them back up for Dennis and haven't taken them down. Maybe just the ones off the patio doors. I can't say as I blame them ~ I am heartily sick of dragging these things in and out. And who in their right mind would have thought we'd have to over and over and over, not in the space of years, but every month!
Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 27, 2005 08:50 AM
They're called Tapcons
Beer-swilling Rethuglicans?
Posted by: guinsPen at August 27, 2005 05:30 PM