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Safest Place In Home?

#1 Postby tropicsgal05 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:19 pm

I looked through the other post and dint see where the safest place in a house is . I live in Destin, Fl. and am real concerned about a safe place.
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Re: Safest Place In Home?

#2 Postby Ixolib » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:20 pm

tropicsgal05 wrote:I looked through the other post and dint see where the safest place in a house is . I live in Destin, Fl. and am real concerned about a safe place.


Perhaps a drive north??
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#3 Postby gtalum » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:20 pm

I think an interior bathroom is the best in a home without a designated safe room. Second best is any other interior room. By interior, I mean with no walls on the outside of the home.
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#4 Postby Brent » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:22 pm

Interior room with no windows... just like in a tornado. Put as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Hallway or closet works.

If you have a neighbor with a basement, bake them a cake and go to their house. :lol:
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#5 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:24 pm

More of Captain Tropic's great advice:

http://www.stormsurvival.homestead.com/ ... _Room.html

Note his reasoning behind which room is best.
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#6 Postby tropicsgal05 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:41 pm

Thank you all for your help. I greatly appreciate the information.
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#7 Postby crazycajuncane » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:51 pm

As kids we always got in my moms closet in her bedroom. They have a very small window in their room. It's to the back of the house away from flying debris. The middle halfway in our house has always been a favorite during storms as well.

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#8 Postby yzerfan » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:03 pm

Destin is generally considered to be a coastal/barrier island, and is going under mandatory evacuations at 6:00 am tommorrow.

So time to get further inland.

http://www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/news_updates.asp?ID=80
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