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I think I'm gonna leave my plywood up......

#1 Postby Mississippi Storm Magnet » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:51 am

...... until November 30th. Like some people leave up their Christmas decorations all year long.

I slept so good, I did not even know it was beautiful outside this morning. It is quite dark inside with the windows boarded up.
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#2 Postby drudd1 » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:53 am

LOL, yep, it can be like a dungeon. We have everything sitting by each window ready to put up should the need arise. Something tells me we will be boarding up this year :cry:
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#3 Postby x-y-no » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:55 am

Well, if you do, please be sure to at least open enough exits so you have alternate routes out in case of fire.

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#4 Postby feederband » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:57 am

Maybe we should just build houses in Hurricane prone areas without windows. Inside the house you could just painting of outdoor scenery. :lol:
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#5 Postby dhweather » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:04 am

feederband wrote:Maybe we should just build houses in Hurricane prone areas without windows. Inside the house you could just painting of outdoor scenery. :lol:


That's going to be the desired architecture at this rate!
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#6 Postby Agua » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:18 am

I'm thinking about it, with the exception of a few for light. Storm shutters are a *definite* must have, asap.
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#7 Postby wx247 » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:18 am

Glad to hear that some in the general vacinity last night got some sleep. Hope you all get lots of rest of some sleepless nights I am sure.
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#8 Postby sweetpea » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:19 am

We leave our hurricane shutter closed in our bedroom so that it always dark to sleep. It's great.
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#9 Postby dhweather » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:22 am

wx247 wrote:Glad to hear that some in the general vacinity last night got some sleep. Hope you all get lots of rest of some sleepless nights I am sure.


Thank you! :)

I did finally sleep last night, after a very tiring Thursday-Sunday
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#10 Postby stormie » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:26 am

Watch out for mold growing behind the plywood if you leave it up too long.
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#11 Postby HurriCat » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:00 am

stormie wrote:Watch out for mold growing behind the plywood if you leave it up too long.


And CRITTERS. When I deboarded after the Frances through Jeanne period, I had quite a number of frogs and stuff living behind the panels. Found some well-developed hornet nests, too, so those allergic :oops: be warned! Also, pets need their sunlight and visual stimulation, too. Our cats were real troopers, but at the end I could tell that they were really hurting for light and to see outside.
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#12 Postby HurryKane » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:10 am

I finally slept like a comatose person last night, right through both alarms. Because the window was boarded up the morning light didn't wake me so I was late for work.

And then when I got to work late, I had to sit on the wrong side of a drawbridge for over half an hour while they let boats back downriver. But if that's the worst I get from a cane that's fine by me.
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#13 Postby Mississippi Storm Magnet » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:19 am

I see you got off the devil number of posts......
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Re: I think I'm gonna leave my plywood up......

#14 Postby GalvestonDuck » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:20 am

Mississippi Storm Magnet wrote:...... until November 30th. Like some people leave up their Christmas decorations all year long.

I slept so good, I did not even know it was beautiful outside this morning. It is quite dark inside with the windows boarded up.


:) You're not alone.

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#15 Postby jabber » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:04 am

Last year I took them all down only to have to put them up 2 weeks later. If they go up this year at least half of the panels will stay up till the end of the season. Once is enough for me. Might leave the kids windows all the way up so maybe tehy sleep past 7:00am on the weekends :)
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#16 Postby seaswing » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:16 am

I had mine up from Frances through Jeanne. I was getting light deprivation sensitive though..... when I took them off....it was late September and I felt like hurricane season was finally over!!!! I haven't put mine up and won't until something is impending this year.... but I want to wait until I have no other choice..... cause I know if they go up, it will be awhile before they come down.
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#17 Postby Radar » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:18 am

I wouldnt be surprised in Florida if the building codes were changed to requirement of storm shutters for all new homes being built... someone will think of it, just wait!
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#18 Postby Canelaw99 » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:20 am

Radar - it IS a requirement for shutters to come with every new home, condo, and townhouse being built. The townhomes being built near me have accordian ones on the upper windows, and the panel ones for the first floor...same with the houses.


EDIT: That may just be Miami-Dade, I'm not sure though....
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#19 Postby TreasureIslandFLGal » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:42 am

In addition, they should build roofs in an inverted "wing" style so they don't tear off the houses but instead stay fast, being pushed down by the winds.
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