another ignorant moron types words...

lol the faux yank outrage in this thread is laughable.

Yes, your chances of an ENTIRE TOWN NOT BEING ERASED FROM EXISTENCE would indeed IMPROVE if you made your buildings out of brick and mortar. Why you fools are arguing against that is nothing short of retardation writ large as all you're doing is defending your practices of building shit as cheaply as possible.

But I have a better idea that, for some reason, isn't even being considered: move away from something called "tornado alley".

Eurotrash, Asia-fags and North American neanderthal morons would all justifiably laugh at someone who continues to pitch a tent on a freeway after getting hit by cars over and over again, so it's really not too far out of line to point out that perhaps Dorothy and her family should move somewhere else. It doesn't matter if you've put "roots" there, as nearly everyone on the planet who isn't an energy-industry lobbyist will tell you those roots will eventually be ripped out of the ground by yet another mile-wide F5 tornado...which due to climate change will happen more and more often.

lol the faux yank outrage in this thread is laughable.

Yes, your chances of an ENTIRE TOWN NOT BEING ERASED FROM EXISTENCE would indeed IMPROVE if you made your buildings out of brick and mortar. Why you fools are arguing against that is nothing short of retardation writ large as all you're doing is defending your practices of building shit as cheaply as possible.

But I have a better idea that, for some reason, isn't even being considered: move away from something called "tornado alley".

Eurotrash, Asia-fags and North American neanderthal morons would all justifiably laugh at someone who continues to pitch a tent on a freeway after getting hit by cars over and over again, so it's really not too far out of line to point out that perhaps Dorothy and her family should move somewhere else. It doesn't matter if you've put "roots" there, as nearly everyone on the planet who isn't an energy-industry lobbyist will tell you those roots will eventually be ripped out of the ground by yet another mile-wide F5 tornado...which due to climate change will happen more and more often.

the entire thing isn't build of cinder-blocks like a larger industrial structure would be.

you mean like an average 20th century European house would be

If a tornado hit our house I am certain the car port conversion would survive no problem...

I dunno, you wouldn't build a house with just cinder blocks either. Bricks and cinder blocks have a lot of vertical compression strength, put is pretty poor on lateral strength, meaning that you can pile a heavy roof on top, but if you pushed it from the side it would still topple over like a stack of children's wood blocks.

Typical Canadian homes have a concrete filled basement, on top of which is a wood and/or steel frame anchored into the concrete foundation. Load bearing walls are lined with plywood on the outside, followed by cinder blocks, and then double lined bricks. Interiors are lined with insulation (styrofoam panels, or fiberglass), wood or aluminium frames and then drywall.

If a tornado hit our house I am certain the car port conversion would survive no problem...