[HairOfTheDog]

But that's true of mobile homes here in California. They are inhabited by retirees. That doesn't mean that they should not be banned.

Forget it! There is no reason to ban Mobile homes for earthquakes... Mobiles don't collapse in earthquakes, they aren't heavy and they can bend. Old brick and masonry structures, and adobe and other kinds of construction are what leads to massive casualties in earthquakes. not to mention falling glass from large buildings.

The mobiles in Florida may not withstand hurricanes, but they are worth about $4,000 and most were unnoccupied.

[BunnySlippers]

Forget it! There is no reason to ban Mobile homes for earthquakes...

[BunnySlippers]

Forget it! There is no reason to ban Mobile homes for earthquakes...

[BunnySlippers]

Forget it! There is no reason to ban Mobile homes for earthquakes...

Agreed, look at my post #34 where I posited that mobilhomes have been banned in southern California (or LAQ more specifically) as they drag property values down.

There we go. :)

[Normal4me]

What I find amusing is that I sit here watching massive fires in the west saying "that idiot built his home in the mountains!" and then I see the midwest getting destroyed by tornadoes and wonder why anyone would live in "Tornado Alley". Bam, Iran lost 50,000+ people because they lived in mud huts. Florida is no different. We can't have basements because we are at sea level so we are kinda screwed there. The fact that only 17 people (confirmed so far) lost their lives because they didn't evacuate is pretty telling.

I guess everyone could live in a massive concrete box of some kind and we would never have any weather related deaths.