From: Sporkman 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Hurricane Shutters
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:10:06 -0400

sPh wrote:
> Houses in Florida owned by natives 60 years of age and older almost
> always have exactly the the type of shutter you describe.  They tend to
> have walls made of poured concrete as well.  Wonder if anything happened
> in the 30s and 50s to make them think they need those?   Hmmmmm.....
> 
> sPh

Funny!!
I think they should pass laws to require builders and developers to
spend time in their cheap-ass housing during hurricanes.  That would
result in some big changes real quick.