Hurricane (FLA) Housing Codes?

[Greg]

And how deep is the water table?

Want some real life experience that is about 3 hours old. They just told my daughter in West Palm Beach her power will be out for at least another week but the people in the next buildong over had it's power on the next day after Jeanne. Hers is underground, the power next door was overhead. It took a guy in a bucket truck about 15 minutes to fix it. If you think this is internet bullshit call and ask when the power at

4798 Sea Oats circle West Palm Beach 33417 Will be back on and then ask why.

[HA HA Budys Here]

Under Manhattan? Are you kidding? Think "Bathtub wall" they had to build around the WTC to keep the Hudson out of the basement before construction could begin.

Most of Manhattan South of Houston St, is landfill, and all of Battery Park City is built at water level on top of the WTC's excavation material.

Thousands of transmission cables are buried underwater. And despite what is visable on telephome poles, most communications cables are buried as well.

I know why. Her underground distribution is fed from overhead somewhere else, and that somewhere else is in shambles. Are you suggesting that had her power been overhead and exposed, she'd be lit now?

[Greg]

Absolutely. This is an apartment complex fed from the same main feeder off the street. All the above ground fed units are up, the underground fed units are down. They could fix the down lines fast but they didn't have time to screw with the underground stuff.