98 points

The problem is almost never that the wind it blowing, its what the wind is blowing.

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83 points

In this case, I expect it’s going to be blowing those ratchet straps after they become unanchored, turning them into whips that’ll cleave the roof in half.

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The description for the picture says they are connected to big burried concrete blocks, so likely the house is gone before these straps get loose.

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7 points

Yeah but if a tree slams into the strap and breaks it

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unanchored

whips

schrodingers whip. How is it both unanchored and a whip at the same time.

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Two anchor points per strap.

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49 points

Hurricanes rip poorly built roofs off all the time. Builders get lazy and install the hurricane anchor things wrong. At least the local home inspector on Reddit used to say

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1 point

I trust reddit posts too.

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i would trust that redditor seeing how homes are often built lmao

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7 points

Ron White, is that you!?

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1 point

They call me… Tater-Salad.

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6 points

If your ass gets hit by a Volvo

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6 points

it’s* what the wind is blowing.

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72 points

I wonder what the vibration frequency of those straps is, once the wind is blowing through them.

Will they vibrate the roof into mush before they pull out of the ground and become metal ended whips?

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21 points

As someone who straps, I felt this in my soul. God I hate that noise(I use tarp clamps for dampeners).

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7 points

I’ve used a twist in the strap and that seems to help a lot.

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Gotta be careful though, twist in the strap can ruin the strength limit of the strap if it’s under load

Edit: others have pointed out it’s for cargo straps specifically. I guess I was thinking of more knotting than twists. Either way, just follow the instructions.

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That ain’t going anywhere.

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47 points
  • plucks ratchet strap as it’s tightening - “Bb…B, C…Db, D, D, D…Yeah’p. At’ll git er.”
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20 points

until the ground it’s anchored to is converted into grassy diarrhea by the flooding

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9 points

Concrete blocks 8ft into the ground

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10 points

pats the front door with my hands

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7 points

At least until Milton casually tosses a tree at it.

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8 points

I appreciate your optimism by using the singular…

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12 points

I saw the documentary once. The order is Tree, Cow, Tractor, and finally another House.

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41 points

As long as someone is shredding death metal guitar on the roof throughout the storm, I approve.

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Technically you’re not allowed to have a storm before there’s a dude shredding death metal on a rooftop.

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40 points

slaps tightened straps “That’s not going anywhere”

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Those are the magical words that make it happen. The straps are just for show.

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