Where Do You Start?

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A storm rolls through and this is what you're left with.

(Somewhere near St. Louis)
 
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I don't know how or why some of these folks "Start Over" time after time. I understand "Home" but the heartbreak and expense would wear me down eventually and I would move. I feel for these people.
 
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I'm with Doofy on this situation. Why don't folks gather their treasurers and move. The heartbreak must be profound.

What would I do. Rummage thru that pictured mess - gather my treasures and move elsewhere.

Going to stay and rebuild. Gather your treasurers - hire a dozer - push into a large pile - burn. Can't burn - large front end loader - into dump trucks - off to the local landfill site.
 
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Who didn't install the hurricane clips?
 
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I would start with a call to my insurance agent.

After that, I would start to salvage lumber. The wood should be fine. The point of failure is almost always the connection, so pull a few nails, stack it, and cover it to keep it from getting wet and rotting. Insurance should rebuild the house, but you could probably salvage enough to frame an outbuilding.

You might salvage a few personal things, but most of us have a house full of stuff we don't really need.
 
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PDColterPeterson_DamagedHomeNearFredericktown.jpg



A storm rolls through and this is what you're left with.

(Somewhere near St. Louis)
Find a place to stay
Calling your Insurance company!
Gathering anything you dont want stolen or that could be damaged by more weather (rain/snow/etc).
 
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Wildfire is about my only real fear. At 2500' elevation, I have no fear of flooding and our old house rides out the earthquakes very well. There are a couple of volcanos 30 or 40 miles away but they have been fairly quiet for the past 100 years.

I couldn't live in Tornado Alley, in a Flood Plain or anywhere close to Hurricane Country. I sincerely believe in the Law of Averages and like to hedge my bets.
 
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Hi Doofy. I hear you on your sentiments. Last flood here was over 15,000 years ago. During the last ice age. If the wind blows 40 mph - we get excited. Large half-ring of giant Ponderosa pines protects the house & out buildings.

I'm at 2300 feet and wildfire is always a fall concern. Recorded history shows no earthquakes in this area. There is alway Mt St Helens - but we survived that once.
 

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