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>Having your employees stay home doesn't help at all. Many of them will be living in the same danger zone, and in fact many will be living in buildings that are
by MrStonedOne 5y ago
>Having your employees stay home doesn't help at all. Many of them will be living in the same danger zone, and in fact many will be living in buildings that are less capable of withstanding a tornado.
Single floor factory building built on a concrete slab vs house with a basement.
You really think the factory will win in terms of human safety?
Oh, but of course, thats the whole point of weaseling around the term 'withstanding a tornado'.
I'm sure the factory building will withstand it better, in terms of how much of it will be remaining in the after math, but I'm also sure that the house with a basement is gonna be safer for the humans.
- throwawayboise 5y agoHow do you know they have a house with a basement? Many houses in the Midwest are single-story ranches on a slab. Many people live in manufactured homes, mobile homes, or trailers, especially in places like rural Illinois and Kentucky.
- zdragnar 5y agoIt sounds like of 110 employees, 8 are dead and 8 are missing. That so many survived a direct hit by a massive and powerful tornado is a miracle. Hitting any nearby trailer parks or houses on slabs would have seen a significantly higher death toll in comparison. I live in the midwest and dont have a basement- geography and money dictates whether you do or whether you just have a surface level concrete slab.