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04-22-2011, 08:49 AM
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Location: Whiteville Tennessee
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Since Kentucky has a more temperate winter than Michigan the "freeze line" for utilities isnt as important in Kentucky. So basements are actually more of a convenience than a need.
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04-22-2011, 10:46 AM
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt. Dan
Since Kentucky has a more temperate winter than Michigan the "freeze line" for utilities isnt as important in Kentucky. So basements are actually more of a convenience than a need.
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Nonetheless, there are PLENTY of basements in Kentucky. And I mean A LOT of homes, churches, businesses, community centers, etc. have them! |
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04-22-2011, 01:59 PM
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The reason for so few basements is because it would take much more effort and energy to dig out the basement when building the home and most Kentuckians can't be bothered to do extra work.
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04-22-2011, 06:21 PM
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OH, good grief, aeros71 - what a snarky post.
OP, I (and I expect many others around Central Kentucky) was very glad to have a basement this evening. I ducked beneath my staircase and sat there on a prearranged chair, with my weather radio at hand, while a tornado rushed almost overhead.
So far (as of 8:16 EDT), there have been no touchdowns of this storm, thank goodness, though it's still heading east and certainly has serious potential. Funnel clouds from this storm have been spotted from west of Lawrenceburg through Versailles, on through Lexington, Winchester, and smaller communities in between. As I write this, Mount Sterling is in its sights. The tornado is rated as an 8 on a 1-10 scale, so we are blessed to have been spared touchdowns, though small damage occurred here and there, some just a short distance from my house, with hail, trees and high fences downed, blown-out windows, siding and shingles blown off, etc.
So far,no injuries have been reported in Kentucky - the media did and is continuing to do a great job alerting the public (along with storm sirens and announcements).
So - basements are good things to have, and it's fortunate many Kentuckians are blessed with them.
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04-22-2011, 06:25 PM
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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Originally Posted by CraigCreek
OH, good grief, aeros71 - what a snarky post.
OP, I (and I expect many others around Central Kentucky) was very glad to have a basement this evening. I ducked beneath my staircase and sat there on a prearranged chair, with my weather radio at hand, while a tornado rushed almost overhead.
So far (as of 8:16 EDT), there have been no touchdowns of this storm, thank goodness, though it's still heading east and certainly has serious potential. Funnel clouds from this storm have been spotted from west of Lawrenceburg through Versailles, on through Lexington, Winchester, and smaller communities in between. As I write this, Mount Sterling is in its sights. The tornado is rated as an 8 on a 1-10 scale, so we are blessed to have been spared touchdowns, though small damage occurred here and there, some just a short distance from my house, with hail, trees and high fences downed, blown-out windows, siding and shingles blown off, etc.
So far,no injuries have been reported in Kentucky - the media did and is continuing to do a great job alerting the public (along with storm sirens and announcements).
So - basements are good things to have, and it's fortunate many Kentuckians are blessed with them.
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I agree, that was a snarky post from that dude.
I have been in central Kentucky this evening and, while there's not a basement at the place I've been staying, I did get to watch that torrential rain and wind. What a storm!
Basements indeed are good things to have anywhere the South and Midwest.
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04-23-2011, 10:42 AM
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Location: Lexington KY
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There are a lot of homes in KY with basements... I am in one right now actually.  |
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04-24-2011, 03:27 PM
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Location: In the Pearl of the Purchase, Ky
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A friend of mine on facebook, living where I used to live, is having a "wonderful time" with their basement. Got about 6" water in the basement floor and about a foot of water in the back yard. And with that much in the yard the sump pump aint gonna do much good! Said she's thinking about saying the hell with it and stock it with gold fish. lol
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04-25-2011, 04:25 AM
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Location: un peu près de Chicago
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There are no basements in many (most?) homes in central Illinois, and we have seen a tornado or two. The water level is high in Illinois. All farms are tiled, and have been so for about a 125 years. Excavate a pit 12' in depth and you will have a 6' lake.
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04-25-2011, 05:22 AM
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Location: Prospect, KY
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Everyone I know has a basement - but then I'm about 25 minutes from Louisville.
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