[Skybo]

Originally Posted by mrfixit

....there will always be those who think it is OK to put mulch or bark or other "floaties" in the "sluiceways" designed into every lot. Almost EVERYONE knows those "floaties" will end up in our storm water drains and CLOG them.

What's a "sluiceway"?

[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by Skybo

What's a "sluiceway"?

....a man-made channel designed to carry off excess water........MOST are found BETWEEN adjacent homes.

[Skybo]

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[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by mrfixit

....a man-made channel designed to carry off excess water........MOST are found BETWEEN adjacent homes.

Very good to know. Are they cement or just an indentation in the lawn?
Thanks.

[getdul981]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

Very good to know. Are they cement or just an indentation in the lawn?
Thanks.

It's the way the lots are graded. Each home kinda sits on a little hill. Not very noticeable, but you can tell if you look.

[tainsley]

Originally Posted by Skybo

Another 757'ner checking in.

Where in the 757 are you Skybo?

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by getdul981

It's the way the lots are graded. Each home kinda sits on a little hill. Not very noticeable, but you can tell if you look.

Thankyou. So, it's not a cement sluiceway that takes away water.
Just the grading of the lot.

[mrsnjp]

Originally Posted by Skybo

Another 757'ner checking in.

Hello, Skybo!

[mrsnjp]

Thanks, everyone, for your opinions and advice. The hubs and I will definitely take them into consideration as we continue to do our research, looking forward to when we get closer to being frogs.

I hadn't considered the flooding, but I guess localized flooding would be possible regardless...especially with clogged storm drains. Thanks for bringing that up!

[getdul981]

I don't know if anyone has noticed or not, but one of our neighbors made an observation after the heavy rains we had a week or so ago. He said that it appears that all the golf courses are a bit lower than the houses. That gives water a place to go instead of flooding houses and we have tons of retention ponds that never seem to be full to catch all the run-off. That's not to say that we can't have flooding, but the developers seem to have had that in mind while doing the development.

[Skybo]

Originally Posted by tainsley

Where in the 757 are you Skybo?

From Chesapeake, now in the Village of Tamarind Grove.

[tainsley]

Originally Posted by Skybo

From Chesapeake, now in the Village of Tamarind Grove.

What a coincidence! We live in the Western Branch part of Chesapeake and also heading to Tamarind Grove as soon as I sell my house here!

[Shimpy]

Just because we haven't had a hurricane doesn't mean we won't get one since we are a peninsula sticking out in the Atlantic. In S. Florida we went about 30 years without much trouble then in one October got two. The next year another (Wilma) a real dozy. Being inland people feel safer, but there is no place in Florida more than 60 miles from the ocean or golf. Wilma came in on the west coast of Fla, crossed about 160 miles to the east coast and got stronger. Down here compared to further north the storms move slower, 4-10 mph, and the winds are stronger due to much warmer water feeding the storms. If you get hit they last longer and can do lots of damage. I myself don't have shutters, but would like to. Accordion shutters are the easiest to use, just slide them shut. I doubt TV would have a policy against shutters considering what kind of lawsuit they would have in event someone lost their home or life if windows were destroyed and the roof lifted off after not approving an application for shutters. New homes in S. Fla. are required to have shutters and that is only 200 miles from here.
They are very expensive and I doubt there are many or any places to get them here. I've never heard or saw an ad. You'll see plenty if a Cat 3 or 4 hits this part of the state though.

[mrsnjp]

Thanks, Shimpy...I greatly appreciate your input.

[Doodlegirl]

It was $4,500 and I expected a tax rebate OR a change in my Homeowner's.
Not. I was sorry to leave those when I moved a month or so ago. The only window I didn't cover was a Hurricane Rated very thick metal and glass door.
Apparently by not covering that I missed the lowered HO policy insurance fee. Every window must be covered. And the door itself was over $2,000.
House was built 30 years ago and was 1800 feet.

I have experienced Hurricanes in South FL for 30 years. I doubt we could or would be missed here in TV if we were in a storm path. I wish in my closing packet I had obtained information on the safest room in this cyv. Guessing I have my eye on it, brought all my Hurricane supplies, so I'm as ready as I can be. However, this is the first frame house I've lived in since moving to FL.
That makes me a little shaky if you know what I mean. I'm seriously thinking of retrofitting the master closet...I know and have seen the damage Hurricanes cause. Mother Nature can really get angry.