Archive for September, 2009

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Ellen Bell asked: Since the year 2000, it seems that tropical storms and hurricanes are occurring more frequently, and with more intensity.  Are hurricane seasons getting progressively worse?  There are many differing opinions within the scientific community.  To form your own opinion, it’s helpful to review the number and types ...

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

andor asked: Discount Hurricane Shutters provides excellent service and quality hurricane protection. Each of our employees has installed Hurricane Shutters and Hurricane Panels in over 800+ houses.We work directly with several Hurricane Panel manufacturers so we can get the best price and the best quality protection for your home or ...

High Velocity Category5 Hurricane Shutter Impact Testing (Test 1)

Monday, September 28th, 2009

HighVelocityCat5 asked: High Velocity Category5 Hurricane Shutter Impact Testing (Test 1)

No hurricanes in 2007?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

leah asked: It's already August and still not so much as a tropical storm has made landfall. It's almost as if Mother Earth is granting us immunity after Katrina. But I mean, come on.. at least one category 1 to give me a few days off of work. And we ...

how can I convert decimals to fractions of 8 or 16 quickly and easily?

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

mark s asked: OK I've measured a large triangular window and am going to cover it with hurricane shutters, I know how long each piece needs to be in inches like 47.298, but how do I convert that .298 into a fraction I can read on a tape measure like ...