But garages do sometimes burn up/down, whichever you prefer.  Many times
because certain cars or trucks appear to have electrical problems that
cause them to burst into flame at unpredictable times.  At least in this
area home owner's insurance is higher if there is a garage attached to the
dwelling.  Ruth


At 10:50 AM -0800 2/21/07, Cuyler Page wrote:
>>I know you visit the alternate universe sometimes but I feel a need to
>>inform you that the hi-rise is usually not timber framed.
>
>Neither was the WTC.
>
>Funny though, how the first thought in mind when reading the air-garage
>story was the crazy image of an explosive car fire in a high-rise and all
>the Fire Safe design programs that ask for detached garages.
>
>Second thought was about the acre upon acre upon gazillion acres of suburban
>homes with built in garages, and I can not remember ever seeing or hearing
>of one blowing up, although I am sure it must happen, otherwise why would we
>think about it.   The odds seem so low, why bother to worry?   Or is it that
>we have some need to be scared, and the rest of life is becoming so SAFETY
>PRACTICED that we subconsciously long for some decent risk to live with to
>keep us on edge and make us feel like warriors.   My son who writes safety
>specks has another opinion about risk management, but then, I think he is
>paid by the pound for his paper reports.
>
>cp in risk free bc
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