Subject: DIY Basement-Finishing Tips

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Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:14:27 -0700

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I agree with y'all. An elementary school child is supposed to hold onto a gel/foam "blanket" in extremely strong winds? How does this "blanket" protect them from a wall collapsing, or a tree flying at them at 200 mph? If the children hold onto one end of the "blanket", what happens if the wind comes from the other direction? Does the blanket then lift off the user? I see that there are straps through which the student is supposed to place their arms, but there is still a lot of surface area on the body exposed assuming we're dealing with somewhat squirrely (and extremely scared and anxious) children.

For this amount of (1 per student?), I'd much rather see the put into more robust tornado shelters or at least a fortification of existing structures to better withstand strong winds. I'm all for innovation, but I don't think this is the right product for the . As noted, even if these are used, it won't do much to prevent severe injuries and deaths from a tree flying around at high speeds like a real shelter (or heavily-reinforced hallways) will. I couldn't agree more with much of what has already been said. I especially agree with the fact that school districts should build storm shelters rather than spend possibly millions of dollars for every student to have these blankets. I can tell you that from personal experience as well.The tornado safety plan at our school district is to get into the hallways (with glass doors at either end of them), and cover our heads. That is also the plan for many (if not most) schools throughout the country. I could see the blankets possibly prov
iding worthwhile protection in an EF-0 or EF-1 tornado, but in anything beyond that they will likely become useless. The school I went to for preschool was hit by the Granville-Utica, IL tornado back on 4/20/04 (yes, I'm a teenager). Had the tornado hit during school hours, many children could've been seriously injured or killed with some of the large chunks of brick wall falling. These blankets will obviously give little to no protection from walls collapsing, etc. Even in Illinois, I do feel that our school districts should have designated storm shelters.