Three Little Piggies 2017
[Only the president's name has been changed]
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Across Europe houses are built of brick, stone, concrete and other durable materials.
Mediaeval houses had the stoutest of timber frames with solid infills. The timbers were connected with simple push fit joints and held in place with wooden pegs.
Even in the changing climate, at least for now, Europe does not suffer destructive typhoons and hurricanes.
Yet, in almost every photo of the aftermath of a seriously destructive storm in the USA I see a pile of wood, a bank, a pile of wood, maybe a hotel, a pile of wood, a gas station, a pile of wood etc..
I suspect even Donald Trump could be explained to that it isn’t just when big bad wolves huff and puff that houses of sticks and straw offer little protection.
Surely it is cheaper for the taxpayer to subsidise the building of strong houses that will last for generations, even in such vulnerable areas, than it is to deal with emergency evacuations and the constant rebuilding of homes just as fragile as those they must replace.
© John Barrow (Po) 2007 & 2017
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