sPh wrote:
Houses in Florida owned by natives 60 years of age and older almost
always have exactly the the type of shutter you describe. They tend to
have walls made of poured concrete as well. Wonder if anything happened
in the 30s and 50s to make them think they need those? Hmmmmm.....

sPh

Funny!!
I think they should pass laws to require builders and developers to
spend time in their cheap-ass housing during hurricanes. That would
result in some big changes real quick.