Notice I didn't say next year . You don't make fresh holes every year.
You can reuse the old ones. I have a tube of stuff that patches the
concrete, a little touch up paint, and voila! A little sun to blend the
paint and you'd never know the difference. My problem with this is that
these are good to only so much wind and crap hitting the house. I'm from
Louisiana, and I have been in some VERY scarey hurricanes -Betsy and Camille
to name a few. I will not live anywhere else but here in Florida or back in
Louisiana. I will also never live too close to the water. You can get
killed doing that.

Im curious..... why isn't it a requirement that all new
homes have built in storm shutters?

Seems the sensible thing to do. No?