Neighbours Called Him Crazy, But He Had the Last Laugh

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[key]

Hi! I am one of the neighbors for the "eye of the storm" house in the 3rd story. To my knowledge, none of the neighbors nor I have ever laughed at the house before, We actaully thought that it looked really cool, and we thought it was insane it could withstand hurricanes. I just wanted to let that out there!

[matth]

His homeowner's insurance should drastically discount his premiums for a few years since he went above and beyond to save them some money.

[justincase]

My father's advice: "Never buy or build on a flood plain." Mission accomplished, Dad. Thanks for the sound advice! :)

[ElixirEdits]

That's got to be the best feeling ever when it works in the moment, knowing you made the right call.

[senocki]

"If you have an idea that you think is genuinely good, don't let some idiot talk you out of it".~ Stan Lee

[beautifullykayla]

i love how his neighbors are in the comments saying that they never laughed at him😂

[FatRescueSwimmer]

Hurricanes are insane, I was in the Navy down in Pensacola FL when Hurricane Katrina Hit. Our Command evacuated us to New Orleans where the insane floods happened. It was the most horrible thing I have ever seen. We spent two months there helping the victims which included removing bodies from the water. To this day a part of my heart goes out to the people of that City!!!

[kevinamsteam]

That cement dome, home, I have seen in person. I went to a place in Idaho that was building them and got firsthand information and toured through a few. They are nothing short of amazing. And cooling as well as heating costs are nil. They maintain a constant temperature of about 62 degrees without adding heat or cooling. So, if you want it hotter you add a little heat. They just put an extra balloon in where they wanted a window or a door, so it was easy to make them as well. And yes, his neighbors all laughed at him. They even accused him of having an aluminum foil hat. lol But he did indeed get the last laugh when his heating bills were less than $25 a month and theirs were upwards of $250 a month.

[keinlieb]

Sounds like his home insurance should cut him a check for $8k for saving them $100k+

[broncobubba]

Aquadam should give him his money back for advertising.

[xeathenia]

*The neighborhood was in the midst of a terrible storm, but the only thing louder than the booming thunder, was the roar of laughter erupting from all the neighbors in unison.*

[sherirobinson]

I work in the area of brazoria. The flooding was unbelievable. I've seen it now three different years. And I still find it completely amazing. Having gone through hurricane Harvey myself and the flooding that came with that, I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing it flood again

[Jpilgrim]

Randy’s flood insurance should’ve reimbursed him for that tube lol it saved them a lot of money

[alexdani]

First guy: "I used the water to stop the water."

[coreygossman]

I was Randy's neighbor... I laughed... I remember walking by and saying, I quote "There is no way such a ridiculous plan could work in the face of such record breaking rainfall. "

I am embarrassed and ashamed. Sorry randy...

[DanKoning]

The only thing that amounts to more overkill than Randy's protective barrier, *are the amount of words you use to*
*describe what happened.* Good grief man; just tell us/show us what happened w/o his giving their whole lifes history.

[mncalapati]

His message was very clear : “You’ll laugh now but I won’t cry later 🙏🏼✌🏼🤙🏼😷

[spitzndtruth]

"Randy's neighbours couldn't afford to laugh anymore" LMAO

[thatlovelydancerIlao]

Smart man. They laughed at Noah too and we know none of them even made it out alive. It's good to listen to the voice of reason no matter how crazy.

[dianac]

This worked for our home also. We were so tired of sandbags. We had 6 ml plastic tubbing, filled it with water and put a cap on each end that my husband made. No more flooded garage or worry.