Neighbours Called Him Crazy, But He Had the Last Laugh

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
  • Coming up are some amazing stories about people who protected their home in amazing ways.
    Suggest a topic here to be turned into a video: bit.ly/2kwqhuh
    Subscribe for more! ► goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄
    Stay updated ► goo.gl/JyGcTt goo.gl/5c8dzr ◄
    For copyright queries or general inquiries please get in touch: hello@beamazed.com
    Legal Stuff.
    Unless otherwise created by BeAmazed, licenses have been obtained for images/footage in the video from the following sources: pastebin.com/sDha7AGa

КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @BeAmazed
    @BeAmazed  2 роки тому +394

    The hurricane season is almost upon us! Stay safe with Aquadam: www.aquadam.net/

    • @mattdoerr2243
      @mattdoerr2243 2 роки тому +23

      You are saving lives thank you

    • @salmahussein9040
      @salmahussein9040 2 роки тому +7

      Aqua dam smaqua dam i live in the northern states!

    • @kristinatidwell6563
      @kristinatidwell6563 2 роки тому +6

      St. Louis is still trying to recover from the last flood of the MS River.

    • @andredeketeleastutecomplex
      @andredeketeleastutecomplex 2 роки тому +5

      Because you all ain't getting it. Running around like fools, using Earth up like mindless tools. Be dammed!

    • @BorayDxb
      @BorayDxb 2 роки тому +3

      I tried accessing your site .. took forever to load ... no photos....

  • @key379
    @key379 3 роки тому +7907

    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!

    • @ngrader
      @ngrader 3 роки тому +555

      Only ones laughing are the pigs with houses of straw and wood before the big bad wolf huffs and puffs. And the dislikes are from the insurace companies ;)

    • @raybois
      @raybois 3 роки тому +632

      Doesn't matter. Not interesting. Put it on UA-cam and just say people were laughing at the man. Much more interesting now and gets clicks...

    • @thecreatorofnothing3565
      @thecreatorofnothing3565 3 роки тому +138

      Yup it’s karma sometimes when it’s clickbait

    • @kaiseremotion854
      @kaiseremotion854 3 роки тому +233

      the media is known to blow things out of proportion for views

    • @meladdison9315
      @meladdison9315 3 роки тому +103

      This home was built to South Florida standards of Hurricane cat 5 requirements. After hurricane Andrew building codes changed dramatically in Palm Beach, Broward and Dade counties. Why the rest of the state, especially the pan handle does not adopt the same standards is mind boggling. For this narrator to say this man did not build to Florida's strict standards is misleading at best.

  • @senocki232
    @senocki232 3 роки тому +2415

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

    • @dododog2440
      @dododog2440 2 роки тому +3

      Okay

    • @drlove259
      @drlove259 2 роки тому +38

      Words of wisdom by “the man” himself. Dododog must be a dummy if he doesn’t know who Stan Lee is. 😏

    • @orangesufi
      @orangesufi 2 роки тому +6

      f

    • @Plvggaz
      @Plvggaz 2 роки тому +5

      yup

    • @modus8256
      @modus8256 2 роки тому +14

      So if i think suicide is genuinely good, and an idiot friend tries to talk me out of it, i should still engage in suicide which i think is genuinely good? Asking for a friend

  • @justincase5272
    @justincase5272 Рік тому +110

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

    • @flo__60
      @flo__60 Рік тому

      you coule raise a 10ft terrain bump for your house 10 feet in the middle of a flat land is unreachable...

    • @flingwings4070
      @flingwings4070 Рік тому

      Also never build/buy a subterranean lot. You'llhave issues with water and in cold climates snow will make for a dangerous driveway.

    • @nathr7375
      @nathr7375 Рік тому

      It's like people that live in tornado alley and get upset every time they have to build a new house...........the clue is in the name.

    • @thedoctor7158
      @thedoctor7158 Рік тому +1

      @@flingwings4070 Actually my home in Wyoming is half in the ground. Keeps it cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter and we get bone chilling cold but not much snow in the northwestern quadrant of the state. In fact we had the most snow I have seen in years at the end of 2022, 5 inches.

    • @gaydyson4287
      @gaydyson4287 Рік тому +1

      We always bought homes on hills.

  • @ElixirEdits
    @ElixirEdits 2 роки тому +29

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

  • @matth7621
    @matth7621 3 роки тому +3860

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

    • @gambi9303
      @gambi9303 3 роки тому +105

      Probably paid him the cost of the protection.

    • @catecurl3790
      @catecurl3790 3 роки тому +70

      They should employ him

    • @robertcadogan7483
      @robertcadogan7483 3 роки тому +171

      They should but probably WON'T!

    • @Whispering.Graves
      @Whispering.Graves 3 роки тому +67

      Yeah they probably should but come on now we all know that's never going to happen

    • @TubnQT
      @TubnQT 3 роки тому +38

      Homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover floods!! Flood is specifically excluded. You can see why.

  • @beautifullykayla
    @beautifullykayla 2 роки тому +1560

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

    • @mantraveling4877
      @mantraveling4877 2 роки тому +67

      Knowing they was calling him the neighborhood weirdo with the big floatation device around his house...😂

    • @jimFcooper
      @jimFcooper 2 роки тому +20

      He must be the HOA president

    • @SuperHeatWizard
      @SuperHeatWizard 2 роки тому +17

      Probably trolls

    • @treepeenbawlz1934
      @treepeenbawlz1934 2 роки тому +5

      😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

    • @ST4RPAWZ12
      @ST4RPAWZ12 2 роки тому +5

      sbdhshjssjjdjdjs🤣🤣🤣🎉🤣🎉🤣🤣😄🙂😃🙂🙂🙂🙂🤨🙂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🥳🤨

  • @FatRescueSwimmer04
    @FatRescueSwimmer04 2 роки тому +15

    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!!!

    • @jakurdadov6375
      @jakurdadov6375 Рік тому

      Did they move you to pre-position you into the path of the storm, or to move you away from it? I ask because I remember landfall was predicted for the Florida panhandle for a few days.

  • @kevinamsteam7816
    @kevinamsteam7816 Рік тому +14

    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.

  • @spitzndtruth1484
    @spitzndtruth1484 3 роки тому +745

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

    • @lolicon453
      @lolicon453 3 роки тому +32

      They couldn’t afford insurance either

    • @JosiahFickinger
      @JosiahFickinger 3 роки тому +11

      So I just thought about just creating a giant steel dome that comes up from out of the ground from a concrete and fits right over your house and property.

    • @hollymckanna2347
      @hollymckanna2347 3 роки тому +4

      I just read this and heard it at the same time

    • @literallya442ndclonetroope5
      @literallya442ndclonetroope5 3 роки тому +2

      They couldn’t even afford there ego anymore either.

    • @ro4eva
      @ro4eva 3 роки тому +2

      @@JosiahFickinger -- I also thought about building something like that, but it wasn't due to floods, but rather, because of the destructive potential of wind. Because of its spherical shape, it should offer significantly more resistance against tornadoes, floods, ice storms, etc. Granted, it would need to be constructed properly (the foundation would be critical), and what type of ground it would be constructed on, would also be of note, but digress.

  • @mncalapati415
    @mncalapati415 3 роки тому +639

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

  • @xeathenia8539
    @xeathenia8539 2 роки тому +7

    *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.*

  • @sherirobinson6867
    @sherirobinson6867 Рік тому +6

    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

  • @Jpilgrim30
    @Jpilgrim30 3 роки тому +1447

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

    • @TomBTerrific
      @TomBTerrific 3 роки тому +20

      Your right but they are not in the give money away business.

    • @natronfatumallafalla1922
      @natronfatumallafalla1922 3 роки тому +17

      Do you do donations? I need 1k

    • @Jpilgrim30
      @Jpilgrim30 3 роки тому +33

      @@natronfatumallafalla1922 don’t bother. People that make unnecessary comments insinuating they have more money than others or are better than others are usually the ones struggling the most. I’m sure we all know plenty of people living in nice homes that don’t have $8400 to spend at the drop of a hat. Guess they should all be living in shelters 😂. GTFOH!

    • @natronfatumallafalla1922
      @natronfatumallafalla1922 3 роки тому

      Yeah, I hear ya 💯

    • @jayb1163
      @jayb1163 3 роки тому +24

      @Peter Evans $8300 is 7 months rent in a really nice apartment in my city. Or a down payment on a cheap condo. Or a used car. My family is wealthy, 8300 is not nothing.

  • @broncobubba3169
    @broncobubba3169 3 роки тому +2262

    Aquadam should give him his money back for advertising.

    • @lenudan
      @lenudan 3 роки тому +69

      Aquadam probably paid for this video!

    • @MrIrish1
      @MrIrish1 3 роки тому +63

      @@lenudan no it was all over the news, this happened years ago!

    • @brendajoycewhite5747
      @brendajoycewhite5747 3 роки тому +35

      Hope they stocked up with food to. Us lower income people though couldn't afford this but was a great think if you could do it.

    • @ro4eva
      @ro4eva 3 роки тому +12

      @@brendajoycewhite5747 -- I'd shake his hand out of respect if I could.

    • @Spunky786
      @Spunky786 3 роки тому +40

      I think his insurance company should give him a discount

  • @doucme66
    @doucme66 2 роки тому +6

    I absolutely love the lift homes not only for its brilliant design but for the reasons it was built, to provide low income flood safe homes to low in low come people.

  • @thatlovelydancerIlao
    @thatlovelydancerIlao 2 роки тому +18

    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.

  • @keinlieb3818
    @keinlieb3818 3 роки тому +3750

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

    • @nataub1205
      @nataub1205 3 роки тому +101

      Yea I agree

    • @kotarotanaka892
      @kotarotanaka892 3 роки тому +65

      lmao honestly yeah

    • @me-it9jn
      @me-it9jn 3 роки тому +39

      The water has to go somewhere. In the end the insurance company probably didn’t save anything due to the extra flood damage other nearby homes got

    • @MoneyGIitch
      @MoneyGIitch 3 роки тому +124

      @@me-it9jn Ur incorrect bro. I won’t tell u why tho

    • @dr.history4854
      @dr.history4854 3 роки тому +30

      Agreed but thats not how it Works

  • @alexdani327
    @alexdani327 3 роки тому +1827

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

    • @filkoske6139
      @filkoske6139 3 роки тому +122

      Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions

    • @BEAMISHdocd
      @BEAMISHdocd 3 роки тому +18

      LOOLOL

    • @MrFredd38
      @MrFredd38 3 роки тому +51

      well, you fight fire with fire

    • @Rockyouop
      @Rockyouop 3 роки тому +6

      Loool

    • @hazzesanimations8212
      @hazzesanimations8212 3 роки тому +25

      @@MrFredd38 or,you fight water with some tire looking thing

  • @emadleiman47
    @emadleiman47 2 роки тому +5

    I love the way the "eye of the storm" house looks. It's a beautiful design. I looks like it's from the future.

  • @dianac818
    @dianac818 2 роки тому +7

    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.

  • @CloseLook29
    @CloseLook29 3 роки тому +106

    Randy, you followed your gut instincts and it paid off!
    Lesson: Think for yourself. Be undeterred by what others think.
    What you did has earned the admiration of millions of people around the world.

    • @cl1cka
      @cl1cka 2 роки тому +1

      He didn't think for himself - he was offered a solution by a company....
      Not everyone can throw 10k+ on a solution that might not work as all....
      The insurance will pay for damages for those people, but if you spent 10k on that dam and it didn't work - insurance aint paying that.....

    • @scratchpenny
      @scratchpenny 2 роки тому +4

      @@cl1cka He did think for himself, though. He thought there might be a better solution out there, and he was right.

    • @cl1cka
      @cl1cka 2 роки тому

      @@scratchpenny Not really - he consulted a company and they offered solution....
      That's not really thinking - that's doing the bare minimum on google....
      Let's not pretend like this solution is something amazing....The only reason people are not choosing it - not everyone has 10k to throw......
      Also I feel people don't understand that rebuilding a house after flooding dmg is actually better in most cases - he insurance is covered by the government, so people in most cases get more money than what their houses were worth....

    • @scratchpenny
      @scratchpenny 2 роки тому +3

      @@cl1cka You sure are discounting the time and energy it takes to learn about, understand, and deploy this solution. If you don't want to call it "thinking," then OK. But he did follow his own mind and found a solution that others might not have thought was viable/possible.
      The other arguments are a different discussion altogether. But if that's your point, then just say that. There is no need to knock someone for implementing a successful solution to an immediate problem.

    • @cl1cka
      @cl1cka 2 роки тому

      @@scratchpenny Mate, this wasn't some super hidden solution - this method was in use 10 years before this guy "found" it....
      The ONLY constraint is money....You are putting 10k+, that insurance companies won't give you back if something goes wrong....
      So you are basically all circle praising a guy having lots of money, that throwing 10k+ on this was nothing.......
      You want a thinking man - let him build it himself....
      Also the only reason his neighbors didn't do it - they are getting more out of the flood insurance, than their houses are worth....There is a reason people keep re-building houses of flood plains - the insurance is covered by the government and they are taking advantage of it to get free money....

  • @randywatson8347
    @randywatson8347 3 роки тому +482

    Spectator: What is this tube filled with?
    Randy: Tears of laughing skeptics.

    • @skylerstevens8887
      @skylerstevens8887 3 роки тому +12

      skeptics not sceptics. as far as I know it isn't filled with poop water.

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift 3 роки тому +6

      At least spell check "skeptics" before you go trying to make yourself look cool Randy ;)

    • @tayaiello1084
      @tayaiello1084 3 роки тому +3

      Creek water. Not poop water.

    • @lizaalberca3650
      @lizaalberca3650 3 роки тому

      @@skylerstevens8887 ⁿp

    • @Gamer_Grandpa
      @Gamer_Grandpa 3 роки тому

      Hate to be that guy, but ‘sceptics” and “skeptics” are equally correct though ‘skeptics” is a more common spelling in the USA

  • @fredachildress3728
    @fredachildress3728 2 роки тому +21

    The gentleman here in Texas was smart for buying the rubber tubing and filling it like he did, I bet those neighbors are sorry that they laughed at him. There is a man and his family living in Florida who happens to live in a monolithic dome home. Some people are intelligent enough to think ahead and take precautions against losing their homes.

    • @cl1cka
      @cl1cka 2 роки тому +2

      No one laughed at him. It's a clickbait video - stop believing everything you hear on youtube....Most people's reaction was curiosity and support for the guy.
      Also it's not about being smart - it's about having 10k to throw around on a project that might not have worked.
      Cause insurance will pay for the house dmg, but not those 10k.

    • @kyraflick75
      @kyraflick75 2 роки тому

      @@cl1cka yeah we heard you the first ten times on multiple comments. sure, the insurance may not have covered the tube money, but it won't recover memories either. and memories are some of the main things that define us.

    • @kyraflick75
      @kyraflick75 2 роки тому

      @@cl1cka also not everyone has insurance

    • @cl1cka
      @cl1cka 2 роки тому

      @@kyraflick75 Memories are you own - they are not tied to objects.
      Again the guys who live in flood areas have insurance. The insurance covers MORE than their house is worth, since it's a SPECIAL kind of insurance - it's guaranteed by the government, not companies.
      The neighbors actually made money....

    • @kyraflick75
      @kyraflick75 2 роки тому

      @@cl1cka while that first part may be true, sometimes they can be somewhat tied to objects. for instance say someone has had a traumatic experience with an object, and then sometimes, when they look at that item in a certain way, they may remember that experience. or if someone sees a certain item and remembers that one night they hung out with their friend or something.
      now the flood wipes away those items and to most people, it takes the memory(ies) with it/them.

  • @coreygossman6243
    @coreygossman6243 Рік тому +10

    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...

    • @joem13yearsago73
      @joem13yearsago73 Рік тому

      Yea u better be! Look who's laughing now! Ahahahahaha!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahha

    • @marcleblanc3602
      @marcleblanc3602 Рік тому

      Thought least one would of ridiculed the idea :) That goes for new ideas....

  • @AmericanRustWorker3369
    @AmericanRustWorker3369 2 роки тому +96

    I have a ton of respect for that LIFT company, they deserve a ton of credit, I’m going to look into seeing if they build homes like that in the United States which I doubt

    • @michaelwilliams4604
      @michaelwilliams4604 Рік тому +1

      Nothing but respect for that design. Love that he was inspired to aid.low income individuals.

  • @Laudon1228
    @Laudon1228 3 роки тому +263

    I think the “eye of the storm” dome house is beautiful.

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 роки тому +8

      Me too. Really loved it.

    • @morganfalkdesigns
      @morganfalkdesigns 3 роки тому +9

      My grandfather’s house on the same island, withstood Hugo. In 1938, he dug down to the water table and put the pilings on creosote covered crosses before building the house. When the wind blows, the house rocks with the wind. He lost some shingles and screens. Our house across the street, and three others around him just blew/washed away.

    • @Laudon1228
      @Laudon1228 3 роки тому +2

      @@morganfalkdesigns 😳

    • @theunknown6846
      @theunknown6846 3 роки тому +2

      I think the same too! when I have enough budget, I want to change my house' model like that..

    • @bennydaly8864
      @bennydaly8864 3 роки тому +3

      Not only is it beautiful and, as the video says, hurricane proof, but domed buildings also have higher energy-efficiency ratings. On top of that, curves are natural shapes in the wild and (something I learned only last year) but human psychology adjusts to natural shapes far quicker and easier than to straight edges and sharp angles, so this house would also be far better for your mental health. It literally is a win-win-win house.

  • @FedorMachida
    @FedorMachida Рік тому

    I remember reading about this in the news. The neighbors learned a valuable lesson, lol Randy is smarter and worked harder to save his property.

  • @DianneElizabeth64
    @DianneElizabeth64 2 роки тому +6

    Glad he had the ability to protect his home. I imagine many don’t have that kind of cash laying around even if it is a great idea

  • @collinator68
    @collinator68 3 роки тому +435

    That last guy when a big storm comes: "welcome everyone! The StormBar is now open, can I get you some wine?” lol

    • @DarkNexarius
      @DarkNexarius 3 роки тому +12

      It's fun until the flood overwhelms his little pump.

    • @363.2McMasters
      @363.2McMasters 3 роки тому +7

      @@DarkNexarius you do realize the pumps are just to fill the Aqua Dam right? Could just use a water hose... but using cheap water pump will last, especially when just pumping water, not sewage or something that actually causes damage or clogs.

    • @DarkNexarius
      @DarkNexarius 3 роки тому +3

      @@363.2McMasters I meant 21:50

    • @mtmcommunity
      @mtmcommunity 3 роки тому +1

      Got a water tramp in the back with a boat tied up next too it too go water skiing 😂😂

    • @pvtrowden
      @pvtrowden 3 роки тому

      @@DarkNexarius honestly though it looked like for the most part the area was water proof so it probably would take much to add a waterproof door that opens to the staircase. Then he wouldn't even have to worry about that

  • @adamndirtyape
    @adamndirtyape 3 роки тому +674

    The lessons: build your house out of concrete, make it circular, put it on stilts, or surround it with a mini-dam. With a combination of these things your home can withstand floods, fire, and wind. Now the real trick is paying for all of this.

    • @Alby_Torino
      @Alby_Torino 3 роки тому +97

      Just building houses out of concrete and bricks would be a huge improvement for America

    • @JasonJason210
      @JasonJason210 3 роки тому +35

      Or just stay away from low lying areas

    • @honeybunch5765
      @honeybunch5765 3 роки тому +71

      We have a construction company and we mostly build with concrete, it is not only extremely strong, it is half the price of bricks and it keeps the temperature in the house pleasant throughout the year because of it's slow release properties. Concrete has many benefits. Besides building with wood in our country is not cheap either. I am puzzled by the fact that the Americans mostly build with wood, did they never hear the three little pigs story?😉

    • @honeybunch5765
      @honeybunch5765 3 роки тому +8

      @@JasonJason210 I agree flood plains should be avoided but what about huge storms?

    • @joer8854
      @joer8854 3 роки тому +10

      @@honeybunch5765 You can also with obviously more cost make concrete look like brick if you really want. It's just a matter of having the pattern in the mould you build for the concrete. Used to work for a cement company myself.

  • @tericarter2019
    @tericarter2019 9 місяців тому

    His intelligence is amaizing....Creative genius!😀

  • @andrewbarrett1537
    @andrewbarrett1537 Рік тому +5

    That LIFT house looks like a great idea! I love it!

  • @jacksonmko
    @jacksonmko 3 роки тому +345

    I wouldn’t judge that hurricane house. That looks like some futuristic home that I would want to live in

    • @TheMulToyVerse
      @TheMulToyVerse 3 роки тому +3

      Reminds me of the Hall of Doom from the Super Friends (but also of Darth Stewie’s helmet in Family Guy: Blue Harvest/Star Wars movies)

    • @noctisocculta4820
      @noctisocculta4820 3 роки тому +2

      Looks straight out of Dragonball lol.

    • @shac9131
      @shac9131 3 роки тому +2

      A neighbor of his posted and said nobody laughed at him etc and thought it was great

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 роки тому

      Me too. 👍

  • @Tal_Spotting
    @Tal_Spotting 3 роки тому +1579

    Plot twist: he floods the town deflating that thing

    • @mr4648
      @mr4648 3 роки тому +25

      No he will drain it into his yard and get karma

    • @that.ll_do_pig
      @that.ll_do_pig 3 роки тому +80

      @Student Chia Nwachan don't be stupid? Why so rude? They were making a joke. Chill.

    • @levihuerta9393
      @levihuerta9393 3 роки тому +46

      @@mr4648 Karma? What did he do?

    • @goatmeal5779
      @goatmeal5779 3 роки тому +18

      @@that.ll_do_pig yeah they need to chill lol

    • @i.m.askance7996
      @i.m.askance7996 3 роки тому +7

      @ The brick wall I'm not trying to be snarky, but you need to check your spelling before you post a message. That being said, it did make me laugh!

  • @TheresaMueller
    @TheresaMueller 2 роки тому +4

    Wow! Thanks for this compilation. Didn`t know that there exist so many solutions to protect housings from such horrible weather events.

  • @domenicsykes2987
    @domenicsykes2987 Рік тому +2

    I was in Brenham at the time of the storms with Grandparents. They lost their house cars and even some of their livestock equipment. I love you vids keep up the cool and awesome work.

  • @MetallicGC
    @MetallicGC 3 роки тому +56

    I think that "Eye of the Storm" home looks amazing.

  • @ryrify
    @ryrify 3 роки тому +70

    The Lift House has transformative potential. It’s an amazing concept.

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 роки тому +1

      Ikr! 👏👍

    • @charleslee1960
      @charleslee1960 3 роки тому +1

      Nobody laughed

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 роки тому +1

      @@charleslee1960 What?

    • @spectralquill1810
      @spectralquill1810 3 роки тому +1

      @@dyawr This vid informed us that people laughed with no proof and only for the views. It's not a big deal for me personally but yeah it's still an obvious lie.

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 роки тому

      @@spectralquill1810 Ah, I see.

  • @haninditabudhi6574
    @haninditabudhi6574 2 роки тому +1

    Im Randy's neighbour. Hes a nice man and he always provided food to the society. Greetings from Mumbai India 🙏

  • @mcplayz6400
    @mcplayz6400 Рік тому +2

    It's cool that there are comments claiming to be his neighbors and admitting that they never laughed at him or called him crazy

    • @andrewbarrett1537
      @andrewbarrett1537 Рік тому

      Yes, I like that some people are setting the record straight. In fairness, it could be that SOME people laughed at him, if not all, and if not these neighbors. But laughing at someone trying to save something is not very supportive. The better thing is to wish them the best, even if one can’t help a healthy amount of skepticism, and see how it actually turns out.

  • @shivenpatel7288
    @shivenpatel7288 3 роки тому +498

    I wish there was a channel like this but does not make their neighbors sound like villains when most people where probably preparing for the storm in their own ways rather then laughing.

    • @rowmccoy9545
      @rowmccoy9545 3 роки тому +26

      Hope you're not their neighbor who's speaking your side

    • @money_ishhub9899
      @money_ishhub9899 3 роки тому +6

      Exactly..

    • @xxxxx7512
      @xxxxx7512 3 роки тому +65

      Yep! And I wish they would stop making videos like these where there's a narrator stretching the story out to such great lengths, using photos that don't go with the presented story, like the laughing man in the red bow tie and the flood pics from other published floods. Ugh. Laughing bow tie man and other photos are added nonsense for more drama, and all told like Aesops Fable. The people behind this video are laughing at viewers as they count their proceeds.

    • @janetlocsos5384
      @janetlocsos5384 3 роки тому +13

      I agree with everyone here about stretching the story out & adding hurtful comments about his neighbors who are scared outta their minds their gunna lose everything they worked there whole lives to build what they have! I love the concrete round house on concrete beams! Wooden piers don't have a chance against raging water! We live in San Antonio, Texas & when I was 19 my family & I saw canoes wrapped around the treetops 1000 ft in the air, along with a fridge in the treetop with it's door open. The way climate change is changing our world - we will take many trips to whatever state we think we might like to move to... We will probably live "Off The Grid"! Thank Y'all for the wonderful information!

    • @honeybunch5765
      @honeybunch5765 3 роки тому +9

      It's all tongue in the cheek, don't take it so seriously, common sense will tell you nobody laughed, I did not think for one moment anyone laughed at their neighbours. It's more a Noah and the ark reference.

  • @DanKoning777
    @DanKoning777 2 роки тому +103

    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.

    • @Riley_187
      @Riley_187 2 роки тому +15

      Dudes just trynna milk out as much as he can to make the vid longer lol

    • @gladenacole1524
      @gladenacole1524 2 роки тому

      THIS!!!

    • @katehobbs2008
      @katehobbs2008 2 роки тому

      Agree!

    • @alison__16
      @alison__16 2 роки тому +6

      That's how clickbait scam channels work

    • @robstack3712
      @robstack3712 Рік тому +1

      Just said the same fkg thing, it’s maddening, we got more things to waste our time on & can’t dedicate a half freakin hour to this 5 minute story😤

  • @AFT3RDAY5
    @AFT3RDAY5 2 роки тому +2

    Amazing stories, most of all the family with their safe room. But what I liked the most was „the eye of the storm“ for it’s ingenious beauty and the „lift house“ for its brilliant and cheap concept 😍👍🏻
    Great compilation 👏🏻

  • @ponyrescue663
    @ponyrescue663 3 роки тому +133

    The lift house had to be the best one, seeing how its ce cost efficient for most low income families. The storm wine cellar? It's funny and brilliant!

    • @pattimcintosh7274
      @pattimcintosh7274 3 роки тому +1

      I agree!! It's brilliant

    • @CCG175
      @CCG175 3 роки тому +2

      I was so confused at the lift house until I saw what it did

  • @16nowhereman
    @16nowhereman 3 роки тому +571

    The house that goes up like an elevator when there's a flood is a genius idea.

    • @mommahope5844
      @mommahope5844 3 роки тому +26

      I wonder how the plumbing and electrical work?

    • @retro889
      @retro889 3 роки тому +2

      It’s dumb

    • @SoulKingBK
      @SoulKingBK 3 роки тому +64

      @@retro889 I’m sure you’re an engineer

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 роки тому +12

      @@SoulKingBK 😂👌

    • @rhegiecabanes
      @rhegiecabanes 3 роки тому

      %

  • @PSA3377
    @PSA3377 Рік тому

    Love that the first guy went headfirst into solving the problem and used a product that is really pretty cool

  • @sonjarygg2331
    @sonjarygg2331 8 місяців тому

    The stone house with the cow, I'd totally live in it. I think it's absolutely beautiful 😍😍.

  • @Procrastinator1948
    @Procrastinator1948 3 роки тому +1073

    Fortunately, my home sits high enough that if there ever was enough water that I needed to be concerned with, we'd be needing an ark.

    • @loza3241
      @loza3241 3 роки тому +36

      Sure bro I build for you one send me your adress

    • @teo2216
      @teo2216 3 роки тому +12

      Same

    • @treeonahill3557
      @treeonahill3557 3 роки тому +103

      I Noah guy who could do that.

    • @cringebob3337
      @cringebob3337 3 роки тому +15

      @@treeonahill3557 nice pun

    • @timmorris3056
      @timmorris3056 3 роки тому +14

      My boat is parked by the back porch, fully fueled and ready to go. 👍👍

  • @misscath28
    @misscath28 3 роки тому +160

    "neighbours called him crazy.. They didn't know he was planning how to hide the bodies in the hole"

  • @bethrichardson5364
    @bethrichardson5364 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant and beautiful. Acquaintance in Trinidad, an architect by trade, built his family a round house designed to withstand hurricane wind and rain. When a hurricane is forecast, his family plans a party.

  • @chrisklest1238
    @chrisklest1238 Рік тому

    There's so much laughter in flood zones. It's worth the tradeoff.

  • @sharonbertolli339
    @sharonbertolli339 3 роки тому +3

    See Randy smart and a leader not a follower took a gamble... Do you boo Randy you do you boo! Bet he still prayed for his neighbors to be ok. This is a true soul with a golden heart! You go Randy! Hats off to you! We need more Randy’s in the world 🌎

  • @halloweenheathen4394
    @halloweenheathen4394 3 роки тому +291

    The Lift House was hands down the coolest one. That man is a genius!

    • @floridagirl9064
      @floridagirl9064 3 роки тому +5

      That is my uncle! Haha

    • @toomaskotkas4467
      @toomaskotkas4467 3 роки тому +8

      This idea is not new and have been used in Netherlands to build new floating concrete houses. I can't put a web link, but look up the businessinsider article about it.

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 роки тому +1

      Yes!! I really hope the idea took off, since it was also an affordable project, which spared a lot of damage expenses, in time. 👍👍👏

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 роки тому +1

      @@floridagirl9064 Was this a joke, or for real? 🤔

    • @everythingisawesome2903
      @everythingisawesome2903 3 роки тому

      @@dyawr No, it's real. I am the uncle.

  • @roadmonitoroz
    @roadmonitoroz 2 роки тому +4

    8:24 I actually like the unique look of that dome house. Sort of looks a little like the Jupitor 2 in Lost in space (classic version)

  • @scottieoakesjr1204
    @scottieoakesjr1204 Рік тому

    Love the eye of the storm ❤️ good job George

  • @Naru_VT
    @Naru_VT 3 роки тому +214

    This definitely brightened up my day. Thx bois🙂

  • @bgcvetan
    @bgcvetan 3 роки тому +46

    8:30 that's beautiful.

    • @tenniskid7956
      @tenniskid7956 3 роки тому +3

      He made it seem like it was ugly I love it

    • @syncdefamiliar5039
      @syncdefamiliar5039 3 роки тому +2

      Ye, i jst hope stealers couldn't come in 👀

  • @cammyseam1825
    @cammyseam1825 Рік тому +1

    The guy dabbing on the roof almost killed me!

  • @shirleyschork1504
    @shirleyschork1504 2 роки тому

    This is why I live in the middle of the Nevada desert! I'd take a sandstorm any day over this!

  • @user-yw4fz6xk2j
    @user-yw4fz6xk2j 2 роки тому +80

    The eye of the storm is very beautiful as a design, the only reason that caused a reaction I can imagine us that it probably stands out and disturbs the image of the neighborhood. But as a building I find it very cute

    • @deereman70
      @deereman70 2 роки тому +7

      I lived on this beach during “eye of the storms” construction. There wasn’t any laughing.

    • @user-yw4fz6xk2j
      @user-yw4fz6xk2j 2 роки тому +3

      @@deereman70 haters gonna hate 😉

    • @Ketutar
      @Ketutar 2 роки тому

      Or maybe it didn't cause any reactions at all, but that wouldn't get people to watch these videos, now, would it? So they invent stupid neighbors just to get the viewers to react.

    • @user-yw4fz6xk2j
      @user-yw4fz6xk2j 2 роки тому +2

      @@Ketutar there are ALWAYS people to react, believe me

    • @devaggo
      @devaggo 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed, Θανάση μου.

  • @DazePhase
    @DazePhase 2 роки тому +32

    The "Lift House" concept is amazing. Well done.

  • @philipcallicoat3801
    @philipcallicoat3801 2 роки тому

    Randy,in the first storyline,
    obviously a fighter....👌🕊️

  • @havokm3
    @havokm3 2 роки тому

    Randys a true genius he also has fresh water stored in his contraption for use after the water retreats🤯🤯

  • @pearlmahalie8914
    @pearlmahalie8914 2 роки тому +184

    Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it.

  • @HeatSGamingXD
    @HeatSGamingXD 3 роки тому +26

    It's really good to have home owners tearing their pockets to save their properties and loved ones. If your thought out ideas come to fruition, those calling you crazy, they're done for. And if your house isn't saved, well, you still have insurance... 😔😔

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn3292 Рік тому

    AMAZING how BE AMAZED can turn 3 minutes of information into a 23 minute video.

  • @forevermetal2464
    @forevermetal2464 2 роки тому +1

    "He who laughs First,
    Never laughs Last!"😊
    Good job Randy!
    NYC🤘

  • @RicGagger
    @RicGagger 3 роки тому +296

    The “Dome Home” was actually pretty cool IMO, and a genius idea

    • @zurajanaikatsurada5114
      @zurajanaikatsurada5114 3 роки тому +1

      timestamp

    • @RicGagger
      @RicGagger 3 роки тому +2

      @@zurajanaikatsurada5114 8:16

    • @jarndelacierra2968
      @jarndelacierra2968 3 роки тому +6

      The house is from Dragonball series capsule corporation.

    • @3mmiii975
      @3mmiii975 3 роки тому +1

      What happens when u dump the water out

    • @RicGagger
      @RicGagger 3 роки тому +2

      @Aziz Abdul yea it’s crazy looking. But a genius idea

  • @PistolDeck
    @PistolDeck 2 роки тому +1206

    I was Randy’s neighbor, no one laughed at him or called him crazy.

    • @Jared_09
      @Jared_09 2 роки тому +35

      😂🤣

    • @thunder6123
      @thunder6123 2 роки тому +45

      Did u pay the price of the floods?.

    • @user-sh2mk8ew4c
      @user-sh2mk8ew4c 2 роки тому +19

      No shit!!!
      People are crazy.

    • @edwin2600
      @edwin2600 2 роки тому +127

      His barrier also looked nothing like the click bait Photo Shopped picture that led into this story, which per usual for this channel's videos, is 99% nothing to do with the subject in the title.

    • @glennwisse6271
      @glennwisse6271 2 роки тому +77

      I hate annoying videos clickbait junk story filled with made up neighbors laughing at this guy. They did not laugh at him at all. Just another channel to block.

  • @sherimann6144
    @sherimann6144 Рік тому

    A living GENIUS!

  • @tamanako2507
    @tamanako2507 Рік тому

    Geniouses and preventive people are always well ahead of the lot. Great forward thinking 👏👏👏🤠👍

  • @maayu8108
    @maayu8108 2 роки тому +58

    The Eye of the Storm actually is looking cool and unique.

    • @phungyi4947
      @phungyi4947 2 роки тому +1

      A brilliant resilient home indeed. I'd be in like Flynn.

  • @b0r3d0n1ine
    @b0r3d0n1ine 3 роки тому +13

    The Bamboo house the rises in the flood is AMAZING... they should make more of them

  • @tommybutler2454
    @tommybutler2454 Рік тому +1

    That guy swears by the hurricane joists. He said there were a few more places he needed to put them. Awesome

  • @JoDo777
    @JoDo777 Рік тому

    I LOVE this man!!

  • @parpar8090
    @parpar8090 3 роки тому +1242

    Yep, it's like Noah's ark where his neighbors and friends laughed at him, but he still built the ark.

    • @J.deVera
      @J.deVera 3 роки тому +46

      Just what I thought, our modern day Noah👏👏👏

    • @chitownpolack
      @chitownpolack 3 роки тому +30

      Yeah and he got all the animals in the world I could see it now the kangaroos and koalas swimming to more or less modern day Afghanistan 😇🦘🌊

    • @withereddriedandtwisted6272
      @withereddriedandtwisted6272 3 роки тому +11

      Lil' modern Noah

    • @Npc248
      @Npc248 3 роки тому +15

      But no god😔

    • @RajiPCasas
      @RajiPCasas 3 роки тому +12

      Haha! They got karma 😂😂😂

  • @razony
    @razony 3 роки тому +7

    When I hear folks calling someone crazy. That's the guy I want to listen too!

  • @cameramanconor1715
    @cameramanconor1715 2 роки тому

    Go Randy! Legendary family man!

  • @vincent_hall
    @vincent_hall 2 роки тому +3

    11:44
    How to survive a hurricane:
    Option 1: build a bloody strong, well designed house.
    Option 2: build your house behind a well designed and built house.
    I bet those neighbours are grateful!

  • @duocamerakids6266
    @duocamerakids6266 3 роки тому +51

    This is basically “Laugh now, cry later.”

    • @Juno-bug
      @Juno-bug 3 роки тому +1

      I prefer cry now laugh later

    • @Juno-bug
      @Juno-bug 3 роки тому

      Like don’t change the comment it’s just a jke

  • @The_Butler_Did_It
    @The_Butler_Did_It 3 роки тому +33

    I'm guessing that none of these houses were actually laughed at.

  • @SheezaPI
    @SheezaPI 10 місяців тому +1

    I know someone in Arkansas that built a geodesic dome house. It was awesome. Great for living in Tornado country.

  • @xYEETx
    @xYEETx Рік тому +5

    I was one of Randy's neighbors. We used to laugh at him all the time. After the storm, he was laughing at us.

  • @TimCurry04
    @TimCurry04 2 роки тому +44

    They called Noah crazy too... until it started to rain. 🚣🏿‍♀️🚣🏾‍♂️🚣🏿‍♀️🚣🏾‍♂️

  • @mercedes9146
    @mercedes9146 2 роки тому +86

    So many people near me use aqua damns. They are re usable and last the whole hurricane season. I have one that pops up when water hits it bc I live on a lake. It’s saved my home two hurricane seasons And we’re ready to go for this one

  • @gokurobux360
    @gokurobux360 Рік тому +2

    I live in texas and I remember when Brazoria flooded. The flooding had reached all the way where I lived in Mew Caney tx. So much so that my store and a gas station across the street were the only stores people in the area could get to. It was stressful and worrisome because I was afraid of what could happen to my baby whilst I was stuck at work.

  • @TheCatchcare
    @TheCatchcare Рік тому

    great ideas for those who live near rivers & oceans. the fire proofing looks like alot of work. (not easy to install on a steep roof) Overall loved the video! Definitely safety measures to think about in mother natures paths!!!

  • @luvondarox
    @luvondarox 3 роки тому +91

    That air dome house looks like something straight out of Star Trek / Star Wars.

    • @MsJustme1953
      @MsJustme1953 3 роки тому +8

      I love it! I wouldn't mind having one like that.

    • @firebreathingmoonbeam3961
      @firebreathingmoonbeam3961 3 роки тому +6

      If should be mandatory for houses too be built to make we then last as long as possible. Not how they are built now.

    • @EzioIlMentore
      @EzioIlMentore 3 роки тому

      Or Dragon Ball Z

    • @johngreydanus2033
      @johngreydanus2033 3 роки тому

      I have seen that before, there are plenty of videos right here on UA-cam

    • @danh267
      @danh267 3 роки тому

      Monolithic dome homes

  • @willwade1101
    @willwade1101 3 роки тому +221

    A friend of mine jacked his house up 4 feet and filled in the area below the house as well as the rest of his property. For a couple of years people asked why he did it and he told them about his grandpa talking about a flood some 60 years earlier. Then suddenly the area flooded and his house was the only one around there that was spared. You need to listen to those old stories when you hear them.

    • @michaelm.1947
      @michaelm.1947 3 роки тому +26

      Similar to the 3/11 tsunami that hit NE Japan in 2011. That seems to happen every 30-50 years and there are engraved stones on mountainsides warning people not to live below them. Of course, humans don't listen. Those that didn't listen are the ones that died. And will continue to as it will happen again.

    • @TwinShards
      @TwinShards 3 роки тому +19

      "You need to listen to those old stories when you hear them."
      Well yes, especially if those stories are natural disaster related.

    • @canonboom165
      @canonboom165 3 роки тому

      @@TwinShards
      *Yep. Definitely👌!*

    • @KaosKrusher
      @KaosKrusher 3 роки тому +5

      reminds me of a dam built in the 50's that broke 5 years after it was finished in France (Malpasset Dam)
      it was built to get drinkable and irriguation water to a nearby city but the river overflowed way more than they expected and the dam broke (resulting in more than 400 deaths)
      now the ancient wisdom: romans were already established in this city and had the same water problem ... but they knew this river wasn't suited for it so they got the water from another more suitable location ...

    • @DaD3coy
      @DaD3coy 3 роки тому +1

      @@KaosKrusher Yeah but we (french) are better than romans ... (thing i heard sometime ... forgot what city had an old roman bridge, the city did another lower and when flooded, only the roman one resisted)
      Just for the joke, nuclear powerplants need water, did you know the protections are calculated on the average flood and not the maximum measured? xD

  • @NicolasValentinScotland
    @NicolasValentinScotland Рік тому

    clever man Randy , good idea and execution .

  • @annemariemayr3576
    @annemariemayr3576 3 роки тому +240

    The 8.300 $ cost this guy ones, but the water could come few times, so he doesnt ruin his fortune every time...😀😃smart guy...👍👍

    • @Jrockjeff
      @Jrockjeff 3 роки тому +10

      Having worked with aquadams these things are huge, and suck to roll back up. Most are one time use

    • @alazyfrog5969
      @alazyfrog5969 3 роки тому +2

      Insurance should cover his costs, they're way better off paying for this device than a whole house.

    • @dododog2440
      @dododog2440 2 роки тому

      Ok

    • @NikkiTheOtter
      @NikkiTheOtter 2 роки тому +5

      @@Jrockjeff Or, alternately...deflate it, roll out a tarp over it, bury it everywhere except the inlets, and set up a driveway bridge over that part of it...And then the next inevitable flood...reinflate it.

  • @jasonpark5906
    @jasonpark5906 3 роки тому +803

    His home owners insurance should give him a discount
    Wow 486 likes. That is the most I’ve ever gotten. thank you!!

    • @jonnymac8925
      @jonnymac8925 3 роки тому +36

      They should reimburse him the cost of the dam!

    • @keybowden5646
      @keybowden5646 3 роки тому +11

      This is the equivalent of Allstate safe driving. My mans need his rebate check 😂😂

    • @sunsetsaturday9596
      @sunsetsaturday9596 3 роки тому

      I agree

    • @johnsonjay60
      @johnsonjay60 3 роки тому +3

      Lmao this is insurance we're talking about here rip off! ;) but yeah I agree

    • @amberbaswell1909
      @amberbaswell1909 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah lol

  • @halColombo
    @halColombo Рік тому +1

    I was Randy's other neighbor. We actually used to smoke a lot of weed and call him crazy all the time. Then our house and weed got washed away and I had to quit smoking when my wife left me. But yeah we laughed at him and called him crazy all the time. It was like a ritual.

    • @andrewbarrett1537
      @andrewbarrett1537 Рік тому

      This pile-on of Randy’s “neighbors” is getting hilarious. He must have had thousands of neighbors, suggesting that he was surrounded by either high-rises or else halfway houses with a high turnover. But anyway, look at the bright side: the weed may have been washed away but now you have plenty of water to grow more 😊

  • @German_bri-ish_Guy
    @German_bri-ish_Guy Рік тому

    Richard. I have had a lot of laughter on this channel.
    ROAD TO 12 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS

  • @Groovy_Bruce
    @Groovy_Bruce 3 роки тому +17

    It’s amazing how companies can make videos like this ten times as long as they could be.

    • @shivenpatel7288
      @shivenpatel7288 3 роки тому

      It’s because he needs to make fun of people for clickbait

    • @ziyanggao6204
      @ziyanggao6204 3 роки тому

      @@shivenpatel7288 agreed

    • @orangew3988
      @orangew3988 2 роки тому

      It's all those fictitious neighbours laughing naively. So many neighbours, so much laughter.

    • @andrewbarrett1537
      @andrewbarrett1537 Рік тому

      @Shiven Patel, did you even watch the entire video? While I agree with you that this form of clickbait making fun of his neighbors is not nice and not cool, most of the rest of the video really isn’t about that at all, but focuses on technology innovations and ideas to protect homes and buildings from natural disasters. I think overall it’s a fun and informative video, even if the title focuses on one small aspect of the video in a click-bait-y way. I also think the writer is using psychology to try to get more people to adopt some of these innovations by first getting them outraged, like : “Hey! I’m not stupid! I want to keep up with the Joneses (or get one over on my neighbors) and also make my house weather resistant like one of these!” So it is in this way like a big ad for several of these products and is a bit one-sided in not showing rigorous experimental testing of them or identifying any drawbacks. So it is more biased, advertorial and entertainment than science-y. But I still found it entertaining and informative. I may not rush right out and get one of these products BUT I’m happy to know they exist and are possible options for people.

  • @danielledouglas99
    @danielledouglas99 2 роки тому +20

    The "eye of the storm" house looks amazing!!!

  • @Shogoeu
    @Shogoeu Рік тому

    Such an interesting engineering! People can do marvelous things!

  • @MasterDk78
    @MasterDk78 2 роки тому

    Am I the only one who thinks his "dome" house is pretty awesome looking? I love it!!!

  • @joshyurbf
    @joshyurbf 3 роки тому +53

    Who needs a virtual hug??🥺