hmmm

The problem is almost never that the wind it blowing, its what the wind is blowing.

I wonder what the vibration frequency of those straps is, once the wind is blowing through them.

Will they vibrate the roof into mush before they pull out of the ground and become metal ended whips?

That ain't going anywhere.

As long as someone is shredding death metal guitar on the roof throughout the storm, I approve.

slaps tightened straps "That's not going anywhere"

If this homeowner is as good at tying down his house as the yokels around here are at tying down their cargo, then the odds are this house is somehow going to end up hitting my windshield.

omg it's real

Apparently, he's not the first, and it might actually have a chance of working.

Worth a try. If it does not work, it did not cost a fortune, if it does, good for the owner.

Someone remind us of this works after Milton goes through this house.

For a 2k investment I'm willing to try it to save my home.

pats roof

That ain't going nowhere

With all these experts in the comments, I now want the original sauce and to follow up to see what actually will happen.

Seems like a plausible strategy. If the roof is lashed down it can't catch the wind and therefore is less likely to weaken over time and go flying. Certainly better than doing nothing.

If it keeps the roof on maybe it's not so dumb.

It's not helping, but somehow I like the look of it.

Holy shit all this time I thought The Picard Maneuver was an entire sub and thanks to that meme earlier I see you're an actual person. Finally clued in..

Good stuff too!

Also this seems like an idea worth trying. Cheap, maybe might work? Idk. I'm not inside hurricanes ever.

Hold the house down into the storm surge until it learns its lesson

Optimistic

They should have anchored it to that Toyota truck.

I hate that my first thought is insurance will use this as a way to avoid paying out

This is extremely stupid. I was happy to see that most people here seem to immediately understand this.

Cope rope