"One of the three little pigs had it right."

I never realized how much of an influence fairy tales were. I never really doubted the morale of the three little pigs story-that brick is the safest type of house there is.

I've always lived in brick houses. And when I went looking for a house to buy, I never considered buying anything but brick. I think that the big bad wolf for me was fire.

In case of fire, aren't brick houses the safest structure to live in?

Of course, I've gathered from seeing how new "brick" houses are built nowadays that most of them aren't really brick. So I betcha that people who have been taught to prefer brick {by the three little pigs story {and by the mass media?} are being fooled into thinking that that fake brick covering over a wood frame is real brick.

Who are the real big bad wolfs?

{rhetorical question}

But I find it interesting to read that a wooden house is better in tornado areas than a brick house.

Hmmm.

Well, I don't know. I still like my brick house even though it's coooold inside in the winter-and it's cold right now inside when it's warmer outside.

Disregarding the shoddy construction, or fake, newfangled building materials subject, maybe the brick vs wood is just a climate thing and/or a different strokes for different folks aesthetic thing.

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