Record 3 CAT 4 Hurricanes at Once in Pacific. Hurricane Fred in Atlantic...

A very rare meteorological event occurred Saturday evening into early Sunday morning when three Category 4 hurricanes were ongoing simultaneously in the Pacific Ocean. All will pass north of Hawaii.

The Atlantic is "heating up" as Hurricane Erika blew itself out before reaching Florida as a major rain event. But now Hurricane "Fred" is brewing and we are entering the "peak" time of year for Atlantic hurricanes to begin forming.

This is the time to prepare - not when the weather folks say one is bearing down on us. At that point, its too late.  For details on how these monsters tear apart your house check out "Houses of Straw" a Free Ebook at www.ArmorGlass.com

It also explains how burglars can be foiled from breaking into your home when you are at work, while cutting  solar heat to save enough on energy costs to pay for our security film over time.

A Walk in the Park Fries Your Brain -- Screen out 99% Deadly UV

Today I took a walk in a park near NASA and was reminded about something not talked about enough - the sun was beating down with an intense solar heat we haven't seen this year in Houston (which is ODD in itself). 

But it isn't the solar heat I was concerned about. It was the UV, because it is deadlier. Here is a link to confirm that UV is a major cause of skin cancer.  In fact, is is our No. 1 cause of cancer! Exposure of even 15 minutes can spell trouble. It's even worse for people who have already had skin cancer issues.

After my first lap, I put on a hat that I had in the car (something I bought in Belize or Mexico on a cruise stop.) 

When I drove home I was in a car with film on the glass that screens out 99% of UV. 

When I got home I have Armor Glass security film on the glass, screening out 99% of the UV that would be coming in and fading the flooring and grandma's antiques (well, I really don't have any antiques other than myself). 

                       A truck driver exposed to sun on his left side...

Bottom line: I am cutting my exposure to skin cancer with the same technology protecting me from break-ins, hurricanes, tornadoes and rioting neighbors (if the neighbors ever do riot.)  

This is yet another reason why we have the perfect solution to providing security by 'armoring the glass' you have, but also cutting solar heat and deadly UV at the same time. 

What could be better than that? How about a free quote? Contact us at www.ArmorGlass.com and read the free EBook that explains how to protect ourselves from the houses of straw that we live in. Houses of Straw

Typhoon Hits GUAM ..Sign of early Hurricane season here?

A Typhoon (Hurricane) just hit GUAM in the Pacific Ocean with winds over 100 mph. Again, this is another storm arriving EARLY before the storm season is really supposed to start.  To me, it is another sign that we could face fierce, unpredictable weather.

Today, severe storms will hit from Central Texas all the way up to the Midwest.  Get Prepared!  Blown out windows from wind-borne debris is what leads to roof uplift and structural collapse. We are living in "houses of straw" while facing bigger threats to our biggest investment.

Check out Armor Glass today.

How Tornadoes/Hurricanes Destroy Houses

Yesterday tornadoes swept through South Dakota, doing massive damage. One photo demonstrates how tornadoes and their hurricane cousins destroy buildings. Here it is:

Notice the missing windows. Then notice the missing roof above.  Once a tornado's hurricane-force winds break your windows, they uplift the roof. That's what destroys your house!  Protect the glass, protect the building.

To get more details on how this principal was discovered, read "Houses of Straw" a free EBook you can get at our website or at this link.  

The title means what it says - we are living in "houses of straw" that are easily destroyed until we armor its weakest link from breach.

Then call us for a free quote.

First Tropical Storm Plus TORNADOES - Weather is firing UP early in 2015

Tornado Tsunami expected this weekend. Pre-season Tropical Storm...already fired up. Buckle your seat-belts, its going to be a bumpy storm season..

                      Above: Watch HAIL break windows. Wind-borne debris does the same
 
More than 2 weeks before the official start of hurricane season we have our first named tropical storm ANA. This is highly unusual since we typically don't start getting depressions or tropical storms until later in the season - towards July and August.

But what's a hurricane without a tornado? The Texas panhandle and stretches from Oklahoma to the Midwest are getting a tsunami of TORNADOES. Some people in Oklahoma went into storm shelters underground, which flooded from heavy rain. One woman was drowned.  

People are facing the question: Where is safe? JP Pritchard says this about Armor Glass in 1 minute

Again, many houses could be saved from destruction if they had window protection. Once wind-borne debris from hurricane-force winds break your glass, its uplift on the roof and "game over" for the structure. Keeping the windows sealed is vital for protection. 

That is what Armor Glass does. It's the lowest cost security option that also saves energy and protects from burglar break-ins. Read more about it in our Free EBook "Houses of Straw" and check out our videos at www.ArmorGlass.com

One thing is clear. The storm season is just beginning. Get prepared NOW, before your most valuable asset takes a hit.

1 Minute Audio

Protecting Your Weakest Link - 60 second clip on Armor Glass vs Plywood and Impact Glass. Saving energy

Click here for the latest 60 second spot by JP Pritchard on how Armor Glass protects your weakest link from human intrusion and hurricane-force winds, and how it also pays for itself in energy savings.

What JP Pritchard Says About Armor Glass in 60 seconds

What JP Pritchard Says About Armor Glass in 60 seconds.

How is it that one house is not destroyed in a storm when those next to it are?

20 April 2015
For Immediate ReleaseHow is it that one house is not destroyed in a storm when those next to it are?

"Houses of Straw" is a FREE EBook that describes how buildings are destroyed by hurricane-force winds -- and how to protect them using a technology that pays for itself over time in energy savings. Same technology was used after 911 on DC federal buildings.

"Houses of Straw" can be downloaded at http://www.ArmorGlass.com or at this Lulu link:

For more Info check this 30 second ad/or:
Michael Fjetland
713-213-5080
www.ArmorGlass.com
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How to protect your castle from being blown apart...or burgled.

TORNADOES have been ripping through the Midwest, jeopardizing millions of lives.

As we get into spring storm season, this is a good time to read the Free Ebook "Houses of Straw" - how to protect your castle from being blown apart...or burgled. While being cooler and saving energy...

Available at Armor Glass home and this link:

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BASEBALL HAIL TONIGHT. PreMature baby ward in Lansing Asked for Armor Glass

Weather radar shows over 40 million Americans under the threat of BASEBALL size HAIL, TORNADOES and Hurricane-force winds.  It's WICKED air; Violent air. 

But there is a hospital ward for premature babies in Lansing Michigan that faces a gravel roof that is safer tonight because of Armor Glass. They are on the 5th floor -all enclosed except for a row of glass windows that face that 4th floor roof. That glass poses a major threat if tornado force winds pick up the gravel -- and hurl it into the windows at over 70 miles per hour. 

Wind-borne debris would breach the glass and let loose all hell inside - wind, rain, flying glass among premature babies, nurses, doctors and staff. Injuries and death would be unavoidable.

Solution? Armor Glass was called in protect them. We installed a special film designed for 4.5 lb. impacts and 175 mile per hour winds. It basically 'armors their glass' from breach from baseball size hailstones slamming into the glass in this or a future storm. It is protecting the baby ward.

Tonight in Lansing, as the annual winds of rage swoop down from the sky, Armor Glass is on duty, 24/7/365. 

NEXT: Sandra Bullock woke up to find a guy in her house. She hid in a safe closet. How did he get in? Through a locked GLASS DOOR he had broken. 

It's another application for Armor Glass security films. But she'll have to call us. We're busy giving FREE quotes!

Dear Texas Legislature - Please Upgrade Our Building codes and Efficiency Laws

I just sent this letter to our Texas Senators and Representatives, trying to get them to upgrade our building codes to protect Texan lives and property.  

I invited them --and invite you-- to join us any time the next 3 days at the Texas Home Show at the George Brown Convention center in Houston March 27, 28 & 29 - to see a life saving technology that keeps houses intact in hurricanes and kids unharmed from broken glass. We are at booth #837. Here is the letter:
  
26 March 2015
Dear Senator/Rep. «Name»:

I wrote to members in 83rd Legislature in 2013 about upgrading our building codes after a tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma and an explosion ripped through West, Texas. I am writing again because some experts are predicting that the 2015 Hurricane season will be the most dangerous in ten (10) years.

Yesterday tornadoes were once again ripping through Oklahoma. They also threaten millions of Texans who still live in “houses of straw” that are regularly breached by burglars breaking glass and hurricane-force winds. Coastal Texans remain vulnerable to high winds, yet are told they must remain vulnerable or buy extraordinary-expensive shutters or impact glass most cannot afford.

On February 18th, 2015, I wrote requesting your consideration of giving building owners an insurance discount for upgrading their buildings to withstand hurricane force winds since studies have shown glass breakage by wind-borne debris is what leads to structural failure, not to mention internal damages, mold and months of reconstruction that could have been avoided by updating our building codes and using lower cost protective technologies available on the market.

The losses to homeowners and insurance companies could be drastically reduced by adding a simple technology that was used on the federal buildings in Washington DC after 9/11. It is explained in a book entitled “Houses of Straw Houses of Wood” which is available at this link: www.ArmorGlass.com

I have supplied proposed language to Sen. Taylor and Rep. Paul (from my district) for your consideration. The same technology would also save people money by cutting their solar heat, which cuts their energy use. It would eventually pay for itself, unlike most technologies I am aware of.

As a strong advocate of energy efficiency, I also endorse passage of HB 2392 and HB 3363, bills which will facilitate sustainable financing for residential energy efficiency. Additionally, I suggest that HB 1736 either be modified or rejected since it would slow the adoption of new building codes in Texas which are desperately needed to take our buildings to the next level insecurity and efficiency. I endorse the following modifications to HB 1736: 1) Remove the 6 year waiting period for adoption of new energy codes, 2) Include the immediate adoption of IECC 2015, 3) Remove the bill’s applicability to commercial buildings, 4) Allow local jurisdictions to adopt more stringent codes if desired, and 5) Ensure that the Texas A&M Energy Systems Lab approval is required for any alternative approach to current energy code requirements.

If any of you will be in Houston this weekend and want to see what security window film technology looks like or wants to ask questions, Armor Glass will be at the Texas Home Show at the George Brown convention center Friday 2-7 p.m., Saturday 10 -7 p.m. and Sunday 11-5 p.m. Booth #837. We have a few complimentary tickets; if you wish to have one, let us know at 713-213-5080.

Thank you for your consideration
Very truly yours,

Michael Fjetland
President
Armor Glass International, Inc.
www.ArmorGlass.com.  

Unbelievable Huge HAIL Hits Australia - Taste of what's to come when Its Our Turn?

Australia entered its first day of fall (which is our first day of spring in the northern hemisphere) and was hit by a massive hailstorm with baseball size hail that locals say is "unprecedented."  They had never witnessed anything like it. could this be a harbinger of what we will be facing when fall comes to the U.S.A.? 

Check out the wind damages:

Hurricane season is rapidly approaching. Burglars operate 247. Armor your weakest link from human intrusion and Mother Nature with Armor Glass security film.  Read our free Ebook "Houses of Straw" to learn more about it.

Expect More CAT 4 and 5 storms - Might even need a CAT 6 category

Our winter in the northern hemisphere is summer south of the equator.  And this year they are getting huge cyclones (we call them hurricanes) with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour!  Some of the gusts exceeded 200 miles per hour!

When "Pam" hit Australia it was classified a CAT "6" at one point! Up until now CAT 5 has been the highest rating for a storm.

Scientists think we will get more of these giant storms, even if we get fewer of them. That means what we get will tear buildings to pieces unless we have armored our existing buildings to handle the stress. From the above article we quote:

"It's very simple physics," Professor Matt England, a climate scientist at the University of NSW, says. "A warmer ocean leads to a more intense cyclone. The model projections show a robust increase of those category 4 and 5 strength storms," he says. "You're loading the dice for a much greater chance of a higher intensity storm."

Much of this intensity is due to warmer water in the Pacific. Our Storms come from the Atlantic, which is also the hottest on record.

                                    Cyclone "PAM" over Vanuatu in the Pacific - CAT 6

Bottom line: Hotter water = bigger storms. It's just a fact.

Studies have shown what causes houses and buildings to be leveled during a hurricane - breach of the weakest link, the windows, by wind-borne debris (flying tree limbs, toys, street signs, gravel, etc.)

For a detailed review of how to upgrade your building to defend against violent winds (and human intrusion) we invite you to read the Free EBook "Houses of Straw" available at www.ArmorGlass.com

Then give us a call for a free quote. It's too late to call when the winds are roaring. 

Former Terrorism Analyst Seeks Insurance Discount for Texans Who Install Security Window Film

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Former Terrorism Analyst Seeks Insurance Discount for Texans Who Install 
Security Window Film To Protect Their Homes and Businesses. 
It Cuts Property Damage and Injuries

While Paying for Itself in Energy Savings

21 February 2015                              
Immediate Release

Recently a small child ran into a glass wall shortly after Armor Glass security film was installed and broke the glass. If not for the security-rated film, she would have been taken to an emergency room for cuts, injuries and medical bills. Instead, the film shielded her from broken glass and she was fine.

About the same time, a woman was home alone when a burglar attempted to break through the glass in her back yard shortly after Armor Glass security film was installed. He failed. In each case, certified security film (sometimes called “safety film”) avoided loss and injuries.

What is that worth? 

How many thousands of dollars in insurance losses was avoided because of this technology that costs a fraction of impact glass and shutters? 

How much personal stress and anxiety was avoided?

Michael Fjetland, President of Armor Glass®, based in Houston (Sugar Land), TX, has requested the Texas legislature give homeowners an insurance discount if they install security window film equivalent to what Armor Glass provides -- because it cuts property losses and personal injury by “armoring the glass.” 

Glass is a 5,000 year old technology -- the weakest link of every building. A home is often the biggest asset most people own.  Thin, fragile glass leaves it vulnerable to destruction. 

Hurricane Ike in 2008 caused over $5 million of dollars in damages to the Chase Tower in Houston when it sucked out windows from one side of the building, shutting it down for months of rehab, mold issues, etc. Armor Glass film and frame attachment would have prevented the huge financial loss from the property damage and operating downtime. Imagine how many billions of dollars the installation of Armor Glass would have saved. The problem is not just hurricanes and tornadoes, but a constant one nationwide with broken glass caused by; vandals, burglars, hail, mowers throwing rocks, hurricanes, tornadoes, errant golf balls, etc.

Security/safety films like Armor Glass upgrades this ancient glass technology for the first time. Details

about how it works are provided in Michael Fjetland’s  EBook “Houses of Straw” which is FREE for download at www.ArmorGlass.com

"Our security film has been used to secure courthouses, police stations, community centers and houses on Galveston Bay which took the brunt of Hurricane Ike. It has protected our clients from home invasions. It’s rated for a bomb blast," said Armor Glass® President and founder, Michael Fjetland, who was a terrorism analyst on TV before and after 9/11 and served as a Fortune 500 international legal negotiator

before founding Armor Glass®.

“It would also cut millions from construction costs of new buildings, especially those in coastal areas if it were used as a substitute for impact glass or shutters which cost three to ten times more per square foot.”

”I hope the Texas legislature will see the wisdom of economically encouraging this technology by providing a reasonable insurance discount that would cost the state nothing, yet it would cut injuries to Texans, cut property losses and reduce harm to their children or themselves. A house or building is typically a person’s largest asset. Certified security films dramatically cut insurance company costs by protecting the interior of the building from damage.

                                         A “Win – Win – Win for Texas and Texans

Fjetland states, “A discount on insurance premiums for use of safety/security films would make Texans safer with the benefit of reducing cooling costs in the Texas’ brutal summer heat. It is a win-win for everyone involved, with insurance losses significantly reduced, lower utility costs and an increased level of security for the consumer, and with the added benefit of removing over 99 percent of the UV.

Michael Fjetland’s bottom line: “I believe the benefits of lower insurance losses should be shared with consumers. Many owners need the insurance discount (and tax credits) as an incentive to make the investment. Everyone would benefit under my proposal -- Texans and insurance companies alike.

If you agree, please let your legislature representatives know.”

For More information, contact Michael Fjetland (pronounced “Fetland”) and/or download his FREE Ebook “Houses of Straw” via the Armor Glass® website at:  

www.ArmorGlass.com or Cell 713-213-5080.  

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If a technology could save your life, wouldn't you want to KNOW about it?

I haven't said a word during this awful week of news from Paris (and Nigeria) about how we need to build more secure buildings. I have lost track of the number of people who have called because they or a neighbor had been broken into. They wanted a solution to fix their weakest link.

After the West, Texas fertilizer explosion, when I sent an email to Texas legislators to advise that we had a technology that would have kept some people from being injured or killed in explosions, more than one legislators screamed at me. They said it was an inappropriate time.

 I did apologize but also said "but when there isn't a crisis you don't pay attention!"

Guess what? I was right. Since that explosion, and IKE before it, no one on the state level has paid attention!

I read about the same thing happening to another company when something terrible happened in their community. The owner told authorities: "We have a technology that would protect from that." 

They screamed at him also. What is wrong with that? 

Frankly people don't know something exists if you don't say anything. If someone has a real solution (not hocus pocus) I would want to know about it, especially if I was a public official or expert in that area.  People need to look for solutions instead of blaming potential problem solvers for speaking up.

France just had its 911. I don't think there is a technology that could have saved any of those souls--other than prohibiting fighters going to Syria from coming back, or keeping them from going. That requires intelligence and laws. For incidents like the German company hit by firebombs, for storms, vandals, burglars, explosions -- we got that.

Lets hope our  legislators show the vision we need. Proverbs: "Where There is no vision, the people perish."  Pass it on...

Hawaii Faces Double Trouble Hurricanes - How Hurricanes/Tornadoes Blow A Building Apart

Hawaii hasn't seen a hurricane since 1992, and that hit as a tropical storm. It has never been hit by a hurricane!  This week it faces not one but two double trouble Hurricanes - Iselle and Julio.

Iselle is a CAT 1 storm at the moment. Julio is a CAT 2, both minimum hurricanes at the moment. Again, here is what hurricanes (and tornadoes) do to a structure to destroy it - windborne debris breaks the weakest link of the buildings--its glass windows. Winds enter and produce UPLIFT on the roof, blowing out the walls, just like it did to the house below:

So, before a hurricane or tornado hits, ARMOR your glass (below):

It's not just for hurricanes.

Armor Glass just avoided a CHILD being injured when it ran into this window - and broke the glass! But the child hit our film instead. The broken glass was on the OUTSIDE, with 8 mil of Armor Glass in between...

And it stops BURGLARS, Golf balls, Hail, etc....while saving energy enough to pay for itself.

Finally, see how EASY it is to break through your glass...(using regular window from Home Depot):