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I live in California, where earthquakes are almost as normal as rain. I looked around the United States for places to move, but each had it's share of natural disasters.
If you had to be in a natural disaster, which one would you rather brave through?
None thank you very much. I am pleased our little country is a real quiet spot on the global geology and weather map :)
WELL I HAVE BEEN AROUND THIS ROCK 1 1/2 TIMES AND IN 49 OF THE 50 U.S.(MISSED N.D.) AND I ALWAYS SEEM TO END UP BACK HERE IN NEW ENGLAND. I THINK IT IS THE CHANGE OF SEASONS I MISS MOST WHEN I'M AWAY.THE WETHER ISN'T BAD(WARM IN SUMMER - COOL IN WINTER BUT RARELY EXTREAM EITHER WAY) THOUGH MOTHER NATURE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE HER WAY WITH US FROM TIME TO TIME BUT NOT VERY OFTEN.
IT'S MY HOME AND I'LL MOST LIKELY NEVER STAY GONE FROM HERE FOR TO LONG.
TAKE A TRIP OUT HERE IN SPRING/EARLY SUMMER OR IN THE FALL AND SEE WHAT MOTHER NATURE DOES TO THE LANDSCAPE AND YOU MAY NEVER WANT TO LEAVE EITHER .
Gtojim, welcome to the board. But euh do you mind not shouting? :D
Nice babes on your homepage by the way ;)
Welcome to the board, gtojim. :cheesy: New England sounds like a great place to live.
I'd rather brave an Earthquake, but that's because I've never been in one.
Thanks for the welcome all and the visit to the home page hope it gives you an idea of who I am and what I'm about.
Also I'm sorry for shouting, caps lock is a BAD habit of mine and will try in futher posts to be aware of it.
Thanks again,
GTOJIM
No biggie, it's one of mine, too. Usually because I'll shouting at someone, though. :)
We've got a great section here in the introduction forum called Tell Me About Yourself. When you get a chance, I'd love to have you post a little something.
I wanna try one of each and then get back to ya..:)
kittyroze
09-30-02, 05:17PM
Any of you actually grow up in Cali? Back in the day (you remember the day, right?), they used to have earthquake drills...AND a neat earthquake education trailer...it would bounce around and the inside was all prepped and safe and...yeeeeah. The people up here in Montana don't believe me.
I am a native Californian, baby! I was here for the 71' and 89' quakes and I took those drills. They didn't help.
I thought watching the 'Earthquake' movie was enough to know everything there is to know? ;)
"Drive a car across Kansas, it'll be fun" My brother says.
"They pay you." He says.
"Quality time together" he says.
"What could happen?" He says.
One tornado later, we're hugging the underside of a bridge and watching the car fly somewhere off in the distance.
Never again for me either.
Bff Biff
10-01-02, 12:53PM
I was in Texas around '89. Just before I headed back to Cal, a tornado touched down in west tx. Right at the highway, 10, there used to be a town. No more. It wiped out the town, right down to the last building. They're rebuilding. Why?
Again, never again. I wait for the film at 11:00
Damn, Biff. You've been through all the natural disasters. What happened in the hurricane? Was your family with you? [I hope not]
Bff Biff
10-01-02, 01:52PM
No Sir. On a lark, I decided to learn to spearfish. I spent 1980 in a drunken tailspin, almost drowned, fell off my scoot, ruined it, no family (kids were born 85, 87), did I mention drunk?, on Big Pine Key, in the Florida Keys. Same year of the Mariel Boat Lift (cuba) and a huge (can't remember the name) hurricane, that wiped out Marathon, in the central keys. Palm trees were bent over, touching the ground, we were in a cinderblock building ( in a bar, how do they know?) and was frightened something fierce.
Later the next year, I was in New Awlins, saw on the news a hurricane was heading right at us, went straight to the airport.
Chickenshit, eh?:baby:
Hell no, Biff. If it wasn't your home, there is no reason in dealing with natures' worst. I'll tell you one thing.... I would have cleaned that bar out, myself. The news is as close as I want to get to one of those.
Bff Biff
10-02-02, 09:02AM
Me too Jake ..... They have 'Hurricane' parties, where everyone on the island meets in the most secure structure that exists. Like I said, by coincidence, they're always bars. Me and a couple of friends (no-one had 'cane' experience) emptied the bars' stock, by the time the worst was gone. Still wasn't enough for us to sneer at the storm.
Frightening.
PS... the storm took several trailers, pulled them off their moorings, and tossed them into the adjacent bay. One with a young mother and two kids still in it. It also ripped entire roof structures apart. Never again!
I almost hate to ask this... What happened to the lady and her youngins?
Bff Biff
10-04-02, 10:16AM
Amazingly, they all survived, how, no-one knows. But the actual destruction is hard to fathom, even after you look at it.
The real freaky thing, is the point where the 'eye' passes over. Everything is dead silent. No birds, no wind, no anything. Truly spooky. Then, you also know that what you just went through, is about to start again.
Never again......No way. Taxi, take me to the airport.
I remember it being so damn noisy. I don't know which was more scary. The noise or the fact that the car we were in was lifted off of the ground right in front of us. My brother actually thought we could outrun it.
eyespy3017
10-04-02, 12:01PM
I went through 3 hurricanes while living in the virgin islands, 2 were ho hum, consisting of a lot of rain and very windy. The last one, Hurricane Marylyn on September 16, 1995 is what DID ME IN!!!!!!! My roomate, his girlfriend, and a good friend of mine sat under a matress in our bathroom from 11:30 pm until 6 am!!!!! Scared shitless, the only time we came out was between 330am and 400am when the eye was over us. It was the eeriest silence I have ever felt. I lost everything I owned, except for the clothes I was wearing, my golf clubs, and my CD collection. My couch ended up in the refridgerator, we heard and seen the roof( which was hooked and cemented to the structure) torn off, piece by piece. 12 french doors ripped off one by one. Winds of up to 135 or so, big ass splinters of the french doors stuck into the side of the walls, our tv and love seat ended up in the driveway. To this day, I will never, NEVER, forget how lucky we are to be alive. To this day also, I think back and remember...... This is a picture of what was then the Hilton, which is at the bottom of the mountain of my house. The damaged seen isn't nearly as what was done to the island, 60% of all dwellings were roofless!!!
So my answer to the question would have to be an earthquake!!!
http://www.nochicktrix.com/fun/oth/vb/eyespy/marilyn_007.jpg
Hey eyespy! How the hell are ya? That must have been incredible. The one think with Earthquakes is that they're over in less than a minute, for the most part. To sit there and endure that for hours is beyond terrifying. You never cease to amaze me with your life, Eyespy. :eek:
kittyroze
10-06-02, 01:46PM
Hey Diva, I was in San Fran in 89, what part of Cali were you in?
I lived in the San Fernando valley. Man that was a scary one. You must have been terrified!
I'd prefer to deal with hurricanes. First of all, I have not experienced the other two. Second, you have a warning with hurricanes; tornadoes and earthquakes are not as predictable.
whitecrow
11-16-03, 03:42PM
HEY! Where are the Bushfires??? I voted earthquakes - even though the last time one of those happened in any seriousness in in like, 1983.
Bushfires are far more common here...like every year.
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