Originally Posted By PirateChick Earthquake. I have lived my whole life in California so I'm used to them now. I prefer not know know if something is headed towards me because I won't worry about it. Plus with an earthquake the worst part is over by the time you react.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Earthquake. But I'll also go on the record as being very happy to be living in a pretty much a "zero natural disasters area."
Originally Posted By mele After thinking about it, I think I'd only want to be in an earthquake in America or other "modern" country. I'm not sure if modern is really the word I want to use but maybe just a country that enforces stricter building codes than other parts of the world.
Originally Posted By Mr X If you had to chose which catastrophic event you would be caught up in, which would you chose? (and to keep this hypothetical within reason, we must assume that you ARE actually caught in a hurricane...no "I'd pick a hurricane because I could escape days before it hit") I'm going with "Tornado", actually, I'll explain my reasons later but I want to hear some other thoughts first.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo As a natice Californian, I would go for an earthquake (btw, you left out volcanic eruption). I have more confidence of coming out of an earthquake alive.
Originally Posted By MaidMarian21 Earthquake...because I would rather NOT know that a natuarl disaster is coming and have to stress and worry about what is about to happen. Plus, I use to live in California and I have been through my fair share of earthquakes, so I am pretty use to them.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***btw, you left out volcanic eruption*** I left out tsunami too. Just stuck to our original three from that other thread. (should Mt Fuji decide to clear her throat, I could very well find myself a part of a FOURTH unique natural disaster someday...hopefully not though knock on wood!) Interestingly, I feel much more confident in dealing with tornadoes (I suppose that had to do with spending time with family in the midwest many summers during my youth). Would be interested in hearing any and all safety tips on quakes you might have...if you want to start a topic on that maybe (given the recent LA quake, I'm sure lots of people would appreciate it and I know I sure would...I still don't know what the hell to do really and feel like it's very UN-survivable here if the big one hits!). Interesting answers, thanks guys. Please, keep em coming!
Originally Posted By beamerdog I wonder if our choices have to do with what we are most familiar with and know how to cope with. ok, that's bad English, but you know what I mean, lol.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***But I'll also go on the record as being very happy to be living in a pretty much a "zero natural disasters area." *** Don't you live in a desert? Isn't that pretty much a sustained natural disaster? ***I wonder if our choices have to do with what we are most familiar with and know how to cope with.*** Seems so. Thing about quakes, to me, is even though you could've experienced a ton of them and felt really "comfortable", that's sort of like saying "I've been out in my rowboat lots of times in the rain, no worries" while an approaching hurricane looms nearby. The "big one" is something none of us have been through (even "big ones" of recent years don't compare to that 8.3 monster in China...and it's certainly possible in Cali and where I live as well...in fact we had an 8.0 offshore just a few years ago). I dunno, rather than feeling "better" the more quakes I experience the more uneasy I feel. BUT, I did not grow up with them, so that might enter into it I guess.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Hurricane I've lived through a few. The aftermath is much worse than the actual storm. We've had tornadoes here and I lived through an earthquake in CA. Tornadoes are very scary.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Very timely. Where I am right now is currently under: - Severe Thunderstorm warning - Tropical Storm warning - Hurricane watch - Flash flood watch and Tropical Storm Edouard is going to be here in less than a day.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I have experienced all 3 - with 50% of my area being wiped from the earth in 1967 in a tornado ( we get plenty of them in the Chicago area ) - was in a 6.1 earthquake while in California.. and got hit with the tropical storm left over from a Hurricane in Florida. all scary in someways - the most shocking was the earthquake because you get no warning, and by the time you figure out what the hell is going on and what to do, it is over. for worst though I'll go with Hurricane because it lasts so darn long. A cat 4-5 would be a nightmare I believe. An F3 - F5 tornado is as destructive a force as thereis on earth - but you usually get a warning and if you have a basement or tornado room - your chances of surviving are high -
Originally Posted By vbdad55 so I would list them in order to be chosen: 1/ Earthquake - survival chances high and most are 'minor' 2/ Tornado - brutal but short lived and you get a warning 3/ Hurricane - living thru a Cat4 -5 has to be a nightmare - that probably seems to never end
Originally Posted By wonderingalice <<Don't you live in a desert? Isn't that pretty much a sustained natural disaster? >> Hardy, har har har! ;-) Not as long as we still have water... Ask me again in 20 years. *L*
Originally Posted By mele Earthquake. I've been through a few before. I wouldn't be able to take worrying about an impending hurricane. It would drive me nuts, especially after that huge windstorm we had in the Seattle area in Dec. 2006. Now I worry about storm damage a lot more than I used to. We have so many huge trees around our house.
