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Hurricane Preparedness
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on June 03, 2006, 07:07:44 pm ---After last year's festivities, I got to thinking about whether there really was any place else in the country that was "safe" in comparison. I figured tornadoes are scarier than hurricanes, because they can come out of nowhere in the middle of the night when you're totally unprepared. One once touched down nearish me when I lived in Ohio like that - heard the alarm go off and took my dog down to the basement and cowered in the one completely interior room down there for a half hour.
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Yeah, but once they touch ground, tornados only last for like 3 minutes, compared to hours for a hurricane, days for a blizzard/flooding rains/mudslides.
And unlike earthquakes, you get a warning. ;D
nakymaton:
I love that piece. Which parts did you add?
--- Quote from: ednbarby on June 03, 2006, 07:07:44 pm ---So I decided the ideal location would be Colorado Springs. You're in the foothills of the mountains, so your biggest worries are avalanches and bears. And if you're a homebody like me, neither of those should be a problem.
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Actually, the worst threat in Colorado Springs is Focus on the Family. The next worst threat is sprawl.
But besides that, flash floods on the small streams are probably the most likely sudden hazard. There's a potential for earthquakes (probably no larger than magnitude 6, but nobody's really sure) all along the Front Range. And swelling soils and drought, though those are just boring and annoying as far as natural hazards go.
ednbarby:
Oh, yeah. I forgot about those nimrods. One of those ironies in life - how any organization with the word "Family" in it is truly about as anti-family as they come. Kinda like any religion with the word "Science" in it is about just the opposite. :P
So... How about Portland, Oregon? That's above the fault line, isn't it? I hear there are a lot of Libertarian types out there - I can deal with that a lot sooner than I can deal with the anti-family Family types. I grew up with the former, essentially.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on June 04, 2006, 08:52:19 am ---
So... How about Portland, Oregon? That's above the fault line, isn't it? I hear there are a lot of Libertarian types out there - I can deal with that a lot sooner than I can deal with the anti-family Family types. I grew up with the former, essentially.
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Portland, Maine is better, actually. And if you move here, you'll have an automatic friend!
Last hurricane that made it to Portland was 1991, the year my daughter was born. And it wasn't that bad. No damage to the house but we did lose a big tree in the front yard and were without power for 3 days. I evacuated to my mother's house in NH (not Nebraska) only because Hannah was just 4 weeks old.
I love the part about waiting til the last minute to go to the grocery store. In addition to flashlights and batteries, the other required supplies are beer and white bread. LOTS of beer and white bread.
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: lnicoll on June 04, 2006, 09:40:07 am ---Portland, Maine is better, actually. And if you move here, you'll have an automatic friend!
Last hurricane that made it to Portland was 1991, the year my daughter was born. And it wasn't that bad. No damage to the house but we did lose a big tree in the front yard and were without power for 3 days. I evacuated to my mother's house in NH (not Nebraska) only because Hannah was just 4 weeks old.
I love the part about waiting til the last minute to go to the grocery store. In addition to flashlights and batteries, the other required supplies are beer and white bread. LOTS of beer and white bread.
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Yes. And here is my Golden Rule: There is no such thing as "too much ice." (Part Two of that one is There is nothing worse when you're sweating like a stuck pig than warm beer.)
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