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re: Living in a tornado alley or living off the coast and dealing with hurricanes?
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:35 am to LarrytheGolfer
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:35 am to LarrytheGolfer
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Which is worse and if you had a choice, what where you choose to live?
Unless you were in prison, why wouldn't you have a choice?
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:44 am to CidCock
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Unless you were in prison, why wouldn't you have a choice?
Some folks live where they do out of financial necessity.
I like living near the Gulf. The beaches here are world class, and so is the fishing. People are generally friendly and hospitable. I've seen several hurricanes here, and one of them (Ivan, 10 years ago this September) was brutal. It spawned its own tornadoes, and the destruction was biblical in nature. The "stand-alone tornadoes" are few and far between though, I've only ever heard of one, and it did relatively little damage.
No earthquakes here to speak of either, which is nice.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:53 am to tgrbaitn08
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meh, you've seen one mountain you've seen them all
Probably the first time I've ever heard someone state that.
I couldn't live away from the mountains again. I suppose if you aren't into outdoor stuff, mountains wouldn't have any value.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:54 am to RogerTheShrubber
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I suppose if you aren't into outdoor stuff, mountains wouldn't have any value.
The salt marshes of louisiana are flat...I could live there and spend every day in the outdoors.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:57 am to Topwater Trout
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The salt marshes of louisiana are flat...I could live there and spend every day in the outdoors.
You could probably understand the value most people have for mountains. Would you claim "if you've seen one marsh, you've seen them all?"
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:00 pm to LarrytheGolfer
I would have to attend a tornado party before I can make a comparable decision.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:03 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Grew up in NOLA and live in North Texas, now...a 'cane you can somewhat avoid, at least you have lead time, and the other, not so much...have had them close and even overhead - I guess 'canes would be more tolerable of the two but don't know many places where some sort of natural disaster isn't lurking...earthquakes, no thank you, and winter weather does absolutely nothing for me...I'll stay where I am even in the midst of this drought
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:06 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I suppose if you aren't into outdoor stuff, mountains wouldn't have any value.
I spend 95% of my free time outdoors and the only value mountains brings to me is when I'm skiing 1 week out of the year.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:06 pm to loweralabamatrojan
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I like living near the Gulf. The beaches here are world class, and so is the fishing. People are generally friendly and hospitable. I've seen several hurricanes here, and one of them (Ivan, 10 years ago this September) was brutal. It spawned its own tornadoes, and the destruction was biblical in nature. The "stand-alone tornadoes" are few and far between though, I've only ever heard of one, and it did relatively little damage.
Hurricanes, you're given some warning. Tornadoes, not so much. I've been in both, and I don't think there's a natural disaster I fear more than a tornado.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:08 pm to Topwater Trout
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in SD wouldn't you be closer to mountains and the beach?
Best if both in SD. Who wouldn't want to live there?However.....costs $$$$
You have a lot of Cali transplants here in AZ cause similar climate but at a much cheaper cost of living....and they can easily drive back to visit.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:08 pm to RogerTheShrubber
How much value do mountains really have in your everyday life? Yes they are pretty to look at, but how else do they effect you quality of life?
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:08 pm to tgrbaitn08
I hike mountains usually once a week.
This post was edited on 4/29/14 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:09 pm to lsunurse
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I hike mountains once a week.
do you ever do anything else besides hike?
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:11 pm to tgrbaitn08
We go up north and camp up in the mountains. My husband mountain bikes.
We get away from the heat in the summer by driving a couple hours north up into the mountains where it's only 70-80 degrees while it's 115 in Phoenix
We get away from the heat in the summer by driving a couple hours north up into the mountains where it's only 70-80 degrees while it's 115 in Phoenix
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:11 pm to tgrbaitn08
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How much value do mountains really have in your everyday life? Yes they are pretty to look at, but how else do they effect you quality of life?
I live near mountains and try to spend 50% of my free weekends doing something in the mountains year round. So a ton really.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:11 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Last night I was way more nervous than I have been during any hurricane including Katrina
The uncertainty is what kills.
The uncertainty is what kills.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:14 pm to tgrbaitn08
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How much value do mountains really have in your everyday life?
a hell of a lot. I live on the side of one, ski, hike, enjoy photography, hunt, fish the streams, walk the glaciers. Both mountains and sea are a huge part of the quality of life around here.
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Yes they are pretty to look at, but how else do they effect you quality of life?
In almost every way. I don't see how anyone could live in flat terrain anymore.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:16 pm to tgrbaitn08
We camp in the mountains a couple times a month in the summer. Not to mention day trips.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:19 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Well to be fair you do live in Alaska and you have the best of both worlds, fishing and hunting, just as we do down here. One big difference we can enjoy everything that region has to offer year round.
I Don't think I could really enjoy Alaska for more than just a few months.
I Don't think I could really enjoy Alaska for more than just a few months.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:23 pm to LarrytheGolfer
Not too bad here in Houston
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