Locut0s
Lifer
- Nov 28, 2001
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Locut0s
Lifer
- Nov 28, 2001
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Locut0s
Lifer
- Nov 28, 2001
- 22,281
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I live in Vancouver. When the Cascadia fault goes (perhaps some time soon) we are fucked :'( And I work out here in Richmond, a part of the city that is built entirely on silt (read liquifaction).
live in San Diego, CA
much more afraid of tornadoes even though I've never experienced one in person
much more afraid of tornadoes even though I've never experienced one in person
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
- Jul 3, 2003
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Same here. I've lived in SoCal for 21 years and experienced the Northridge quake while living in Los Angeles but tornadoes scare me more than earthquakes do.
MotionMan
Lifer
- Jan 11, 2006
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We deal with earthquakes here all the time. Most are small <5.0 & I rarely feel them. Even when I do feel them, I barely move an inch & it's over in seconds. I was standing in a parking lot in '89 when the big one hit & even though the ground moved in waves, I never felt like my life was in danger.
By the time you're an adult in CA, you've already gone through 2,000 earthquake drills, so you're pretty well prepared for them.
I'd never want to have an encounter with a tornado, regardless of size.
By the time you're an adult in CA, you've already gone through 2,000 earthquake drills, so you're pretty well prepared for them.
I'd never want to have an encounter with a tornado, regardless of size.
Murloc
Diamond Member
- Jun 24, 2008
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Never been in any of the two. I slept through the few low-intensity earthquakes to be had here.
But tornadoes look more dangerous and more annoying, because there are lots of them, are scary, and if one gets on your house there's no way to save your life.
If a earthquake is strong enough to destroy your house, then get out and that's it.
If it's a tornado, get out and die anyway.
I really can't understand how someone would want to live in a flat territory struck by tornadoes yearly. What's the point, move somewhere else and avoid the hassle of rebuilding and dealing with insurance. American houses are cheap and can be rebuilt everytime so it's a habit I guess.
But tornadoes look more dangerous and more annoying, because there are lots of them, are scary, and if one gets on your house there's no way to save your life.
If a earthquake is strong enough to destroy your house, then get out and that's it.
If it's a tornado, get out and die anyway.
I really can't understand how someone would want to live in a flat territory struck by tornadoes yearly. What's the point, move somewhere else and avoid the hassle of rebuilding and dealing with insurance. American houses are cheap and can be rebuilt everytime so it's a habit I guess.
GuitarDaddy
Lifer
- Nov 9, 2004
- 11,465
- 1
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Having lived in Tornado alley all my life and having first hand witnessed the death and destruction that they wreak and having survived two near death experiences in Twisters I voted Tornado.
And to all those claiming you have time to get out of the way of a Twister, thats just wishfull thinking in most cases. Unless you have a concrete bunker or storm shelter on your property it's just impractical to run to a shelter every time weather threatens. And as much as warning systems have improved they are still a total crap shoot and can only give very general direction at best, we literally have dozens of warnings and sirens every spring and the best you can do is go to the safest area in the building or house you are in and hope for the best.
Hell if you jumped and ran everytime a siren went off or a hook echo was approaching on radar you would probably increase your risk of getting hit. And even if you see a funnel clould on the ground it doesn't do you much good because their movements are so fast and erratic you don't know which way to run. The only person I ever knew personally that was killed by a tornado was a kid of about 14 that was playing with friends several blocks from home when a tornado approached and against the advice of others his instincts told him to run home which he did, he was three houses from home when he was cut down by a piece of flying metal off a barn roof as his mother and older brother watched in horror.
The randomness of tornados makes them even more terrifying
And to all those claiming you have time to get out of the way of a Twister, thats just wishfull thinking in most cases. Unless you have a concrete bunker or storm shelter on your property it's just impractical to run to a shelter every time weather threatens. And as much as warning systems have improved they are still a total crap shoot and can only give very general direction at best, we literally have dozens of warnings and sirens every spring and the best you can do is go to the safest area in the building or house you are in and hope for the best.
Hell if you jumped and ran everytime a siren went off or a hook echo was approaching on radar you would probably increase your risk of getting hit. And even if you see a funnel clould on the ground it doesn't do you much good because their movements are so fast and erratic you don't know which way to run. The only person I ever knew personally that was killed by a tornado was a kid of about 14 that was playing with friends several blocks from home when a tornado approached and against the advice of others his instincts told him to run home which he did, he was three houses from home when he was cut down by a piece of flying metal off a barn roof as his mother and older brother watched in horror.
The randomness of tornados makes them even more terrifying
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I live in tornado country now.
My 4 earthquakes were quite a while ago, though:
1. Loma Prieta quake that hit the SF Bay area in 1989 (that was my "small one")
2. Guam earthquake in August 1993 (~8.1 magnitude)
3. Adak, Alaska earthquake, in 1996 (~7.7 magnitude)
4. aftershock, next morning, after Adak quake (~7.2 magnitude)
The two in Alaska were the coolest ones, since all the buildings were earthquake shock mounted, and just slid around on those mounts. Flexible lines brought water, fuel (for boiler) and electric into house, and sewer out of house. The only way we knew it was a quake was that we heard the rumble, and the house swayed just enough for all the drawers to slide open and shut, and the cabinet doors to sway open and shut, repeatedly. VERY surreal!!
MotionMan
Lifer
- Jan 11, 2006
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I live in tornado country now.
My 4 earthquakes were quite a while ago, though:
1. Loma Prieta quake that hit the SF Bay area in 1989 (that was my "small one")
You liar!!! You said you were in "4 major earthquakes (magnitude 7 or greater)". Loma Prieta was only 6.9!!!
(However, the difference between 6.9 and 7.0 is not as small as you might think.)
MotionMan
BoomerD
No Lifer
- Feb 26, 2006
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110428/ap_on_re_us/us_severe_weather
Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 281
That's more deaths than from all the earthquakes in the USA since 1965...
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/us_deaths.php
I'll take my chances with earthquakes.
Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 281
That's more deaths than from all the earthquakes in the USA since 1965...
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/us_deaths.php
I'll take my chances with earthquakes.
MotionMan
Lifer
- Jan 11, 2006
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I thought people said you could run and hide from tornadoes? Were all those who died just stupid or invalids?
MotionMan
BoomerD
No Lifer
- Feb 26, 2006
- 63,076
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Living in California, and getting to listen to all the "Fuck California, I hope it falls into the ocean" type of comments, part of me wants to make some similar smart-ass comment about the South getting hammered by Mother Nature...but I just can't bring myself to do it...I feel bad for the folks who are affected by the fury of these storms.
I have family in Illinois and Iowa, many of whom have experienced the devastation that tornadoes can bring.
MotionMan
Lifer
- Jan 11, 2006
- 17,312
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I've never seen something so fascinating and mesmerizing yet completely terrifying at the same time. We had an EF3 totally wreck the end of our street two weeks ago. My wife and I were hiding in the bathroom with the power out. I would have shit myself if I looked outside and saw that bearing down on us.
GuitarDaddy
Lifer
- Nov 9, 2004
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zinfamous
No Lifer
- Jul 12, 2006
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They live in these places b/c they are the few remaining places where they can freely reject science to their heart's content. It makes them happy.
....until they die in a tornado. :\
Well, one the one hand, you have weather conditions forming massive wind funnels somethimes at speeds upwards of 300mph. But with earthquakes, the ground itself decides to start shaking things apart of its own volition, so
.. I'll say both are scary enough. Awe inspiring phenomena to be sure, but I wouldn't want to be near one.
.. I'll say both are scary enough. Awe inspiring phenomena to be sure, but I wouldn't want to be near one.
MotionMan
Lifer
- Jan 11, 2006
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I feel like they can engineer and build to better defend and protect against earthquakes than against tornadoes.
Is that correct?
MotionMan
sdifox
No Lifer
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