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Nice try, dude, but nothing quite "does a city" like a massive earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption--and Seattle's most closely guarded, dirty little secret is that ANY of these three could happen at any time in the near future (as recorded by geological evidence). Please try again.
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Nice try, dude, but nothing quite "does a city" like a massive earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption--and Seattle's most closely guarded, dirty little secret is that ANY of these three could happen at any time in the near future (as recorded by geological evidence). Please try again.
Yeah, I'd worry more about getting hit by a bus in Bumblesquat, Arkansas or being hit by a big blue block of frozen crap dropped from a commercial airline jet lavaratory in East Jockstrap, Idaho than having my life endangered by a Seattle tsunami or a Cincinnati tornado.
Nice try, dude, but nothing quite "does a city" like a massive earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption--and Seattle's most closely guarded, dirty little secret is that ANY of these three could happen at any time in the near future (as recorded by geological evidence). Please try again.
Volcanic eruption? Are you kidding me? Do you know how volcanoes work? I live in Portland. I've experienced them. Seattle is in no danger from an eruption, unless it's from the inconvenience of backed-up traffic that wouldn't be able to travel south through Tacoma, which could be in the pathway of the flow.
It's 80 miles away from Seattle. St. Helens is 70 miles from Portland, and Portland was totally unaffected by the eruption.
I'd worry much more about the floods, tornadoes, storms, etc. that I was surprised to see are so common around Cincinnati. Dude.
^ Cincinnati, the city, is pretty safe from tornadoes, because tornadoes don't thrive in a hilly area. The flatter northern burbs are in danger, though, but apparently Seattle burbs are under threat by volcano, according to you.
Volcanic eruption? Are you kidding me? Do you know how volcanoes work? I live in Portland. I've experienced them. Seattle is in no danger from an eruption, unless it's from the inconvenience of backed-up traffic that wouldn't be able to travel south through Tacoma, which could be in the pathway of the flow.
It's 80 miles away from Seattle. St. Helens is 70 miles from Portland, and Portland was totally unaffected by the eruption.
I'd worry much more about the floods, tornadoes, storms, etc. that I was surprised to see are so common around Cincinnati. Dude.
Just a cautionary word of advice if you're planning to move to Seattle, dude... I'd keep my ears attuned to any auditory warning buoys anchored in Puget Sound and my feet ready to run out of any building on quick notice. Obviously, any eruption of Mt. Rainier will give ample warning, but an earthquake or tsunami probably will not. And, if you research carefully enough, you'll discover that these kinds of horrific occurrences are nothing new in Puget Sound history. So do enjoy all that good food there; one of those meals might just end up being your last supper...
(BTW, only Cincinnati's low-life river dwellers need fear flooding while the rest of us can simply watch them drown, decreasing the city's "surplus population." And, as for tornadoes, they can be a threat, but not on the scale of anything that Seattle faces. For example, a wall of water, hundreds of feet high, racing into the Sound from out on the Pacific, will change the look of Seattle beyond recognition.)
Cincinnati's unique history and location make it a truly interesting place.
Seattle is a beautiful setting with the unfortunate problem of being full of people trying desperately to be "interesting", leading to an unfounded pretentiousness whenever it is compared to somewhere in "fly-over" country, which has been evidenced in this thread.
Cincinnati's rich history and culture that is Midwestern with Appalachian and Southern influences is simply much more interesting than what Seattle has to offer, at least in my opinion. Sitting in coffee shop listening to some obscure band while pinning about socialism and how uncultured us "fly-over" people are does not make a place full of culture, but simply pretentious.
Seattle is a beautiful setting with the unfortunate problem of being full of people trying desperately to be "interesting", leading to an unfounded pretentiousness whenever it is compared to somewhere in "fly-over" country, which has been evidenced in this thread.
Really, you know this from personal experience with living or frequently being in Seattle?
People are people--I've never found people that pretentious in Seattle that I know or met--they seem pretty average for the most part. But it depends what social circle or friends you chose to associate with.
Cincinnati's unique history and location make it a truly interesting place.
Seattle is a beautiful setting with the unfortunate problem of being full of people trying desperately to be "interesting", leading to an unfounded pretentiousness whenever it is compared to somewhere in "fly-over" country, which has been evidenced in this thread.
Cincinnati's rich history and culture that is Midwestern with Appalachian and Southern influences is simply much more interesting than what Seattle has to offer, at least in my opinion. Sitting in coffee shop listening to some obscure band while pinning about socialism and how uncultured us "fly-over" people are does not make a place full of culture, but simply pretentious.
It's true, in Seattle we do nothing but talk about uncultured fly-over people. We just can't get enough!
^ Cincinnati, the city, is pretty safe from tornadoes, because tornadoes don't thrive in a hilly area. The flatter northern burbs are in danger, though, but apparently Seattle burbs are under threat by volcano, according to you.
Just want to point something out; the whole thing about tornadoes not affecting hilly areas is an urban legend. See the Sayler Park tornado for example. It was an F5 that not only crossed the Ohio river, but then preceded to run up a 200-300 foot hill and ravage an entire neighborhood. That being said, I'd rather deal with that than deal with an 8 pointer.
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