If you had to Leave Orange County- where would you move? (Chino: earthquakes, places to live)

[Vinsanity]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

This is a joke right? You realize you're more likely to get injured or killed during the move than by an earthquake while living in CA your whole life? Think about it. Have you ever known anyone killed by an earthquake?

That's exactly what I was thinking. And OC is probably one of the safest populated places in CA, WRT quake danger.

That said, I'll entertain this question by answering either Greenwich, CT or Boca Raton, FL. They're like cold and tropical east coast versions of OC.

[00molavi]

Not that I advocate moving for fear of natural disasters, they usually find you anyways, BUT we liked South Carolina a lot. New developments, relatively nice climate with close to 4 seasons and not so harsh winters. Very friendly people. Though it is personal, I think most will move to somewhere else where they have family/friends or great job prospects. You can find a nice community pretty much close to any place you work.

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

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But what about personal disasters? Like slipping on ice, falling out of a building, or lethal influenza?
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We just had -17F the other night. Makes them single digits feel like Florida.
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In another thread, I just posted all the things that one is more likely to die from in relation to tornadoes. Falling down and legal execution were two of them.

These kind of discussions almost defy logic, but I guess if one REALLY doesn't want to die a certain way..... I mean where do you move to avoid heart disease and stroke? I mean, will St. George, UT keep me safe from those?

These are the exact same things I was trying to explain to christianguitarist27 in his other thread. Colorado is not the place to go to escape danger. From the lightning storms and crazy, ever changing weather, its a land of extremes. Like the saying goes if you don't like the weather in Colorado, wait 10 minutes. It can and does change that quickly. Car accidents are very common with these extreme conditions. With the lightning storms add in the thunder which shakes the walls and windows of your house, sometimes like bombs exploding outside. With the snow picture driving around on black ice and watching cars around you spinning out as you go. Both can be dangerous and do kill ppl every year.

There are pictures form our house in Colorado Springs:











This is not a place for the faint of heart. Most native Californians cannot even fathom weather related dangers having not experienced them. California life is like a tame bunny compared to Colorado life. For example it's in the 70's today along the Central coast with wildflowers and cherry blossoms blooming mid-Winter. While our relatives in Denver and Colorado Springs have been having some of the most extreme sub zero weather they've had in a long time. Extreme weather is dangerous. In fact it's more dangerous than potential earthquakes ever will be in California including the Big One.

From The Denver Post - Snow, ice coat Colo. roads




If you don't think one of these cars could be yours, think again. It's easy to slip and slide in these conditions, even with 4 wheel drive. A California native friend of mine rolled his Forerunner with his whole family in it while driving a Colorado freeway after hitting some black ice. Fortunately they survived after flipping several times down an embankment. He believes he and his whole family would be dead today if driving another vehicle with an inferior rollover rating.

Derek

[rksinco]

Derek you bring up good points. I live not far from the Springs and there is a lot of truth in your post. I really like it out here, but really, every part of the country has something. Purely from a natural hazard standpoint, I'd probably roll the dice with earthquakes agains tornadoes, hurricanes and floods any day!

[David Aguilar]

Great points MtnSurfer, a lot of Californians don't make the adjustment to Colorado (although many do, myself included). I had a friend from CA move to Longmont last summer, and he abruptly moved back to CA simply because he hated it here. And this was during summer!

People that are afraid of the possibility of new experiences in a new place to live, probably shouldn't ever move.

However, people that spend an unreasonable amount of time on fears of natural disasters should probably be more afraid of that oncoming bus.

[Calix]

The closest place to south OC minus the weather is douglas county and South Denver. I think it is a much better fit overall than Colorado springs if you are looking for a more affordable clone of south OC.

That being said be prepared for the weather change. If you can handle that you will love it there. Agree with another poster that the issaquah sammamish kirkland suburbs oof Seattle are another good fit, the main difference there is the weather and the politics which tend somewhat left of south OC. However Seattle suburbs are Limbaugh country compared to Seattle proper.

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by Calix

The closest place to south OC minus the weather is douglas county and South Denver. I think it is a much better fit overall than Colorado springs if you are looking for a more affordable clone of south OC.

That being said be prepared for the weather change. If you can handle that you will love it there. Agree with another poster that the issaquah sammamish kirkland suburbs oof Seattle are another good fit, the main difference there is the weather and the politics which tend somewhat left of south OC. However Seattle suburbs are Limbaugh country compared to Seattle proper.

I'd go for the Seattle area. However if one fears natural disasters there is a glaring obvious one AKA the sleeping giant.







Derek

[RudyOD]

I'm around your age OP, and don't quite understand why exactly you are looking for a place to settle into already. Who knows....

Anyways, amazing pics guys!!! Especially that lightning <3.

MtnSurfer - gawd how I miss Seattle. Gorgeous.

[David Aguilar]

Originally Posted by MtnSurfer

I'd go for the Seattle area. However if one fears natural disasters there is a glaring obvious one AKA the sleeping giant.

Derek

Seattle can get earthquakes too. Tornadoes are probably near-impossible.

Some great stuff about Mount Rainier here:
The Hazards of Mount Rainier (http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/student/zellers1/rainier.htm - broken link)

I love that mountain. One of my dreams is to live near it. I don't care if it kills me.

[rksinco]

And the entire coastal Northwest has a tremendous tsunami risk as well. As far as that goes, Yellowstone will someday erupt agin and that will be a huge event for those living near Utah, Wyo, Montana, and possibly even Colorado....not happening soon. But like I said earlier...everyplace has something. Bad drivers pose a much bigger risk than any of these natural events, and they are unfortunately found everywhere.