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Not really, I'm from California and never ran into any sort of "catastrophe". Earthquakes? They don't happen in Northern or Central California, and VERY rarely in Southern California. Most west coast states don't really have to deal with any sort of natural disasters, other than human stupidity that is.
Wild fires to don't happen in Southern California?
Hey BChris...thanks for pulling all of your negativity off OKCTalk and putting it back here...for the love of all that is holy do us all a favor and please MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE! Also, LOL at your name change...
I've lived here for 28 years and the only tornados I've seen are the ones that I've actively tried to chase. I find it pretty laughable that so many people from outside the plains states are so scared to death of them. We could have 200 tornadoes in Oklahoma this year, but they will still only affect a very low percentage of people. The monster tornados, like the EF5s of 2013, are extremely rare and most tornados (EF0 - EF2) do very little damage even when you suffer a direct hit.
Not really, I'm from California and never ran into any sort of "catastrophe". Earthquakes? They don't happen in Northern or Central California, and VERY rarely in Southern California. Most west coast states don't really have to deal with any sort of natural disasters, other than human stupidity that is.
I moved here to Oklahoma seven years ago. What drove me out of socal was smog, cost, and crowding. Earthquakes didn't drive me out, but my cousin lived a quarter mile from the epicenter of the Northridge quake. They had considerable damage to their house. The city brought out a crew the next day to pull the chimney, but after that they were all supposed to leave and let the small patrol of cops who drove through the area about three times a day in charge of watching the house. Their stuff was fine but windows were broken and the door wouldn't close.
He sent his family to her mom and got his two hunting rifles and blankets and lived in his truck in the driveway for over a month. That's pretty catastrophic. Eventually they got people in to get the valuables out, but you couldn't touch it until the insurence people got there. Then someone had to decide it was safe. Thus his camping out.
California has huge threats, and someday they'll happen. But I do worry about how well people will deal with it since its true most have never faced an emergency.
When we have tornadoes, I watch the radar on my computer. I've gotten after these seven years where I don't freak. I have my list of things to do. But my first taste was when I'd just bought the house, there to go and visit friends and go to a convention in western Kansas. I knew nothing. As we drove up that way, with occasional rain and lots of black clouds, they kept watching these huge banks of clouds making comments about how much rain there was in that one while they were driving INTO the storm. We got there in time for it to start to hail. It was my first exposure to the wall to wall coverage but it didn't mean much then. But they came from elsewhere too so you learn. My roomate had to tell me and others to shut the door when the hail was falling.
Truth is, tomorrow something awful can happen to you and you won't know until the moment. Then all the baggage strips away and you think clearly. Even if its never happened, I think its programmed inside all of us. When the moment comes, all those things you think matter fade and the single thing that matters is all that's there. I think those who have been there are lucky, since it gives you a different view of life and what really really matters to it.
I went home with a very memorable experience, having decided I'd be able to deal with things. While we were in Kansas, a storm chaser a guest of the con, maybe a hundred people in the hall we were using, the local emergency people and stormchaser were studying maps right next to my desk. They kept using words like 'evacuate' and when, not if. Someone quietly said to lock up the cash box, put it in my backpack and be ready since the storm was turning this way and they wanted to get all of us to safety in time. It was this odd moment of clarity. But at least on the outside, I was calm. The storm turned and they didn't tell anyone. But the thing was, I was more focused than scared. I remember that when things happen, or might. The quake we had just before I moved was when I was in bed on the top floor. Lots of water had leaked under the building, and the ground was jello. It wasn't that strong a quake, but it felt a lot stronger. I remember thinking I was greatful to be on the top floor.
It's not bad to understand that extreme moments happen, and when they do, you find out what's inside. I think that is something we're hard wired to learn so we learn how not to make the molehills of ordinary life into mountains.
I still hate the way tornado's interrupt the wonder of spring, something also not common in socal, but I don't spend my time worrying about them either.
Not really, I'm from California and never ran into any sort of "catastrophe". Earthquakes? They don't happen in Northern or Central California, and VERY rarely in Southern California. Most west coast states don't really have to deal with any sort of natural disasters, other than human stupidity that is.
WTF????
San Francisco doesn't have earthquakes??
California has issues with mudslides, is at risk for Volcano explosions and is at risk for a tsunami if an earthquake is feisty enough.
i moved here to oklahoma seven years ago. What drove me out of socal was smog, cost, and crowding. Earthquakes didn't drive me out, but my cousin lived a quarter mile from the epicenter of the northridge quake. They had considerable damage to their house. The city brought out a crew the next day to pull the chimney, but after that they were all supposed to leave and let the small patrol of cops who drove through the area about three times a day in charge of watching the house. Their stuff was fine but windows were broken and the door wouldn't close.
He sent his family to her mom and got his two hunting rifles and blankets and lived in his truck in the driveway for over a month. That's pretty catastrophic. Eventually they got people in to get the valuables out, but you couldn't touch it until the insurence people got there. Then someone had to decide it was safe. Thus his camping out.
California has huge threats, and someday they'll happen. But i do worry about how well people will deal with it since its true most have never faced an emergency.
When we have tornadoes, i watch the radar on my computer. I've gotten after these seven years where i don't freak. I have my list of things to do. But my first taste was when i'd just bought the house, there to go and visit friends and go to a convention in western kansas. I knew nothing. As we drove up that way, with occasional rain and lots of black clouds, they kept watching these huge banks of clouds making comments about how much rain there was in that one while they were driving into the storm. We got there in time for it to start to hail. It was my first exposure to the wall to wall coverage but it didn't mean much then. But they came from elsewhere too so you learn. My roomate had to tell me and others to shut the door when the hail was falling.
Truth is, tomorrow something awful can happen to you and you won't know until the moment. Then all the baggage strips away and you think clearly. Even if its never happened, i think its programmed inside all of us. When the moment comes, all those things you think matter fade and the single thing that matters is all that's there. I think those who have been there are lucky, since it gives you a different view of life and what really really matters to it.
I went home with a very memorable experience, having decided i'd be able to deal with things. While we were in kansas, a storm chaser a guest of the con, maybe a hundred people in the hall we were using, the local emergency people and stormchaser were studying maps right next to my desk. They kept using words like 'evacuate' and when, not if. Someone quietly said to lock up the cash box, put it in my backpack and be ready since the storm was turning this way and they wanted to get all of us to safety in time. It was this odd moment of clarity. But at least on the outside, i was calm. The storm turned and they didn't tell anyone. But the thing was, i was more focused than scared. I remember that when things happen, or might. The quake we had just before i moved was when i was in bed on the top floor. Lots of water had leaked under the building, and the ground was jello. It wasn't that strong a quake, but it felt a lot stronger. I remember thinking i was greatful to be on the top floor.
It's not bad to understand that extreme moments happen, and when they do, you find out what's inside. I think that is something we're hard wired to learn so we learn how not to make the molehills of ordinary life into mountains.
I still hate the way tornado's interrupt the wonder of spring, something also not common in socal, but i don't spend my time worrying about them either.
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wtf????
San francisco doesn't have earthquakes??
California has issues with mudslides, is at risk for volcano explosions and is at risk for a tsunami if an earthquake is feisty enough.
California has issues with mudslides, is at risk for Volcano explosions and is at risk for a tsunami if an earthquake is feisty enough.
I don't think it matters what someone posts. Someone will feel the need to contradict whatever was said. A large percentage of posts in C-D are contradicted. Sometimes a person joins just to do that.
I don't think it matters what someone posts. Someone will feel the need to contradict whatever was said. A large percentage of posts in C-D are contradicted. Sometimes a person joins just to do that.
I looked up a site that had Cali's 10 worst earthquakes per the Richter scale. Surprisingly there were two or three in each part of California. From Redding/Eureka area all the way down to El Centro and everywhere in between.
As far as the western states not having any natural disasters? Probably true in some sense of the word, but they have avalanches in the winter. Wildfires. And when Ranier or the Yellowstone Caldera blows or San Andreas decides to shift then the western states will have had a significant "catastrophe" on their hands.
Wild fires to don't happen in Southern California?
Occasionally, because of the lack of rain. They're put into check very quickly and very rarely is anyone personally effected by them.
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Originally Posted by eddie gein
I looked up a site that had Cali's 10 worst earthquakes per the Richter scale. Surprisingly there were two or three in each part of California. From Redding/Eureka area all the way down to El Centro and everywhere in between.
As far as the western states not having any natural disasters? Probably true in some sense of the word, but they have avalanches in the winter. Wildfires. And when Ranier or the Yellowstone Caldera blows or San Andreas decides to shift then the western states will have had a significant "catastrophe" on their hands.
Yes, and when most of those happened I wasn't even born yet. According to your link, the last notable earthquake was in '99 and I was just a kid, I've never even heard of that part of California, Ludlow?
How concerned should a person be about tornadoes in OKC? I've never been there but I'm looking for a place that has affordable rent so I can save as much as possible. Does OKC ever get REALLY bad tornadoes?
Mildly... i lived in OKC for a few years and never experienced a tornado but i did hear the sirens several times a year and there were tornadoes in and around the city. You just need to familiarize yourself with your tornado safe zone so you know where to go when you hear the sirens. Many homes have tornado shelters built underground either in the backyard or inside their garage.
I wouldn't let the fact that tornadoes are somewhat common in Oklahoma keep me from moving there.
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