Natural Disasters
By TexanTornado
@TexanTornado (5573)
United States
September 22, 2015 11:30am CST
I'm sure most all of us has experienced a natural disaster in our life time. Whether it's a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, typhoon, or something else.
Such disasters can be quite devastating. Wiping out homes, causing deaths, etc. Some of them can come with no forewarning and clear out of the blue. I think those scare me the most.
Have you ever made the claim I could/would never live in such and such place for they have whatever natural disaster common in that area?
For example: I have always said, I could never live in California, for they have earthquakes. To me the thought of being swallowed whole with no forewarning simply terrifies me.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48925)
• United States
22 Sep 15
Hurricane Katrina was the worst natural disaster that we went through. I hope to never experience anything like that again.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
22 Sep 15
Yes, Katrina messed up a few places. New Orleans being the worst. Did ya'll not get the effects of Hurricane Rita afterwards?
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
23 Sep 15
@Tampa_girl7 So sorry to read that you had to go through Katrina. Did you have to move?
@rebelann (111159)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Sep 15
I'm guessing I'm lucky as I've never been subjected to anything worse that a really nasty sand storm and once a really scary 30 day rain which happened in 2006, however I really can't call those disasters for me per say, but 2006 was devastating for El Paso.
And yes, I never wanted to move to CA or Mid TX because of either earthquakes or tornados, both scare the bageezas outta me (they really need more emojis for emotions like fear)
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
22 Sep 15
I have never experienced a tornado, and hope I never do. It's what I hated most about West Texas, tornadoes were common for popping up. Something that doesn't forewarn so I can get my bottom outta of there, I don't like. Now, I have been through many of hurricanes. Oh and an ice storm that put the parish without electricity and water for over a week.
Yes, same here. Seems we do that that in common. 
Yes, they do need more emojis for a few things.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
23 Sep 15
I was born in California and have only experienced maybe 5 earthquakes..they aren't hat bad, well for me i didn't mind them..kinda got used to them..some people are dire hearts and stand in doorways..i just sleep around it..hahah
Here in Texas.we have floods,tornados, not like you.hahah and can feel hurricanes if we live close to the coast, some really strong lightening storms and hot humid yucky weather for summer...I guess i am ok just a little crazy
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
23 Sep 15
@TexanTornado yes tv does make things worse than they are really..those holes would scare me to but have never known of one
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
23 Sep 15
Oh wow! Nope, I just simply couldn't do it. I mean live in California. I take it, the ones you experienced didn't hit the richter scale?
Yes, in Texas we have a multiple of different types of natural disasters. But most all of them excluding 'Tornadoes (not me) come with forewarning.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
23 Sep 15
@Rosekitty Ah ok. Maybe I watch too much TV!? 
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@sofssu (23662)
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23 Sep 15
Thankfully where I live we are free from most of these.. Hurricanes are very common in our country... I hate see the scene the day after..However, we can never predict what could happen where.. just take life as it comes .. you can't run away from life.. that is my philosophy of life.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
23 Sep 15
Yes, to view the devastation afterwards is always heart wrenching, to say the least. *points to my reply to marie* I wouldn't say it's running away from life. Selecting where you live, is still living.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
23 Sep 15
@sofssu Exactly. Very good point. I deal with the things that come, it's all I can do. But I wouldn't intentionally put myself in harms way.
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@sofssu (23662)
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23 Sep 15
@TexanTornado I have never given a thought to it.. But i guess I wouldn't choose a safe place either. I believe and trust in God's protection.. I have seen things happen close to me but never come to me. I don't know about you .. but I hold on to my faith.. that doesn't mean will tempt faith with stupidity.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
23 Sep 15
Yes, I am slowly finding that out about the UK. Which is great. They are scare, but some you learn to take them as they come.
@sofssu (23662)
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24 Sep 15
@TexanTornado Hey looks like we need to shift bases to the UK i guess.
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@MrZ0mbiesFanatic (168)
• Shreveport, Louisiana
22 Sep 15
Looks like I am moving to the UK then, I hate all those things you mentioned, plus any other devastating thing.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
22 Sep 15
Oh wow. That is quite interesting. I didn't know all of that. I thought all parts of the world had their own natural disasters. So nothing out of the ordinary to have to worry about? Besides perhaps someone going psycho that is.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
22 Sep 15
@MrZ0mbiesFanatic No, kidding. Although I think you would suffer from major culture shock.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
22 Sep 15
I wouldn't want to live in earthquake, tsunami or volcano areas - it strikes me as too inevitable a danger. If you do face such a crisis good luck.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
22 Sep 15
@TexanTornado volcanoes often trigger earthquakes before they erupt properly.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
22 Sep 15
@arthurchappell I could easily enough do without either of them.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
22 Sep 15
Oh yes, I forgot all about volcanoes. Yes, that would be a bit too scary for me too. Although I think with a volcano you have more of a warning than you do with an earthquake.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
23 Sep 15
That is true. But there are geographical locations where certain disasters are more common for that region.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
23 Sep 15
No, I could never understand that either. I would be interested in knowing what their reasons were for doing such. Yes, it does seem like ya'll are lucky about that.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
24 Sep 15
'n that's why i hang my hat where i do. i've no desires to be swept out into the ocean, swallowed by the land (oops, wait a sec...dang sink holes...) 'n 've lessened the odds 'f bein' in a tornadoes path. but, disasters can/do happen all o'er the world. there's no true safe place, ya jest pick the pro's 'n toss 'em 'gainst the con's.
