Posted on 04/10/2009 9:18:25 AM PDT by janetjanet998
Prayers to any and all in areas.
Now, let's have another Ft. Tejon scale earthquake next month in the LA area - around an 8.0. The entire metro area is affected, much of it for months - wide-spread disruption of food, water and energy distribution, with many highways impassible. That is why I prefer dealing with tornados - they impact a small area and give you warning to take cover.
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While your home is blown into the next state, most of mine will remain standing and in the same zip code.
Lets say I live in Oklahoma City and you live in LA. One of the biggest tornados in history hit the OKC area back in 1999, I believe. You had a swath of damage about a half-mile wide, but at probably at least 95 percent of the metro area was unaffected.
Same with Sylmar, Oakland etc. You do understand, the same type of sporadic damage occurs with quakes?
Another question: Why are more killed in the U.S. every year by tornadoes than quakes?
Now, let's have another Ft. Tejon scale earthquake next month in the LA area - around an 8.0. The entire metro area is affected, much of it for months - wide-spread disruption of food, water and energy distribution, with many highways impassible. That is why I prefer dealing with tornados - they impact a small area and give you warning to take cover.
Lets say? You are just offering more hypotheticals.
You prefer tornadoes because you never had one coming directly at your home or business, leveling it.
On the other hand, I have been through many quakes, dozens, and experienced no damage.
I'm asking direct questions, and offering real life examples.
Example: I've been right close to 7+ earth quakes, and thankfully, not one bit of damage. you got my attention though.
> Wide-spread disruption of food, water and energy distribution, with many highways impassible. That is why I prefer dealing with tornados - they impact a small area and give you warning to take cover.
More hypotheticals. Again, earthquakes cause sporadic damage, much like tornadoes. Ya see I've been in So. Cal many decades, close to large quake epicenters, and not one bit of damage. See what I mean?
Feel free to address the above two questions, as to why more are killed in the United States every year in tornadoes as opposed to earthquakes?
And would you rather have a large tornado bearing down on your home or business or an earthquake?
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