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82. If you want to live in SFO, get an earthquake-ready house.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #74)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 11:43 PM

Mar 2012

If you want to live in Oklahoma, get a tornado ready house.

Really not rocket science.

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If you live in Tornado Alley, blame yourself. Ron Paul says no emergency financial aid to those [View all] demtenjeep Mar 2012 OP

At least he is consistent and doesn't pander Nancy Waterman Mar 2012 #1

Agree'd CoreyAndrews Mar 2012 #4

You are 100% wrong. Lasher Mar 2012 #9

It's pandering to everyone who isn't in tornado alley. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #19

He panders to those who don't want to pay taxes, and fuck everyone else! LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #104

You could say the same of all those popes who refused to believe the Earth was round... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #120

No. He's a d.i.c.k. and this proves his ideology flamingdem Mar 2012 #138

I was wondering who would be the first BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #2

I heard that Gov Kasich refused immediate federal assistance. libinnyandia Mar 2012 #5

I also saw that Gov. Mitch Daniels BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #10

Incorrect. Myrina Mar 2012 #27

Except that he distanced himself from it BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #34

Insurance means SHIT! Just ask the people whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. txwhitedove Mar 2012 #3

+1000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Mar 2012 #15

ron paul must be living in lalaland newspeak Mar 2012 #112

I'll toss in another +1000 for people with super-high insurance premiums. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #22

Damn Skippy. nolabear Mar 2012 #23

Building in disaster zones is a stupid idea. boppers Mar 2012 #6

If you include earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, flash floods, etc., Suich Mar 2012 #7

It's all about safety and mitigation. boppers Mar 2012 #40

And don't forget volcanoes. Zalatix Mar 2012 #92

The whole world is a disaster zone. canoeist52 Mar 2012 #8

Risk is relative. boppers Mar 2012 #41

Huh? You mean like that Hurricane that did NOT hit New York last year??? txwhitedove Mar 2012 #72

Was it declared a disaster area? boppers Mar 2012 #77

You are playing Devil's Advocate, but it isn't cool. No, it doesn't happen in NY every year. txwhitedove Mar 2012 #79

If you live in a disaster area, prepare for it. boppers Mar 2012 #81

Who is not preparing for it? LanternWaste Mar 2012 #114

My friends and I have formed a group to prepare for disasters. Lasher Mar 2012 #119

... but that does rule out a lot of the US. Tornadoes are all over the place, anymore, as RKP5637 Mar 2012 #11

How many tornadoes does Maine have? California? Utah? boppers Mar 2012 #43

The entire bread basket of the US is tornado-prone. You kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #52

Don't live there in above ground, east coast style, housing. boppers Mar 2012 #58

Well, NH does'nt have many tornadoes Mopar151 Mar 2012 #57

We had a tornado in Connecticut (and southern Mass) last year. Jennicut Mar 2012 #140

Are we moving the entire country to a handful of states? n/t RKP5637 Mar 2012 #74

If you want to live in SFO, get an earthquake-ready house. boppers Mar 2012 #82

Don't tornadoes, for example, seem to be popping up all over the place anymore? Some things RKP5637 Mar 2012 #85

some years ago newspeak Mar 2012 #115

If you buy into a scam you lose. boppers Mar 2012 #127

Practically everywhere in the US is safe from tsunamis Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #142

Basements demtenjeep Mar 2012 #86

....Which allow the whole whouse to be destroyed, wasting thousands or millions. boppers Mar 2012 #88

Um, not everyone can afford to buy a house. let alone a disaster-safe one. Vattel Mar 2012 #136

I did not say "buy", eom boppers Mar 2012 #141

well, salt lake city did have a tornado some years ago newspeak Mar 2012 #117

Tornado Alley covers a huge part of the midwest. modem77 Mar 2012 #12

...and people there keep building above-ground housing. boppers Mar 2012 #44

Why ProSense Mar 2012 #14

Oh, first ever for february! boppers Mar 2012 #46

Ah ProSense Mar 2012 #59

I try to avoid natural disaster areas. boppers Mar 2012 #65

tornados have occured in every state, in every month of the year. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #110

Tornadoes do not occur in every state, in every month, of the year. boppers Mar 2012 #123

Check it out. I said they have happened in every state in every month. Not all the time. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #128

With equal frequencies? boppers Mar 2012 #130

What's the use? hobbit709 Mar 2012 #131

Math and statistics is such a hassle! boppers Mar 2012 #134

People who live on the slopes of a volcano shouldn't criticize hobbit709 Mar 2012 #137

The whole world is a disaster zone RC Mar 2012 #18

Do you think all places are equally safe? boppers Mar 2012 #48

+1000 Dokkie Mar 2012 #64

You can of course provide us with an objective, peer-reviewed list of regions that are not susceptib LanternWaste Mar 2012 #116

Sure, any idiot can do actuarials. boppers Mar 2012 #126

Let us list some states that would be "stupid ideas" to build in according to this logic The Genealogist Mar 2012 #29

Don't forget Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #35

I live in North Georgia in an area considered as Tornado Alley. RebelOne Mar 2012 #63

If you add up the "natural disaster declarations" for those states, you will find: boppers Mar 2012 #49

Where do YOU live, you so smart? Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #33

Portland, Oregon, on the "ring of fire". boppers Mar 2012 #50

You are extremely naive to think that stick houses can't fall in a quake. kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #53

Oh, they fall, too, in severe enough quakes. boppers Mar 2012 #55

You may be think that you are safe. TexasTowelie Mar 2012 #91

Yeah, I've tracked growth up and down my street and with my neighbors. boppers Mar 2012 #97

I grew up in Portland! Suich Mar 2012 #54

"Stick" meaning *not* brick/mortar. boppers Mar 2012 #56

LOL! I always called it "wood frame!" Suich Mar 2012 #61

I grew up in southern AZ. Lots of brick, mud. boppers Mar 2012 #70

You're not immune to the effects of wind Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #95

Yeah, 50 year storms compare to annual storms. boppers Mar 2012 #124

This message was self-deleted by its author Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #129

Wait til the 9.0 hits. Or one of those beautiful mountains decides to blow. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #111

Bullshit. Arkana Mar 2012 #38

Let's not forget the hurricaine damage done to Vermont, upstate NY... JHB Mar 2012 #42

+1 Little Star Mar 2012 #47

Are they all equal? Nope. boppers Mar 2012 #51

What ProSense Mar 2012 #62

It makes a difference for those who repeatedly pay for bad decisions. boppers Mar 2012 #67

That's ProSense Mar 2012 #68

So, we should subsidize oil? Because it's trivial? boppers Mar 2012 #69

Wait ProSense Mar 2012 #71

Strawman. Post disaster funding should be used to remove, and re-educate, people... boppers Mar 2012 #73

That's ProSense Mar 2012 #78

What? boppers Mar 2012 #80

Seems ProSense Mar 2012 #84

Libertarians are worse for society than Republicans. onehandle Mar 2012 #13

I agree. Lasher Mar 2012 #39

hey Dirtbag! These are the folks who grow what you stuff in your maw every day! Warpy Mar 2012 #16

+1,000,000!!! Zalatix Mar 2012 #93

I hope he remembers that statement the next time TBF Mar 2012 #17

Nice catch. Send that around! alittlelark Mar 2012 #26

Ron Paul ProSense Mar 2012 #20

Not just a moron, but a hypocritical one - TBF Mar 2012 #21

I use this chart a lot when it comes to "Mr. Anti-Corporatism". HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #139

Oh Ron you just make me feel all warm and fuzzy. n/t sandyj999 Mar 2012 #24

It's our own fault if we live in Tornado Alley? 2pooped2pop Mar 2012 #25

yeah, well, with his ideology newspeak Mar 2012 #118

GOP'ers ought to live up to their 'small gov't' and 'no welfare' meme ... Myrina Mar 2012 #28

Does that include areas subject to hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, blizzards, etcetera? TheWraith Mar 2012 #30

so he wants to mandate insurance....hmmmmm spanone Mar 2012 #31

When did the South become tornado ally? get the red out Mar 2012 #32

"Dixie Alley" is one of four high-activity zones. piedmont Mar 2012 #99

I live in the south and the area I live in wasn't prone to tornados. But one came about 2 miles southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #36

He is the very definition of heartless bastard. Arkana Mar 2012 #37

I live in "Tornado Alley" I also lived through the 91 Andover/Wichita tornado demtenjeep Mar 2012 #45

Dear Mr. Paul randr Mar 2012 #60

Why people adore this man Texasgal Mar 2012 #66

Paul says he'd legalize weed, audit the fed and end the wars Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #121

What a hateful ass - if he hates government so much, why does he want to be a part of it mtnester Mar 2012 #75

He also thinks that those who live near water are on their annabanana Mar 2012 #76

If I build up on the hill, and you build on the beach, why should I subsidize your error? boppers Mar 2012 #83

So ProSense Mar 2012 #87

Tornadoes prefer flats. Like beaches. Plains. boppers Mar 2012 #89

Thanks ProSense Mar 2012 #90

Your proposition seems to lack cohesion. boppers Mar 2012 #105

Those people in Aumsville, Oregon that were hit with a tornado in December 2010 live in neverforget Mar 2012 #94

They're still plans. boppers Mar 2012 #106

You are propagating a myth. piedmont Mar 2012 #98

Thank you. laundry_queen Mar 2012 #109

Sorry for physics. boppers Mar 2012 #125

Mountainous east TN was gettig tornados Lars39 Mar 2012 #113

Up on the hill?? Closer to the lightning??! annabanana Mar 2012 #107

Water grounds more. boppers Mar 2012 #122

I'm sure it will all blow over mindwalker_i Mar 2012 #96

I'm tired of idealogues. I just want someone with common sense. JNathanK Mar 2012 #100

When is Ayn Rand *really* going to die? Brigid Mar 2012 #101

She was dead inside the day she was "born". . . n/t annabanana Mar 2012 #108

I say, let's lend each other a hand. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #102

If Ron Paul REALLY wants to live somewhere without such aid, he should try Haiti. alp227 Mar 2012 #103

How does one wish to socialize costs? quaker bill Mar 2012 #132

unbelievable my sister says there is a picture of a tornado victims house demtenjeep Mar 2012 #133

He didn't do so well in Oklahoma last night. JVS Mar 2012 #135