Hurricane or Earthquake?

[Bob]

Talk to anyone from Charleston SC. They live in an earthquake zone. Their city was decimated in 1886 by a massive quake. They've also had their share of hurricanes.

 

[mbarje]

I was born in Los Angeles, and raised in the San Fernando Valley, I LOVE earthquakes, for many different reasons, mainly the rush. but they hit everyone no matter what your social or economic situation, like a big equalizer, and after living through many of them you realize "things" are not very important, the insurance would usually replace your property and stuff, but you really appreciate family and friends (& pets) more after a quake.
When everyone would run for the middle of the street and people who would normally never speak to each other are talking and hugging and making sure everyone is OK it was nice to see, although two weeks later they would go back to being strangers.
In 1988 I moved to Alabama from Huntington Beach, Ca, now it's tornadoes and hurricanes, I would like to sit one out some day if it was not a major one.
The friendliness of the south and especially the Gulf coast make living through a natural disaster much easier, and it really brings out the good in people, compared to mostly looters and con artists in SoCal, I miss the quakes but will NEVER move back west, traffic, smog, crime, cost of living, rude people, too many rules & regulations, I'm here for good. Manuel

 

[Kurt]

I was born in Los Angeles, and raised in the San Fernando Valley, I LOVE earthquakes, for many different reasons, mainly the rush. but they hit everyone no matter what your social or economic situation, like a big equalizer, and after living through many of them you realize "things" are not very important, the insurance would usually replace your property and stuff, but you really appreciate family and friends (& pets) more after a quake.
When everyone would run for the middle of the street and people who would normally never speak to each other are talking and hugging and making sure everyone is OK it was nice to see, although two weeks later they would go back to being strangers.
In 1988 I moved to Alabama from Huntington Beach, Ca, now it's tornadoes and hurricanes, I would like to sit one out some day if it was not a major one.
The friendliness of the south and especially the Gulf coast make living through a natural disaster much easier, and it really brings out the good in people, compared to mostly looters and con artists in SoCal, I miss the quakes but will NEVER move back west, traffic, smog, crime, cost of living, rude people, too many rules & regulations, I'm here for good. Manuel

Unfortunate that we live in a "2 weeks later" society. I think you are a little nuts for missing quakes.