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steelmyhead · 11-02-2009, 05:33 PM

I've survived a few earthquakes. I'm in California. There are wildfires here once in a while too, but they don't impact my life too much.

moxosis · 11-02-2009, 07:56 PM

Blizzards, snow storms, we where without electrition for about 7 days, and our house was heated with electric heating. I also got stuck in a blizzard on a mountain road, with other people. Had to wait for the rescue squad to get us off the mountain.

EagerMinnow84 · 11-02-2009, 09:32 PM

A tornado touched down a few miles from where I was vacationing in Wisconsin about 10 years ago. It knocked the power out for a few days, uprooted trees and downed power lines. There was dents on all of the cars because of the large sized hail. It was pretty much the worst storm I have ever been in. It was kind of cool.

Neptunus · 11-02-2009, 09:43 PM

Well, I live in New England, so the typical nor'easters... but, lately, we've been having a problem with tornados. A couple of summers ago, we had a an F2 that blasted the town a couple of miles from my house. Killed this poor elderly woman and totally annihilated her home. Just so happened that I was home that day and taking a nap, with ear plugs in, enjoying the breeze from my really loud, industrial fan, completely oblivious to all the chaos that was going on outside. Fortunately, my mother called and warned me to get to the basement. Talk about the flight of my life! Lightening everywhere ... and the trees seemed like they were going to crash down onto the house!!! I risked it, and ran upstairs to fetch my pet cockatiel, then hid out in the basement - the most frightening half hour of my life! Even though it was a relatively small tornado, the path of destruction it left was unbelievable!

mind_games · 11-02-2009, 09:44 PM

Still living through the natural disaster that is my mum.

Neptunus · 11-02-2009, 09:54 PM

And let us not forget the ice-storm that hit the Northeast last December. I didn't have power for 6 days- which meant no water too! Many people and businesses went without for much longer... some up to 2 weeks. Gawd awful!

Iced Soul · 11-02-2009, 10:37 PM

A few very mild earthquakes and one very mild tornado. There were wildfires, but they weren't really close to me. I'm very lucky.

Neptunus · 11-02-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by moxosis

Blizzards, snow storms, we where without electrition for about 7 days, and our house was heated with electric heating. I also got stuck in a blizzard on a mountain road, with other people. Had to wait for the rescue squad to get us off the mountain.

As far as I'm concerned, snow might as well be a four letter word!

leonardess · 11-03-2009, 12:54 AM

Besides myself? a few earthquakes.

UltraShy · 11-03-2009, 02:47 AM

Personally only a blizzard.

My brother's farm got blown away in a 1984 by an F-5 tornado. The barn was left as a pile of scrap wood. The house remained, except for the entire back wall was removed making it look like a gigantic doll house. He got rid of that 100 acre farm several years ago, netting $465K for what he never imagined to be worth much of anything. I think the buyer must have been suffering from a case of temporary insanity to pay $5,000 an acre for what sure failed to impress me.

lyssado707 · 11-03-2009, 07:58 AM

Just a few dinky earthquakes.

Your Crazy · 11-03-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mind_games

Still living through the natural disaster that is my mum.

This.

millenniumman75 · 11-03-2009, 09:06 AM

Remnants of Hurricane Ike - tropical storm/hurricane gust winds in western Ohio for 6+ hours. I had 45-65mph sustained winds with gusts to 80-85mph. I lost power for three and a half days in September, 2008.

nightrain · 11-03-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by somethinginthewind

A few serious blizzards/ice storms, growing up in Northern Ontario.

Same here.

Hank Scorpio · 11-03-2009, 03:13 PM

A tornado in a trailer park. That was fun. And I felt a tiny earthquake once but it definitely wan't a disaster, I thought it was pretty cool.

millenniumman75 · 11-03-2009, 06:56 PM

I think I have also been through about half a dozen blizzards. Also in March, 2008 - I got 15 inches of snow....that was the most I had ever seen in one storm - I have lived in my house for 29 years.

I have also had a couple of minor earthquakes here, too.

anomalous · 11-03-2009, 07:26 PM

Blizzards, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods... I've lived too many places. All within the U.S., though. One of our nation's finest qualities, I must say: there's a state for fans of just about every natural disaster imaginable!

Hoth · 11-03-2009, 08:38 PM

Nothing, unless you count watching the pool slosh a little in the '89 quake or wading through ankle-deep water walking home from school in a minor flood.

ecotec83 · 11-03-2009, 08:54 PM

Being Canadian i have lived through some pretty big blizzards over the years. When i was younger our family vacation to Florida turned scary when the "storm of the century" tore through the eastern seaboard. It was a great vacation, one day of sun then a night of terror as tornadoes, intense lightening and strong winds shook the whole parkhome for several hours. The next day palm trees were bent over and debris was everywhere. Worst vacation ever.

toffee · 11-03-2009, 09:32 PM

English weather.... rain, sun, wind, and more rain.. never experienced any of the above, apart from a very mild earthquake last yr.. very mild.. it lasted for about 5 seconds and i only felt it because i was awake at the time.. it was confirmed on the radio the next morning, but no one seemed to notice it.

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11-02-2009, 05:33 PM	#21 (permalink)
steelmyhead Status: mostly harmless Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 642	I've survived a few earthquakes. I'm in California. There are wildfires here once in a while too, but they don't impact my life too much. __________________ The trick is to experience, not anticipate.

11-02-2009, 07:56 PM	#22 (permalink)
moxosis Status: Lone Wolf Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Iceland Gender: Male Posts: 137	Blizzards, snow storms, we where without electrition for about 7 days, and our house was heated with electric heating. I also got stuck in a blizzard on a mountain road, with other people. Had to wait for the rescue squad to get us off the mountain. __________________

11-02-2009, 09:32 PM	#23 (permalink)
EagerMinnow84 Status: Living in Technicolor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dancing with Gene Kelly Gender: Female Posts: 1,189	A tornado touched down a few miles from where I was vacationing in Wisconsin about 10 years ago. It knocked the power out for a few days, uprooted trees and downed power lines. There was dents on all of the cars because of the large sized hail. It was pretty much the worst storm I have ever been in. It was kind of cool. __________________ I don't know, I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool

11-02-2009, 09:43 PM	#24 (permalink)
Neptunus Status: Authenticating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 2,843	Well, I live in New England, so the typical nor'easters... but, lately, we've been having a problem with tornados. A couple of summers ago, we had a an F2 that blasted the town a couple of miles from my house. Killed this poor elderly woman and totally annihilated her home. Just so happened that I was home that day and taking a nap, with ear plugs in, enjoying the breeze from my really loud, industrial fan, completely oblivious to all the chaos that was going on outside. Fortunately, my mother called and warned me to get to the basement. Talk about the flight of my life! Lightening everywhere ... and the trees seemed like they were going to crash down onto the house!!! I risked it, and ran upstairs to fetch my pet cockatiel, then hid out in the basement - the most frightening half hour of my life! Even though it was a relatively small tornado, the path of destruction it left was unbelievable! __________________ "When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing." ~Rabindranath Tagore "Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on." ---Sean Covey

11-02-2009, 09:44 PM	#25 (permalink)
mind_games Status: dances, like a fridge Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 23 Posts: 1,571	Still living through the natural disaster that is my mum. __________________ "this is not me, this is me reacting to your perception of me"

11-02-2009, 09:54 PM	#26 (permalink)
Neptunus Status: Authenticating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 2,843	And let us not forget the ice-storm that hit the Northeast last December. I didn't have power for 6 days- which meant no water too! Many people and businesses went without for much longer... some up to 2 weeks. Gawd awful! __________________ "When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing." ~Rabindranath Tagore "Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on." ---Sean Covey

11-02-2009, 10:37 PM	#27 (permalink)
Iced Soul Status: Dancing on Rainbows Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calilalaland Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 1,775	A few very mild earthquakes and one very mild tornado. There were wildfires, but they weren't really close to me. I'm very lucky. __________________ I scraped my knees while I was praying And found a demon in my safest haven. Seems like, it's getting harder to believe in anything Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts. I wanna know what it'd be like To find perfection in my pride To see nothing in the light Just turn it off In all my spite, in all my spite, I'll turn it off. - Turn It Off - Paramore http://twitter.com/MissEerie

11-03-2009, 12:54 AM	#29 (permalink)
leonardess Status: wheresthefire?inmyeye! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WILL you people please leave me alone?I'm supposed to be working lol Gender: Female Age: 45 Posts: 1,231	Besides myself? a few earthquakes. __________________ One day I will change this sig to something really cool, if I only had a brain....

11-03-2009, 02:47 AM	#30 (permalink)
UltraShy Status: Accident of Birth Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI (Atheist, Libertarian) Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 24,575	Personally only a blizzard. My brother's farm got blown away in a 1984 by an F-5 tornado. The barn was left as a pile of scrap wood. The house remained, except for the entire back wall was removed making it look like a gigantic doll house. He got rid of that 100 acre farm several years ago, netting $465K for what he never imagined to be worth much of anything. I think the buyer must have been suffering from a case of temporary insanity to pay $5,000 an acre for what sure failed to impress me. __________________ Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see http://www.insureyourgunrights.com/

11-03-2009, 07:58 AM	#31 (permalink)
lyssado707 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Humboldt County, CA Age: 22 Posts: 3,228	Just a few dinky earthquakes. __________________ In Loving Memory, http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...6/P1000595.jpg http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...P1000480-1.jpg Marmalade January 1991-February 19, 2007

11-03-2009, 09:06 AM	#33 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,682	Remnants of Hurricane Ike - tropical storm/hurricane gust winds in western Ohio for 6+ hours. I had 45-65mph sustained winds with gusts to 80-85mph. I lost power for three and a half days in September, 2008. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

11-03-2009, 03:13 PM	#35 (permalink)
Hank Scorpio Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground Posts: 333	A tornado in a trailer park. That was fun. And I felt a tiny earthquake once but it definitely wan't a disaster, I thought it was pretty cool.

11-03-2009, 06:56 PM	#36 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,682	I think I have also been through about half a dozen blizzards. Also in March, 2008 - I got 15 inches of snow....that was the most I had ever seen in one storm - I have lived in my house for 29 years. I have also had a couple of minor earthquakes here, too. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

11-03-2009, 07:26 PM	#37 (permalink)
anomalous Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 442	Blizzards, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods... I've lived too many places. All within the U.S., though. One of our nation's finest qualities, I must say: there's a state for fans of just about every natural disaster imaginable!

11-03-2009, 08:38 PM	#38 (permalink)
Hoth Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern California Gender: Male Age: 29 Posts: 325	Nothing, unless you count watching the pool slosh a little in the '89 quake or wading through ankle-deep water walking home from school in a minor flood. __________________ "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." - Marie Curie

11-03-2009, 08:54 PM	#39 (permalink)
ecotec83 Status: Ascending from the dark Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 367	Being Canadian i have lived through some pretty big blizzards over the years. When i was younger our family vacation to Florida turned scary when the "storm of the century" tore through the eastern seaboard. It was a great vacation, one day of sun then a night of terror as tornadoes, intense lightening and strong winds shook the whole parkhome for several hours. The next day palm trees were bent over and debris was everywhere. Worst vacation ever. __________________ ~Our greatest battles are those with our own mind.~

11-03-2009, 09:32 PM	#40 (permalink)
toffee Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: England Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 181	English weather.... rain, sun, wind, and more rain.. never experienced any of the above, apart from a very mild earthquake last yr.. very mild.. it lasted for about 5 seconds and i only felt it because i was awake at the time.. it was confirmed on the radio the next morning, but no one seemed to notice it. __________________ Everywhere i look, you're all i see.. just a fading ****ing reminder of who i used to be.