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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Ah, folks, no one said it was a black mark against anyone.  The problem, not 
something is wrong with the people, is they aren't prepared, THEREFORE it 
will be a MAJOR disaster.

And, another misconception.  I live in the mountains, which btw is a major 
part of the landscape in CA, and we get BIG thunderstorms.  Also, if you 
live on the coast, particularly the northern section, you get both BIG 
thunderstorms AND winds in excess, on a routine basis, of over 60 mph with 
gusts, routinely of over 90.

The statement was about the *why* it will be a major disaster.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>


> Resources being finite, people and their governments (well maybe not
> our federal one these days) tend to prepare for events that are likely
> to happen. If we all prepared for catastrophes that occur every four
> or five hundred years, we wouldn't have money left over for much else.
> > Out here, all the native Californians know what to do, do panic and in 
> > most
> > cities there are several volunteer groups ready to jump into action.
>
> I'd like to see all the Californians I know who have been
> poo-pooing our little earthquake and explaining how they are ready for
> theirs face a nice Midwestern tornado, or even a decent size
> thunderstorm <grump, grump, grump>. Here in the Midwest, when the
> sirens go off people know enough to go for cover, and most of them
> have a safe place to go. Whole towns have been scrubbed off the face
> of the planet with only a small number of fatalities.
>
> I believe it's called adapting to your environment.
>
> Marie
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