Why Would Anyone Want To Live On a Fault Line?

[Placebo]

I mean, I can understand if you were born in California and so you don't want to leave. But why would anyone want to move there if they didn't have to? It's insanity.

[slackmaster]

1. I agree completely

People in other states, stay put. You don't want to live here.

[mike_c]

12. I second that-- life here is utter hell....

For god's sake, stay away.

[Placebo]

15. Wow. Why SO SO BAD?

:o

[mike_c]

20. well, to begin with, my part of California is all rivers, forests, and...

...beaches, with no amusement parks, mega-malls, or freeways. The closest Walmart is literally three hours away! Shudder. And the liberals, why..., they're EVERYWHERE. And did I mention that the weather is always boringly pleasant? Or that the top grossing local agricultural product is, well, illegal, sort of? Gawd it's awful here....

on edit-- with respect to the OP, I do live in one of the more seismically active parts of the state, within a few miles of an offshore triple plate subduction. That just adds to the suckitude.

[UdoKier]

37. Yes, it's a real nightmare here in San Francisco.

The way there's never any snow or smog, those damn cooling ocean breezes keeping the temperature always between 50 and 70 degrees year round, the liberals and the annoyingly excellent public schools and transport systems they have wrought (sigh)

Sometimes, I get so fed up with this city and its spacious parks and lack of Wal-Marts, and I drive 1/2 to the damnable redwood forest, with its frightening carpet of green lichen and ferns. It's just the worst place to go camping! When that gets too annoying, I hike up this pile of rocks called Mt. Tamalpais, where you get panoramic views of the whole fault-ridden deathtrap, and I'm just filled with terror.

Oh, If only I lived in some flat-as-a-pancake region with smog and blizzards and sweltering summers. God only knows tornadoes and hurricanes are WAY more fun than earthquakes!


:eyes:

[Misunderestimator]

25. Yes indeed. Wish I'd never moved here... please, everyone stay away.

It's scawwy, vewwy vewwy scawwy. :scared:

[arcane1]

2. I didn't have to, but I did

and I'm not planning to leave either

[Seabiscuit]

3. Maybe the people moving there are escaping tornado alley or the Gulf

hurricane region.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Or the blizzard-bound Northeast....

Take it from Cooley-Ass-Deep-in-Snow-Hurd!:scared:

[bigwillq]

7. I would rather have blizzards

then an earthquake, hurricane or tornado.
And I hate winter.

[musette_sf]

24. that would be me

i will take an earthquake (infrequent) over any Texas weather or disaster, any time!!!!



(aerial view downtown H-town, note highway under water)

[Misunderestimator]

27. Yep... 3 hurricanes last year in the Gulf, 20 years of Nor'easters before

that, and 18 years of tornadoes and blistering Texas heat before that.

Earthquakes don't come close.

[maxsolomon]

4. wood is flexible

the house goes creak creak creak, then it is over.

vs. tornadoes, hurricanes, 17 year locusts, lightning storms.

but you are right. stay in the humidity belt.

[izzie]

6. I did it for 10 years.

I guess you just figure it will not happen. I can recall getting up and going to door ways when I lived in Alaska.

[Blue_In_AK]

36. (Smile) - see my post below. n/t

[tjwmason]

8. Just think how long it takes a normal landscape to change

Hundreds and hundreds of years for hills to grow/erode. One quick earth movement, and then it's reset. Keeps you on your toes.

[Sequoia]

9. We're just waiting for all the scardy cats to leave so we can

afford housing and have more jobs available, so don't move here.

[xmas74]

10. There are fault lines all over the US.

Some rarely go off.
You just have to take the good w/ the bad.

[chaumont58]

11. I lived in the LA area from 1962 to 1997

I only remember two quakes from that time, one in 1971 and the Northridge quake in '94. There was an awful lot of good weather and days in between.
Randy Newsman's song, "I Love LA" is right on.
Noted party goer and sport announcer, Frank Gifford, said America had two towns to tough to beat, NY and LA. I have never been in NY, so I'll have to take his word for part, but LA is a bit of all right.

[4_Legs_Good]

28. I love California and Los Angeles, buuuuuut...

I've also been to NYC and Boston and the little time I spent in Boston was really, REALLY cool. NYC was nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.

OTOH, Boston, assuming that the weather is always as nice as it was when I was there durring the summer 2 years ago, certainly gives California a run for its money.

:)

david

[TK421]

13. It isn't their fault, though....

;)

[djeseru]

14. Ba-da-boom...

...and why aren't you at your post?!

[TK421]

16. Hey! OK-bad joke, but I couldn't resist it

:-)

[Deja Q]

23. Maybe the post was faulty?

:shrug:

[woofless]

17. I live between an active volcano

and a major subduction zone. It's just too nice here to live anywhere else. Pac. NW rocks.

[pinniped]

38. Long live the Cascade Range!

.

[proud2BlibKansan]

18. I live in tornado alley

So I don't question others for their choices. And hey at least those Californians are close to the ocean. I would LOVE to live by an ocean.

[TK421]

19. I wouldn't live on one, but what about the people who constantly

rebuild after a tornado or hurricane? I'll take the snow,thank you. The stuff melts, and it won't rip the roof off your home or destroy your car.

[IChing]

21. It's stupid to live here: some of the worst scenery/ weather in the world

EARTHQUAKE SAFETY TIPS


Those living in areas not prone to earthquakes can respond quickly to the plight of disaster victims in quake zones by complacently smirking and saying, "I told you so."

- To minimize loss and damage in a quake, try not to own things.

- Experiencing an earthquake is terrifying, but a majority of people caught in one do survive. During the tremors, try to resist the temptation to have sex with pets or houseplants.

- Practice your burrowing-out-from-under-40-tons-of-rubble skills ahead of time.

- Look out your window often. If you see a large, zig-zag-shaped crevasse moving rapidly from the horizon toward your home, step either to the right or the left.

- Do you have a treasured childhood toy? Perhaps a stuffed animal, such as a teddy bear? Well, let's see Mr. Bear help you now.

- For those who fear earthquakes, it may comfort you to know that a majority of the damage during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake did not come from the tremors themselves. Instead, it was from the raging, out-of-control fires that consumed most of the city.

- A doorway is the safest place to be during a quake. Eat, sleep and work in doorways.

- Be sure to mail your house insurance payments a full five business days before a major earthquake strikes.

- In the event of a quake, get under something heavy, such as a desk, a table or your uncle.

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[Placebo]

22. ...

:rofl:

[4_Legs_Good]

26. That's how I feel about Florida! At least in California you may or may not

get hit by an earthquake, but freaking Florida is getting hit by freaking hurricanes EVERY SINGLE YEAR!!! Now that doesn't make any sense.

Plus California is so well designed/prepared for earthquakes, that they rarely cause that much death/devistation. I'm sure dehydration in the desert, floods, hurricanes and maybe even tornadoes kill more people every year than earthquakes in California.

Plus it's the kick-assest place in the country to live!!!!!!!!

david

[slackmaster]

29. We know we WILL get hit by earthquakes

So we have to be prepared all the time.

[Lindsey]

30. Yea, I really get tired of havin' fun here....

I mean....the decisions one has to make:
Should I go snow skiing or surfing? and then once that decisions been reached, do I go to Mammoth or Big Bear or if it's a Beach, do I go to Malibu or Zuma...(How I manage, I just don't know)
Other horrible decisions:
Should I go to the Holllywood Bowl or The Greek?
The list is too long regarding the type of food to eat since we have every ethnic choice available, so normally, my friends and I just draw straws.
Do I want to hang out in Laguna Beach for a three day weekend, Santa Barbara, or REALLY suffer and go to Big Sur.

You know, I think I'll move back to the south (no offense) where the choices are so simple: Do I watch American Idol or CSI Miami!!!!!!!

[Carla in Ca]

31. As a 2nd generation SoCal gal

IMO, it is because of the weather.
Lots to do, lots to see from ocean to mountain to desert but the weather is why I love it the most.

[jobycom]

32. Well, if you're a man, you're always at fault, might as well live on one.

Like everyone else didn't think of posting the same thing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Hey there, jobycom.....

Now don't you go running down one of my friends, hear?! I won't hear of you getting put down by anyone, even yourself...Men aren't always at fault, anyhow..Don't tell my female friends I said that; I'd never live it down!


:loveya:

:hug:

[Kenneth ken]

33. because they like to have their world rocked? n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

35. Earthquakes are a great adrenaline rush...

...and chances are nothing bad is going to happen. We get them up here a lot, too. I like that moment when they first start. It grabs your attention instantly, and then you have to make that split-second decision whether it's just a little shaker or if it's time to dive under the table. They're exciting, and they put you in your place...remind you how really insignificant you are in the grand scheme of things.

[pinniped]

39. These houses are situated right on top of the San Andreas Fault.

To top it off, they have a nice eroding cliff to deal with. Some homes here have already succumbed to the forces of nature.

What they do have is a nice view of the Pacific Ocean.