N*F*B: Have you seen the new US map?

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[TraceZ]

Thats pretty funny. It's a great place to vacation in, but you couldnt pay me to live there.

I have heard people say that the tornados we get here make it just as bad, but that is not true. You can live up here in the midwest for your entire life and likely never see a tornado. The chances of one destroying your house are even less. I dont know anybody that has ever lost their home to one. The last one that I can even remember doing major damage to a city was almost 20 years ago in Barneveld.

The chances of a huricane destroying your house in Florida at somepoint over the period of your life are much higher. If you live near the water, it is almost a guarantee. It is similar to a 50 year flood plain. The question is not "if", it is "when". All we can do is hope nobody gets hurt.

New Orleans is also a ticking timebomb. That is another city that I would never own property in. That place will most likely be under water someday. They keep getting lucky, but that luck will eventually run out. I hope everybody gets out with their lives when the day comes.

[Injuneer]

While the people in the North-East can be pretty obnoxious, its very overcrowded, the pace of life it ridiculously hectic, and prices are high, we don't have too many natural disasters. I've been through a tornado in Texas ($25K damage, insured), along with some huge floods in Houston, and experienced "up close and personal" the 6.9 Northridge earthquake in CA ($70K net loss on equity in house). The fires a year or two ago were licking at the edges of the neighborhood I used to live in, in Valencia, CA. That was enough. Back to the East coast seemed like a good idea.... of course, the further you can get from NYC, the better things get as far as the people being more friendly, the prices dropping, congestion easing, etc.

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While the people in the North-East can be pretty obnoxious, its very overcrowded, the pace of life it ridiculously hectic, and prices are high, we don't have too many natural disasters. I've been through a tornado in Texas ($25K damage, insured), along with some huge floods in Houston, and experienced "up close and personal" the 6.9 Northridge earthquake in CA ($70K net loss on equity in house). The fires a year or two ago were licking at the edges of the neighborhood I used to live in, in Valencia, CA. That was enough. Back to the East coast seemed like a good idea.... of course, the further you can get from NYC, the better things get as far as the people being more friendly, the prices dropping, congestion easing, etc.

We Texans definitely get our fair share of tornados and out of the blue downpours. I live on the Guadalupe River here and we got the 1998 flood pretty bad. Our bottom floor is approx. 8 ft above the normal lake level and we still had 4 ft of water in the house. Flood insurance definitely pays. I guess I do appreciate the "Southern Hospitality" down here. I've been up North and there definitely is a noticeable difference in their demeanor. South TX has a reasonable real estate market, fair gas prices, and pretty decent people for the most part. We just don't have the best of drivers in the country, especially in the rain.

[Joe 1320]

HaR-deE-haR-HaR.

In reality, we've just been sent back in time.

[02Z28]

i think if i was to move away from TX, i'd probably end up either in Colorado (near the mountains for snowboarding, of course), or up in Washington state, probably up around Seattle. Nevada (around Reno or Vegas) is possible, but not likely. if i was to move totally out of the country, it would probably be B.C., Canada.

[fastTa]

HaR-deE-haR-HaR.

In reality, we've just been sent back in time.

Sucks to hear about the GNX. I'm glad you and your son made it through in one piece.

[TODD 2000 V6 CAMARO]

Having moved away from Texas for going on 3 years now, I am very ready to go back. I miss it way too much. Haven't ever been hit by a tornado. (Knock on wood) I have never been any place that I would rather live than Texas....gotta love it.

[pete]

I made the mistake of moving away from Florida in 1996, and just returned this past January.......


Here to stay, or at least until I move to some Carribean island!

[RocKin1967]

theirs nothing wrong with florida its awsome down here, sure weve had it ruff this year but its been a while since we've been hit with a strong hurricane....but how many of you guys can say that u can drive ur car anywhere all year long and then it runs best in the winter season due to the nice 45-55 degree weather that comes down here... hehe all we really worry about is the canes.... and those dam Cubans that end up here every dam day and no1 does anything about it, its really nice over here not as bad a u guys think it is, u should see the latinas at the beach during spring and summer....WoW .