Link to an earthquake that burned 300k acres annually ?
earthquake + fire here would be epic doom. But the fire is what destroys it all. Ala 1908
Generally true, plus no hurricanes or tsunami's either.
No reason an earthquake couldn't happen right now while everything is on fire.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
wap wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:23 pmGenerally true, plus no hurricanes or tsunami's either.
BUT,
The New Madrid fault down in southern Illinois/Missouri is not dormant. Back in 1811 there were a series of 7.5+ magnitude earthquakes that rang church bells in Boston and briefly reversed the flow of the Mississippi river.
Back in the late 1980's there was a small earthquake down there that set off the car alarm on my Scirocco, so it's not dormant.
Still less of a danger than the impending Big One in CA
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Earthquake + fire was my point. Quakes can definitely cause devastating fires. And yes, 1908 is a great example. Regardless of how many acres burned it's an epic :doom: combination.
Thankfully!Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:25 pmwap wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:23 pm
Generally true, plus no hurricanes or tsunami's either.
BUT,
The New Madrid fault down in southern Illinois/Missouri is not dormant. Back in 1811 there were a series of 7.5+ magnitude earthquakes that rang church bells in Boston and briefly reversed the flow of the Mississippi river.
Back in the late 1980's there was a small earthquake down there that set off the car alarm on my Scirocco, so it's not dormant.
Still less of a danger than the impending Big One in CA
I did not know about that fault line. Fortunately pretty far from northern IL, WI, and MI
The huge difference was, the local fire departments are well trained in fighting post earthquake fires. They absolutely can't fight the wildfires. Completely different animals.
You guys live in areas that are completely dependent on HVAC systems in the Winters. Blizzards are fucking scary AF as well. Sitting at home when you will die outside within minutes is literally as well.
Our power rarely, if ever goes out. And if it does, houses have fireplaces for a reason. There's a much higher likelihood of you burning to death than me freezing to death.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
I dunno... That's a tough statement to make. There are a variety of factors. Not that many people die from wildfires... But bunch of homes do get destroyed.
Yep. My house with all my life's stuff in it burning down is better than dying I guess.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Just rub it in that you're as hell with yourwap wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 4:18 pm
Municipalities in the snow belt are very well equipped and capable of dealing with blizzards. 5 times out of 7 roads are completely driveable less than 12 hours after a blizzard, and often driveable DURING them as the plows are on call 24/7 and are out in force immediately and usually preemptively. The only real annoyance is when businesses are slow in clearing their parking lots. Mrs and I love blizzards. They're fun. And we have a whole house generator so we'll never experience a power outage and a good snow blower so I can clear the driveway and sidewalks in about.an hour.
Only once in my 27 years of working here did my company close because of a blizzard. We did close last year because of severe cold but that was because a lot of guys in the shop drive crappy old cars that wouldn't start. I went out shopping that day in my .
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.