Re: Off Topic 2014
There's a difference between not being used to it and not being prepared for it, to me. In the midwest we have plans for pretty much everything, barring hurricanes, which are pretty much a scientific impossibility here. We even have plans in place for earthquakes, despite the fact that there have only been 13 here in Iowa in the state's history, the two most recent being 2004 and 1948 (Not so much in north central Iowa as there's not a fault line close enough to do much damage, but certainly in eastern, southern and severe northwestern Iowa). So, I just think it's a tad ridiculous to not be prepared for something that is possible. Same goes for the Northeast when they got hit with that hurricane. It's a possibility, so you should be prepared for it just in case. Just because something doesn't happen often doesn't mean it will never happen.
There's a difference between not being used to it and not being prepared for it, to me. In the midwest we have plans for pretty much everything, barring hurricanes, which are pretty much a scientific impossibility here. We even have plans in place for earthquakes, despite the fact that there have only been 13 here in Iowa in the state's history, the two most recent being 2004 and 1948 (Not so much in north central Iowa as there's not a fault line close enough to do much damage, but certainly in eastern, southern and severe northwestern Iowa). So, I just think it's a tad ridiculous to not be prepared for something that is possible. Same goes for the Northeast when they got hit with that hurricane. It's a possibility, so you should be prepared for it just in case. Just because something doesn't happen often doesn't mean it will never happen.

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