The safest state in the U.S.
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Posted on: 2011-03-31 19:00 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
That list seems to only be including natural disasters 
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Wouldn't the Devouring Earth count as a natural disaster?
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
That list seems to only be including natural disasters
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Originally Posted by Inazuma
Wouldn't the Devouring Earth count as a natural disaster?
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There's no way we'd be that high on the list if potholes counted as natural disasters. I do feel a little bit safer though.
Whereas in the real world, the most prominent state in America is denial.
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You think Paragon City is safe??? Perhaps you missed the thrice hourly muggings on every other street corner, the rampaging giant-ish monsters, or the forces invading from half a dozen different dimensions and/or parallel worlds? Not to mention the drivers who swerve randomly from lane to lane as they drive down the street.|
Originally Posted by AlienOne
I find it interesting they didn't list the REAL reason it's the safest state in the U.S...
Rhode Island FTW. "Alien" |
Sure there are a lot of superheroes there, but even they get beat up so often that they need a system that automatically teleports them to the hospital.
No, I think they did Rhode Island a favor by flat out ignoring the dangers of living in Paragon City.
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I thought that state was confusion. |
Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
Whereas in the real world, the most prominent state in America is denial.
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It's located somewhere between England and France (going East to West).
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
I live in the state of inebriation. How safe is that state?
well....this is educational.
Safest state based on Natural disasters, hmmm?
Let's see my record for 2010 in Rhode Island:
March - Flooded basement due to two weeks of heavy rains; could not pump it down for two weeks due to high water table level. Results: destroyed basement, mold, loss of over $5000 in furniture, equipment and memorabilia. Entire basement had to be gutted of all wall paneling, wood workbenches, tables etc. No federal aid approved other than 'we shall allow you to request a Federal Aid loan'; Free money for immediate needs as in other natural disasters in other states over the last few years? "Sorry, we don't do that anymore since Katrina".
April - Lost power for 2 days due to several consecutive high wind storms, resulting also in downed trees and branches, blocking off our road 3 times in a week, dropping a 50 year old pine tree across our yard, narrowly missing our house, and flooding out my basement once again.
October - tropical storm level winds and rain for 3 days downed even more trees, power lines, etc. No power for over 30 hours one time, 20 hours the other. Branch dropped across top of SUV. Had to go in for Insurance repairs.
December - 2 Nor'easter storms, one resulting in severe flooding, once again flooding my basement, only to freeze overnight leaving sheets of 3 inches ice across 24 inches of snow. Driving during this time - fergetaboutit. Lost work days: 5. Loss of power 3 times this month including Christmas Day.
To add bonuses to this, in February 2011, we had so much snow and ice, our carport collapsed, got minor flooding once again, and had our 60-yard length driveway caked in ice the entire month, making driving on it near impossible (scratches and dents provided by Mother Nature to any and all who dared to go down our driveway (mail suspended to our area for 2 weeks as a result)), oh and lost power twice again.
We've spent 2 weeks now STILL removing debris from the fall/winter of 2010 from our 1 1/2 acre yard...only to be snowed upon last night and today as part of Mother Nature's April Fool's Day joke on us in the region. So much for the new flowers and plants that tried sprouting.
But I guess they're right...no hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis or tornadoes...just everything else. SO glad I'm living in one of the safest states. /sarcasm
note: yes, I have since put in a permanent sump pump in the basement. Up until this last year, we'd never flooded in our basement. Ever. As per the gological surveys for our area in Rhode Island, we're in what's called 'Zone C' in regards to flooding which means, 'you'll rarely if ever get floooded' (insurance speak: no, we will not cover you for flood insurance in this zone).
Great, safe state that Rhode Island....I was safer in Hawaii.
Additional note: I know there are others who've gone through worse; I'm just stating this listed 'safest state' is not the state you may think they say it is.
I find it interesting they didn't list the REAL reason it's the safest state in the U.S...
Rhode Island FTW.
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