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"grisgrisfunk" wrote:
I agree... Connecticut is a hazardous state to drive in, and that's an everyday occurence. People here only know one speed, FAST. Crazy reckless drivers. Once in awhile a person from Massachusetts will cross the border, they're even worse. We call them Massholes! So I agree, every state has it's hazards. I deal with them everyday on the road. Mike R. Where do you find a road that you can speed on? Most of the time the traffic congestion prevents it. I grew up in CT and never knew what speeding truly was until I moved away. |
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IN-10-CITY wrote:
Funny, I've lived in Florida for 41 years, and the 4 or 5 houses that I've lived in are all still standing. The Carolinas have gotten hit more than we have, and they still have to deal with winter. I'd like to know where you live bozo. You probably need a lot explained to you. The areas of NC that are actually often hit by hurricanes, not the remnants, don't usually have much of winter. NC is a big state in an east-west direction. But of course you knew that. |
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"Brian" wrote in message ... "grisgrisfunk" wrote: I agree... Connecticut is a hazardous state to drive in, and that's an everyday occurence. People here only know one speed, FAST. Crazy reckless drivers. Once in awhile a person from Massachusetts will cross the border, they're even worse. We call them Massholes! So I agree, every state has it's hazards. I deal with them everyday on the road. Mike R. Where do you find a road that you can speed on? Most of the time the traffic congestion prevents it. I grew up in CT and never knew what speeding truly was until I moved away. Your kidding?!!! How long ago did you move away? Grant it, there is traffic from time to time, but when there isn't, LOOK OUT! Have you ever been on I95, I91, Merrit Parkway, Wilbur Cross Parkway, just to name a few, where there isn't somebody going a 100 mph and swirving in and out of traffic like there's some kind of emergency? Then God forbid you are not going over 70mph, it looks like they are riding in your back seat with you! They don't leave room for error. There is not a day go by where I don't see a near miss or some kind of accident due to reckless driving. There is almost an accident every day on the Wilbur Cross at exit 59 because your suppose to yield before you get on the highway and the car from behind rams the car that yields. I almost think that some people here don't know what a yield sign means. Mike R. |
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On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:40:55 -0700, "Richard Johnson"
wrote: "eüphemism" wrote in message ... puzzled wrote in message ... A massive hurricane seems to hit Florida every few years. I really don't understand why people continue to live there. Don't they get tired of having to evacuate every summer, and having their houses destroyed? Someone explain this to me. You should probably review the specifics with more care. I lived in Florida for 25 years and endured only one hurricane - it was a Cat-1 wimp named "David" in 1979. Andrew was the only really devastating hurricane that came close to where I lived - and it was terrible. It was supposed to hit the Palm Beaches, but it never turned north and just went straight in - it actually "missed" the most major population areas of south Florida. Had it come in 50 miles further north, the damage could have easily been 10 times worse. This is the first hurricane in modern history to affect this extensive of a stretch of population. There have never been evacuations involving 2 million people. This storm is "raking" the coast starting just at Ft. Lauderdale all the way up to at least Melbourne. Nasty, nasty, nasty. Property values have gone ****house in Florida over the last four years. Maybe this will stop that madness. This season will clearly be a modern record for the number of people directly impacted by hurricanes. The bad news is that there are three months of hurricane season remaining - and there's another storm already out there - by the name of Ivan. You may marvel at the stupidity of Floridians as they hunker down during these storms. That's okay. They have all snickered at your expense as they sat on the porch, sipping coolers and watching the coverage of those relentless winter storms that bury the north every single year. The shots of people slowly sliding their cars into poles, walls or other vehicles was always my personal favorite. Ü Actually it is what you get used to. As a native San Diegan, I never had to put up with tornados, huge lighting storms, cockroachs as big as small dogs, or hurricanes and heat with 100% humidity. I did put up with flea's, earthquakes, and water that would dull a knife if you tried to cut it. (When making concrete you only have to use a half a bag to get the same volume as normal places...OK exaggeration...but that water was hard.) All in all I would rather live in San Diego than Miami, any day of the week. But Florida's waters are beautiful. I now live in the Pacific Northwest (West of the Cascades). It is very beautiful here. The winters are mild, and it is a bit rainy. But almost no insects (by comparison to anywhere in the South or Northeast.). But...there are the things called volcanoes. Everyone has a cross to carry - Volcanos can be a bitch but they don't occur often (eruptions) in the CONUS. We in Sarasota have beautiful beaches and considerable wealth - but few real jobs. We also are in the first row on most hurricanes. San Diego is beautiful too. My son lives there. Most of the people I met there were too full of themselves. Very plastic. They have the mudslides and the occasional earthquakes. Of all the places in the USA I have been, I like Colorado Springs. Great air, great view, great people. Can't think of a negative off hand. |
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"Budman" wrote in message ... On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:40:55 -0700, "Richard Johnson" wrote: "eüphemism" wrote in message ... puzzled wrote in message ... A massive hurricane seems to hit Florida every few years. I really don't understand why people continue to live there. Don't they get tired of having to evacuate every summer, and having their houses destroyed? Someone explain this to me. You should probably review the specifics with more care. I lived in Florida for 25 years and endured only one hurricane - it was a Cat-1 wimp named "David" in 1979. Andrew was the only really devastating hurricane that came close to where I lived - and it was terrible. It was supposed to hit the Palm Beaches, but it never turned north and just went straight in - it actually "missed" the most major population areas of south Florida. Had it come in 50 miles further north, the damage could have easily been 10 times worse. This is the first hurricane in modern history to affect this extensive of a stretch of population. There have never been evacuations involving 2 million people. This storm is "raking" the coast starting just at Ft. Lauderdale all the way up to at least Melbourne. Nasty, nasty, nasty. Property values have gone ****house in Florida over the last four years. Maybe this will stop that madness. This season will clearly be a modern record for the number of people directly impacted by hurricanes. The bad news is that there are three months of hurricane season remaining - and there's another storm already out there - by the name of Ivan. You may marvel at the stupidity of Floridians as they hunker down during these storms. That's okay. They have all snickered at your expense as they sat on the porch, sipping coolers and watching the coverage of those relentless winter storms that bury the north every single year. The shots of people slowly sliding their cars into poles, walls or other vehicles was always my personal favorite. Ü Actually it is what you get used to. As a native San Diegan, I never had to put up with tornados, huge lighting storms, cockroachs as big as small dogs, or hurricanes and heat with 100% humidity. I did put up with flea's, earthquakes, and water that would dull a knife if you tried to cut it. (When making concrete you only have to use a half a bag to get the same volume as normal places...OK exaggeration...but that water was hard.) All in all I would rather live in San Diego than Miami, any day of the week. But Florida's waters are beautiful. I now live in the Pacific Northwest (West of the Cascades). It is very beautiful here. The winters are mild, and it is a bit rainy. But almost no insects (by comparison to anywhere in the South or Northeast.). But...there are the things called volcanoes. Everyone has a cross to carry - Volcanos can be a bitch but they don't occur often (eruptions) in the CONUS. We in Sarasota have beautiful beaches and considerable wealth - but few real jobs. We also are in the first row on most hurricanes. San Diego is beautiful too. My son lives there. Most of the people I met there were too full of themselves. Very plastic. They have the mudslides and the occasional earthquakes. Of all the places in the USA I have been, I like Colorado Springs. Great air, great view, great people. Can't think of a negative off hand. For San Diego you need to add the cost of living (I think they were #1 not too long ago) and wildfires. Recall that the Dolphin-Chargers game of last season was relocated to Arizona due to the San Diego facility being a staging area for the relief and firefighting effort. Ü |
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On 09/05/2004 9:29 PM Louis Boyd, committed frenium gestures and then
wrote: IN-10-CITY wrote: The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Safety labels are only to protect manufacturers from lawsuits. People who are stupid enough not to use products safely just by thinking about the consequences are also too dumb to comprehend the labels. What do safety labels have to do with insuring that a building remain standing after a hurricane? The answer is as plain as day. Many of the Old Town frame houses in Key West were built by Sea Captains, Wreckers and Pirates. They didn't know anything about building land based structures so they built the houses like ships. During a major storm the shutters which are set into the window frame are closed. Due to this construction they remain flush with the house. They are secured by iron cross bars. Some have interior wood that fits into the window frame and is also secured by iron cross bar. Front doors are sturdy, shuttered and cross bared. Scuppers, skylights open for ventilation, are secured just like a boat hatch. The house itself is flexible and gives in the wind. I've been in one of these "Victorian" frame houses during a hurricane. They creak and groan... it's a real spooky sound. Even with battery powered light and being on the third floor, it's like being in the belly of an old ship. But the thing is these old Conch houses come out better than most of their more modern neighbors. They may loose a shutter or two, or maybe some roof shakes. These houses have weathered many a hurricane. There's something to be learned from these grand old ladies of Key West. Modern construction should follow the archetectual elements that made these Key West homes last. -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:29:58 -0700, Louis Boyd
wrote: IN-10-CITY wrote: The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Safety labels are only to protect manufacturers from lawsuits. People who are stupid enough not to use products safely just by thinking about the consequences are also too dumb to comprehend the labels. "Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity isn't a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." - Robert A. Heinlein "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke |
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On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:29:58 -0700, Louis Boyd
wrote: IN-10-CITY wrote: The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Safety labels are only to protect manufacturers from lawsuits. People who are stupid enough not to use products safely just by thinking about the consequences are also too dumb to comprehend the labels. "Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity isn't a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." - Robert A. Heinlein "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke |
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Gunner wrote: "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke Liberalism is *NOT* a philosophy. It is a mental disorder. |
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Gunner wrote: "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke Liberalism is *NOT* a philosophy. It is a mental disorder. |
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