Ike was a beast!

[EmporerEJ]

So, Toby's post begs the question.....
Why do you people continue to live where these damn hurricanes hit?

We had, like, one brush up in my lifetime. Agnes, back in, like 1967?
no direct effect on us. A little flooding down by the river, but nobody else.

I saw this lady on a sound bite, on CNN. She was crying, "Just like last year, flattened our house, it's just awful."
And I'm like, "lady? That's mother nature's way of saying, DON'T put your house here!"
It's simple...move someplace safe, and stop jacking my insurance rates.

[WebBilling.com]

We were really lucky in South Florida this time, I thought we were getting Ike for sure...

[Toby]

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

So, Toby's post begs the question.....
Why do you people continue to live where these damn hurricanes hit?

You might as well be asking why people continue to drive cars. Far more people die in car accidents than hurricanes.

The last hurricane of this size to bullseye Houston was Alicia in 1983. Prior to that Carl, in 1961. I think I can live with once every 20-25 years.

I survived another storm that was even larger, on the Oregon coast of all places. Although to be honest I don't recall much of it. Columbus Day, October 1962. Winds measured during that tropical cyclone would have been classified as a category 4.