Very true. I learned I'm not a cold weather person, so no on snowstorms. Floods, seems they come more often with hurricane type stuff, and honestly I told a friend a few years ago that lived in FL that I'd like to experience a hurricane, but not in my own home or belongings. Like if I was visiting someone or somewhere (secure) I'm a fiend for wind. Tornado, I honestly look back and think storm chaser would have been an insanely crazy, but exciting career to have headed toward back in high school. But you forgot fire. It's all great and relaxing, birds, wildlife and then comes heat, wind, and boom. But then like the others, they rebuild. Or move on to another type disaster.
Given the list? I'd go earthquake and tornadoes but not someplace like tornado alley. Also earthquakes aren't seasonal. :mrgreen:
Has trump tweeted that he told us Alabama would get hit? Maybe now saying eventually like how Covid will go away some day?
while working disaster relief i ran into an unusual client/situation
pleasant fellow and his wife had lived in SF and their home was damaged by the loma prieta earthquake of '89
they took out a disaster loan to repair the extensive damage
moved to hawaii and their home was severely damaged by hurricane iniki in '92
another disaster loan on the second property, which became the primary residence since the earlier SF RE would not sell for enough to cover the outstanding mortgages
and i met him when writing a disaster loan for his subsequent primary residence in northridge, california, after the '94 quake
while processing that direly needed second mortgage, we found out that the architect responsible for disbursing the hawaii loan monies to the contractor had neglected to disburse properly and had transferred all loan funds to the contractor at 30% completion after which the contractor then left the scene 70% unfinished
so, we had to nearly double the amount previously approved on that home so the remaining work could be done by another contractor
yea, the guy about came unglued. fortunately, his wife became licensed in psychiatry by then, so she could help his stress levels by being in a position to (barely) afford the total accumulated debt on the three properties
the last time i spoke to him, they were preparing to move to charleston, sc:
According to the US Geological Survey’s earthquake prediction model, Charleston is ground zero for a potential disaster with damage comparable to what’s caused by shaking in California.
The study says there’s a higher risk for damage because more people live and work in these areas, and better methods have allowed experts to refine their earthquake hazard predictions.
The possibility of Charleston seeing California-level damage from shaking in 100 years sits between 36 and 74 percent, just one bracket below the Golden State’s chances. ...
Report: SC’s Lowcountry, Charleston faces high risk of earthquake damage
charleston had been on my short list of possible retirement destinations until he told me that