Unbelievable
Nov 19th 2005, 2:17 pm
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Re: Unbelievable
Originally Posted by basementwaj
standing in the street and holding your coat open and jumping in the air to see how far you can fly! (sorry, flashback to childhood!)
Could never understand why people went to Florida .... must be good to be a plywood salesman though. I'll stick to tornado's in the middle of the night and hiding in the basement
Nov 19th 2005, 5:03 pm
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Re: Unbelievable
Originally Posted by Circus-of-Power
You must have been posh ..... we always dreamed of having a coat
Could never understand why people went to Florida .... must be good to be a plywood salesman though. I'll stick to tornado's in the middle of the night and hiding in the basement
Could never understand why people went to Florida .... must be good to be a plywood salesman though. I'll stick to tornado's in the middle of the night and hiding in the basement
Nov 19th 2005, 9:37 pm
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Re: Unbelievable
I will take a hurricane over an earthquake/tornado any day.
At least with a 'cane, you've got a few days' notice.
Not so with quakes and tornadoes, most of which kill hundreds if not thousands of people, as opposed to most 'canes killing a handful in the States anyway, most times.
At least with a 'cane, you've got a few days' notice.
Not so with quakes and tornadoes, most of which kill hundreds if not thousands of people, as opposed to most 'canes killing a handful in the States anyway, most times.
Nov 19th 2005, 9:41 pm
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Re: Unbelievable
Originally Posted by cutina
they name them in alphabetical order per year, what happened to all the rest?
Nov 20th 2005, 12:00 am
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Re: Unbelievable
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Alright its not unbeleivable. Infact its all too beleivable. I was merely expressing my incredulity over it. But frankly bollox to you and enjoy your snow storms for the next few months.
Nov 20th 2005, 12:00 am
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Re: Unbelievable
Originally Posted by izibear
.........with quakes and tornadoes, most of which kill hundreds if not thousands of people, as opposed to most 'canes killing a handful in the States anyway, most times.
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Shame that
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Nov 20th 2005, 12:03 am
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Re: Unbelievable
Originally Posted by CaliforniaBride
Incorrect.
Nov 20th 2005, 12:39 am
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Re: Unbelievable
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Whats incorrect? Hurricanes dont kill many people in the states normally....stupidity is what kills most. Like staying in a flood zone after a madatory evac order or going out and poking the downed power lines or having a BBQ in the front room. Still you cant beat a bit of chlorine in the human gene pool now and again.
Anyway, I've done the math for you. Since 1776 there have been 19,174 deaths in the US attributed to hurricanes. Since 1811 there have been 4025 deaths attributed to earthquakes (tsunamis included). So, you are suggesting that the 15,000 discrepancy is due to stupidity?
Just to add those figures do NOT include Hurricane Katrina.
FYI: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/WWW...urr_Death.html
