Well, I am retired military. I have lived in WA state, GA, KY, TN, SC, NC and my home state of Alabama. I have spent nearly 10 years stationed in West Germany. I spent a tour in Nam. Had three weeks in the hospitals in Japan. Have visited a ton of countries in Europa. After all that, after settling in WA state for 14 years after I retired from the Army, we came back home. I was gone for 35 years. Left at age 18 to enter the Army. But, in the end, there just was no place like Alabama. We are the most conservative and Christian state in this Republic. There are jobs, as unemployment is lower than 4% last I heard. There is hunting and fishing galore. You can drive easily down to Fla or the AL gulf coast to the beach. If you like mountains, then the North GA mountains and TN are near. Home prices are low. There are good hospitals with UAB hospital in Birmingham, centered in the middle of the state. You can own guns. Thre is nothing like here. FREEDOM of speech, religion, peace. After all that moving and laying my head down to sleep in so man places, here is where I finally came back to for the last years of my life. Home is here and here I will now stay.
Is it a common hazard? The map looks like one of Hunter's modern art pieces!
Where are you generally? We're in a cute little forest in west Central Florida, non-flood, non-evacuation zone but close to the beach. Just too much "gardening" (mainly collecting deadfall for fires ;-) - We're both 68. A 3/2 place out of a tornado alley would be nice!
Good for you. Thanks for your service.