Posted on 07/21/2013 2:21:41 PM PDT by Doc Savage
Where in the United States would you consider yourself the safest? Someplace where there were no hurricanes, no floods, no eathquakes, no tornados, no major blizzards, no black or Hispanic gangs, no black flash mobs, low chance of becoming a murder statistic, no muslim terrorists, insignificant traffic accidents, hidden from government murderers, relatively low chance of coming in contact with deadly bacterial or viral diseases,.......etc. What would be your choice? Is there such a place still left in the US? I'll give you mine later.
I was thinking the same thing. Dig a hole 200ft down.
I don’t know if they are still doing it but the government was selling off old missile silos.
0baMao doesn't have to worry about the 'native Americans', because a gallon of Ten High Firewater will go a really long way in that community..............quite sad, ethnically, but also quite true.
We'll never see any studies on the effects of alcohol on Indians/Aleutians because they might be deemed insensitive.
Great thread.
Your post was my favorite!
Thanks, I did not know anything about the Bonneville Flood.
And "no muslim terrorists", either.
Farmington and Durango have decent hospitals and Albuquerque has some good hospitals.
Where is the LDS refuge located?
Takes a bit, to live there. Good shot.
Seek shelter amongst the bones of the Earth. Appalachia.
Following filtched from WikiPedia.
The mountain range is mostly located in the United States but extends into southeastern Canada, forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi (160 to 480 km) wide, running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi (2,400 km) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States.
Appalachia is also a cultural region in the eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia.[1] While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in the U.S. state of Alabama, the cultural region of Appalachia typically refers only to the central and southern portions of the range. As of 2005, the region was home to approximately 23 million people.
Since its recognition as a distinctive region in the late 19th century, Appalachia has been a source of enduring myths and distortions regarding the isolation, temperament, and behavior of its inhabitants.
Now my own comments below being of pure hillbilly blood for 300+ yarns.
The myths are true. It is the lager of the Scotch-Irish, dissenting mountain Germans, Welsh miners, and hard scrabble Swiss with a sprinkling of conservative Catholic Italians.
A harsh land. A harsh people. The people will stand as long as their mountains. Both may be a bit worn down....but the old roots are strong and go very very deep,
This is where Edgar Casey said to hang your hat in the bad times to come. In the mountains and ridges, no tornadoes, no quakes, plenteous water, good soil, moderate temps, build on the south slope for the sun and to cut the winds from the north and west....stay away from the cricks and rivers since they flood as God intended...Granpa said build high and carry your water a few hundred feet up the hill or be washed downstream by it.
“If all else fails, I will retreat up the valley of Virginia, plant my flag on the Blue Ridge, rally around the Scotch-Irish of that region and make my last stand for liberty amongst a people who will never submit to tyranny whilst there is a man left to draw a trigger.” Attributed to General George Washington in a letter from Valley Forge.
If he didn’t write it....he should have.
Well it does get cold there, but I think Wyoming is probably a pretty good place to live overall. I’m sure with some drawbacks, too, but low population and low crime.
LOL. I wanna be your neighbour. ;)
Nice post.
My Uncle lives in Twin and told me about it. I first read about it at the Perrine Bridge Visitor Center. Really interesting geological history. The amount of water boggles the mind.
I guess a comparable visitor center related to the Missoula Flood would be the one at Dry Falls State Park, Washington.
LOL - I was talking about that square taken out along the Rio Grande, kind of destroys my mental picture of the Lone Star State.
What would you do when it rains?
I suspect there would be ground water seepage, too.
Ah...I hadn't even noticed that!
What would be your choice? Is there such a place still left in the US? I’ll give you mine later.
And the place is........?
Ye gads...that is quite possibly one of the worst suggestions I have seen in my 14 years on Free Republic.
That’s your opinion. It’s a great area. Almost ZERO crime. One of the best hospitals in the world: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Excellent roads. Beaitiful woods & mountains. Hard working, good people. Cheap housing. Excellent schools. I’ll tell Mark steyn, who lives near my place, what you said the next time I see him at the local diner:)
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