I would much rather face the California earthquakes than the tornadoes.
Earthquakes are always a surprise. One THINKS it's a big truck rumbling by at first. Then, when the shaking goes on another few seconds...ah, an earthquake.
No anticipation to suffer and short-lived. SOMEtimes there are aftershocks, but they get smaller and smaller and shorter and shorter.
Tornadoes are predicted and storm warning are blasted forever warning the folks to take shelter.
Hah, Dorothy and Toto hold fast in my mine--watching her trying to get into the storm shelter. Whoa! BIG winds blowing away trees, cars, everything. WATCH OUT FOR THAT MAIL BOX!!!! Whew!!! Almost got me!!
Maybe accustomed to tornado warnings, but if you're actually hit by one, it's quite a different thing, and a singular thing if it kills you. Which it might.
Used to it? I look forward to it. I have a lawn chair anchored with 5 tons of concrete so I can relax outside with it. I have special tornado lemonade (6 parts vodka, 1 part lemon) for it. I have a lead kite that can only fly if the wind is over 100 miles per hour just for tornado season.
And then the worst damage my property was hit by was from a left over hurricane. :-(
Seriously, everyone in the Oklahoma area be safe and take cover.
Earthquakes are Jolt, Pause then ROLL.
Ain't nobody "used to" a tornado. Those things scare the beejeebers out of me. And, even if the tornado misses you, the next year's premiums on house insurance will get you.
When those 250+ tornados rumbled through Alabama a couple of years back, we were among those spared. Then, in October, we were spared again. But that following spring, when our insurance came due, the premiums had almost tripled due to our location. Sheesh!
I would rather have earthquakes.