Well, I don't think a little concern is overblown; there was a recent report of a death or two in a sudden summer blizzard in Wyoming in the last week or so, and there are houses out in Weston County with doors on the second story as a means of coping with winter season snowdrifts. Those who fail to take such potential conditions into account and prepare for them, as well as considering them when it they make and pick their choice arent the sharpest knives in the drawer either.
Im concerned about some specifics of how this is supposed to occur. Are we aiming at a specific region within these states? 20,000 spread widely over any state will have absolutely no effect and make us out to be the fools that many claim. Yes, Ive considered the economics, pro and con, of what Im suggesting.
The political efforts in the new state are not going to be directed by the FSP leadership; whether best done so through existing political parties and leadership or by a new one formed for that specific purpose depend to a large extent on which state is the one chosen. But the info for relocation into specific congressional districts and the state's capital are prepared for Wyoming and Montana, at least. And in New Hampshire, the present governor is a FSP associate member, with a couple of state staffers full-blown pledged porcupines ready to make a go of it whereever the FSP movement takes them; that speaks VERY highly of New Hampshire as a possible new home if that state is the one chosen.
Ive always wondered what kind of retard would live on a volcano (or a major fault or hanging out over the ocean). As much as I like Wyoming, I wont be parking my family on a caldera. I doesnt matter to me if it might not blow for hundreds or thousands of years, its there.
Concur, though potential flash floods and hurricanes aren't necessarily that much of an improvement. However the corner of Wyoming in which I expect to resettle in my granddad's old Homestead Act plot he established just after WWI has a neighboring terrain feature named Rattlesnake Canyon. Nothing to be frightened of, naturally, but a consideration to take into account when walking barefoot through the beautifully flowing grasslands....
I am reliably informed that the dangers of attack from hostile Indians thereabouts have reduced considerably in recent years, with the exception of certain bars on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Maybe as a well travelled Northern Wisconsin native Im too aware of how environment affects the way people live. Hot, cold, dry or wet makes no difference if you plan ahead. I cant be responsible for Floridians who show up in Montana with nothing but a bikini and I dont know why FSP would want them.
"...info for relocation into specific congressional districts..."
There will be suggested target locations regardless of what state is chosen, correct?
"...flash floods and hurricanes..."
...blizzards, tornados, sand storms, etc, I can make plans to deal with, half a state detonating under my butt, I cant.
"...frightened..."
Frightened? Blessed! Dems good eatin.
"...I am reliably informed ..."
Im familiar with that but wont need to circle the SUVs. As the decendant and secret receipe holder of one of Al Capones best "whiskey" distillers, I have the ultimate secret weapon.