What danger exists at your place?

[GODDESS6]

tornadoes~ they scare the hell outa me, 1 hit our home when i was 8 yrs old, 2 this day when i hear the sirens goin' off, i am in the basement in a flash ~

[David]

In my region, insidious dangers exist in the form of organizations that use disasters like the Sumatran tsunami to prey on gullible governments & individuals. The "tsunami warnings" two days ago sent to the government of India were deliberately false, originating from kook sources.

Times of India story

"But junior minister for science & technology Kapil Sibal said he had 'simply forwarded' a message from a U.S.-based company to the Home Ministry mentioning the possibility of a quake of up to 7.5 on the Richter scale off Indonesia."

The "warning" apparently originated from a private organization called Terra Research masquerading as a legitimate emergency management agency. You can assess Terra Research from their Web offerings:

Terra Research

The sinister side to all this of course is that tsunami danger from quakes two days ago never existed, which means that time & limited resources for relief work was totally wasted & that those poor, dazed people were panicked unnecessarily.

If I were king, the four assholes who man the desks at Terra Research would be facing criminal charges right about now. But ... alas ... I'm not king!

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by tommer

if arabs can't count as natural hazards, we're perfectly fine here.

No, I'd say you have the worst natural disaster. Why don't you move Tommer. You obviously don't have any religious ties to Isreal. That's the only reason that I would imagine would keep someone in Israel.

[DownOnRodeo]

It just hailed here!



Of course here in Japan we also get typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, volcanos .... we've got it all!! I actually chose the place I am based largely on it being a very safe area. I feel lucky that in all the world I am in one of the safest places possible. Even Australia isn't so safe these days...

[ryan8472]

Originally Posted by Lux

I could just 'laff' but you remind me of the girl in my highschool who thought euthanasia was about the youth in Asia.

Thank you, Lux, for making me laugh for about a minute straight. I needed it

[tommer]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

at first I laffed, then I looked at that statement seriously...I cant even begin to comprehend what life must be like in Israel. I personally think the Gaza settlers should stay but apparently Sharon is willing to give up land to Palestinians and pay the settlers (I hope he DOES!) to get them to leave. I find it interesting that only a handful of families agreed....and there were hints in the article I read that even that amount was only for the media, to get worldwide goodwill...
I think its a dirty rotten shame that Israel has to sacrifice ANY land. And, as you can see, I am PRO ISRAEL. ALL THE WAY. I think the Jews have suffered far too long and all they want is their ancestral God-given homeland, which the Ottoman Empire occupied for so long, the Arabs think its theirs! I realize that there are going to be people that differ and thats ok with me.

thanks, but you are WAY over your head here, supporting israel doesn't nescessarily mean you have to support its mad factors. a vast portion of palestinians still live under israeli occupation, this land is theirs and not ours, those crazy settlers who live there must (and will) be evacuated, the sooner the better. if it was up to me, all they will be getting on their way back would be a nice kick in the butt and not even a single penny, they do not deserve any compensation for being messianic imperialists, the fact that jews indeed suffered too much throughout history, should have taught them to try and not inflict suffering on others, a lesson they obviously missed.

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

No, I'd say you have the worst natural disaster. Why don't you move Tommer. You obviously don't have any religious ties to Isreal. That's the only reason that I would imagine would keep someone in Israel.

dude, first of all you don't have to be religious in order to be jewish, other than that, almost all my family and friends live here, the only language i can use freely is hebrew, and my cultural base is right here. in fact as long as my grandma's alive i can quite easily get a european citizenship, but i don't. it may surprise you, but other than the ongoing tension, this country is kinda cool, and offers excellent quality of living in almost any other aspect.

[tommer]

Originally Posted by Lux

Well this thread contains some of the more racists statements I've seen the board let slide. So if I called Jews a hazard to humanity would you chuckle and act chummy with me?

like madonna sang: "you only see waht your eyes wants to see".
i was referring to myself, i am not humanity as a whole.
i'd easily agree with you if you'd like to claim the more correct opposite to mine, which would be something like "jews are a hazard to palestinians" which i'd have to agree.

[tommer]

Originally Posted by Lux

Ok, ok. So I'll ask "do Jews count as natural hazards?".

i'm sure that to some people we do give this notion.

[Mari]

Floods. Though my hometown is above sealevel, actually. In 1995 or 96 there was a danger of rivers flooding in the middle part of the country. Town where my mum lives was just on the right side of the river, all the villages on the other side had to be evacuated. Was a cool sight though, to stand on the town walls and see the water coming so close.
That's these town walls I'm sitting on (umm, frowning against the wind, I don't really look like that, lol):



On the right side of the wall where you can see the road, it was all water.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

What about leprechauns?

Don't go there! That's exactly why I didn't post in the 'Your perception of where other ledgies live' thread!,I know all too well what people's perceptions of Ireland are


-Bryan

[irishgrl]

the fact that jews indeed suffered too much throughout history, should have taught them to try and not inflict suffering on others, a lesson they obviously missed.

Point taken.
Im still an Israeli sympathizer, but Im NOT advocating terrorism by ANY group, Israeli, Palestinian OR Irish. My position is that the Jewish claim to Israel is far older than the Ottoman-Empire occupation period for the Arabs. As for Gaza, it was my understanding that that territory was won by Israel in the 6 days war. Had the Arabs been successful in their sneak attack on Israel (instead of the other way around) I can guarantee you that they would not give ONE INCH to Jews in the name of Peace as Israel is now considering. Being an Israeli sypmathizer doesnt make me a racist (sorry Lux) and, in case anyone missed it, I did say that whatever solution would bring about Peace in the area, I am all for it. I just believe in my heart that the Arab nation will NEVER agree to Peace with Israel, and will never stop trying to reclaim that area for themselves. I hope with all my heart I am wrong and that one day the Arabs and Jews can live in Peace.

ps: Lux, I fail to see how you attribute "a radical position such as "Kill! Strip them of everything!" to me. I never said anything of the sort. Apparently you have either a short attention span and only read every other word, or you indulge in imaginative flights of fancy whereby you fabricate other people's points of view. But then, I keep forgetting you appointed yourself the morality police of this thread, and never tire of reminding the rest of us whats important. All this and eternally optimistic too~ (sarcasm intended)

[77Rumours77]

Tornados!
OMG
I LoVE 'EM !
LOL
Every time I hear the sirens go off I get butterflies in my stomach!
I was only about 1/4 of a mile from where then 1999 tornado ripped through Haysville (where I live) and Wichita. It was intense. And I was in Hasville when the 1991 Andover tornado when through!
O man!

[dissention]

Snow and earthquakes.

At the moment, most of Massachusetts is settled on a major fault line, especially Western Mass, and we've gotten more frequent earthquakes in the past few years. They say that it could get considerably worse as the years wear on. Doesn't exactly help that we're the Bay State.

When we get 'Noreasters, it really floods in the hill towns and in Boston. Not a pretty sight.

[estranged4life]

that the "Southern Baptists" are also a danger in this area, Probably moreso than any natural phenomena

[irishgrl]

That the South is Rising again? and all under the proud banner of Republicanism? I recently read a commentary (cant remember where) that said that the takeover of the South by the Republican Party has virtually sealed up the fate of the Nation politically, by absorbing the areas the DixieCrats once held...coupled with the States in the Bible Belt, there seems to be no stopping this phenomenon...

any thoughts anyone?