Night Mill Bill

I'm sitting here in Pittsburgh, nice and safe, with the occasional rain or snow storm, nothing too bad (just try not to pay attention to the economy here, or the government, or the baseball team...). Looking at the news, I'm watching a ton of storms down south in the Carribean/Gulf of Mexico, and seeing how miserable its making life there. I was happy that Gustov (sp?) missed New Orleans, as I am sure those folks have had enough to deal with lately, but then I see more storms coming.

My question is: How's life in the stormy side of the country? You guys ok down there?

I recall we had a hurricane here once, a small one. About 10 years ago, or so, it touched down on a hilly part of the city (Mount Washington), did a bit of damage, ripped off a few roofs, knocked over some trees, and then, thankfully, broke up (or whatever hurricanes do when they finally stop). Folks were walking around in amazement, looking at the damage in awe, and I was one of them.

I cant imagine having to live with that on a regular basis. How do folks do it? I'd like to hear about it, if you can.

And above all, if you have to live with all that, Please, Stay Safe!

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Handyman

Well Bill, its like this, No matter where you live you will have to put up with some sort of weather problems. If you live in the north, you get snowed in or have to deal with snow interupting your day to day opperation. If you live in the center of the USA, you deal with tornadoes. If you live in the far west, its earth quakes. In the deep south, its huricanes and tropical storms. In 46 years of my life I have seen snow lay on the ground only 5 times. In 46 years I have had to run for 2 huricanes. Being so close to the gulf our weather can change from hour to hour. It can be beautifull skies at 2:30 and by 3:15 the skies are so black you need your headlights to drive. Then for an hour have torenchal down pour with lightning strikes every 1.5 seconds. Then by 4:30 not a cloud in the skies. This past huricane went right around us (with at least where I live) had 40 to 45mph winds and lots of rain. No more that an average thunder storm we normily get. Durring the winters our average tempiture is low 50s with a few dips down to the low 30s for a week, and rain every other day. Summers are in the high 90s and rain almost every day at 3pm for 20 to 30 minutes, just enough to make it feel even hotter with the steam coming off the roadways. And with all that said, Its a great place to live. 10 months out of the year all the follage is green, rich and full of life. About 3 weeks in the begaining of winter all the trees go red, yellow and orange, then bear of there leaves. By the time most city slickers get there yards raked, the trees are budding out. And at least in Louisiana we have the best tasting food on earth. So to sum it up, Rapidly changing weather, Trees richly green, and great food. Why wouldnt you want to live here.

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Geoguy

Bill, here in Oklahoma, we have our share of tornados. But I'm not too worried - I look at it like playing odds or powerball. There's a lot of other residents around here, and the chances of a tornado hitting my house are relatively small (although, greater than yours) - Knock on wood! Although, I haven't won powerball yet, either.

Nate1778

I agree we have tornadoes here yearly as well, there are also some very violent storms here without tornadoes. Key is to listen, if the weather guy says get down, get down.

The thing that would make Hurricanes worth it to me in the south, specially Florida, is knowing when the smoke clears there is a beach not far away. More then likely they will be serving little cute alcoholic drinks with umbrellas. That and the sound of waves, thats the one thing us Mid-Westerners miss the most, thats why you find all of Kentucky in Panama City during Spring Break.

Tweegs

I spent 9 months in Biloxi courtesy of the Air Force, a year in Korea, 10 years in Omaha and short stints in the Philippines, Greece, England, Spain, Panama, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Germany. Rhode Island, Delaware and Oregon are the only states I haven't been to.

Everyplace I have been I've found something that appealed to me, even Saudi had a certain charm though I would rank it is the last place on Earth I would want to live.

I've experienced the extreme cold of Alaska, the brutal heat of Saudi and the more temperate climate of Greece. I've been in sandstorms in Saudi, tropical storms in the South, snow storms in the North and witnessed powerful thunderstorms in the plains, but never felt an earthquake.

If I could choose only one place to spend the rest of my days it would be.....
I've already chosen it, right here in Michigan where I was born and raised. We get the snow and the cold, but not nearly as bad as it can get elsewhere. The people in "elsewhere" will say the same.

Whatever your reason for being where you are, I think to most the weather patterns were among the least considered in making the choice to live there. We all deal with it in ways we are accustomed to and I know the weather here is the last thing that would drive me away from home, in fact, it is one of the things I like most about "home."

Night Mill Bill

Thanks for the replies, folks! Makes for nice reading in my little corner of nowhere.

And it does make me feel like I need to get out more. I've been to London, England once. Naturally, just my luck, it was during a garbage strike... And, yeah, it rained. But still, I liked it.

And, yeah, it should have been obvious that no matter where a person lives, there is alway some sort of weather to put up with. We get some respectable winters here, and ice storms. I am not a fan of ice. In a glass, with a drink, fine. On the ground, not so good.

Still, with the only really disasterous season around here being the Baseball one, I do wonder how folks deal with the Hurricane season. That has got to be something amazing.

And, yeah, there really is nothing like being home.

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Night? - I work the overnight shift.
Mill? - Thats where I work, www.estatemillwork.com.
Bill? - Thats my name!