Irrefutable proof that Florida is bonkers!

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Sorry it just bugs me when people place judgment on entire states and more importantly the people who reside in them it is very superficial.

I judge people by their actions not by the state they live in.

For the most part I agree with you, excepting if one happened to be born and raised within the state they are judging. I know I can spot Californian's pretty easy here in Utah, and I don't need to see what the tag is on their vehicle to do it. More often then not, they have a certain attitude and manor that isn't hard to spot.


EDIT:
As a tongue in cheek aside, I think living in a state that is located in hurricane alley, near sea level and surrounded by water on three sides is plain, flat out, nuts!

[vienna]

Why does everything have to be so serious?

...and now a word from the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Tourism:






...and this:






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[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by vienna

Time to spam Batman memes










Poor Harley

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

As a side note, I love when they take these in the complete other direction.

Two of my favorites from Facebook

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Judging on some recent events, I am not sure that is such a hot selling point.

Red seems pretty pro 2nd Amendment so that is why I mentioned it.I think those whack jobs like the guy at the movie theater he'd have done that in Bora Bora if he lived there.

Originally Posted by Ducimus

EDIT:
As a tongue in cheek aside, I think living in a state that is located in hurricane alley, near sea level and surrounded by water on three sides is plain, flat out, nuts!

Well there is hardly a state that is safe from some form of natural disaster.
I have always lived in inland Florida I think it is stupid to live right along the beach like many do that is asking for trouble just from beach erosion much less storms.

I all of roughly 30 years living in Florida I have only been effected by 2 storm one was a massive Nor'easter back in 91(I think) which nailed all of the Eastern Seaboard as far inland as Pennsylvania.

Then in 2004 while on leave no less two hurricanes came through nearly back to back that sucked but it did no serious damage beyond knocking the power out for 2 weeks.

Few people realize that there is a massive fault line in the Eastern US that is still active one day it is going to do some serious damage sooner or later.Or how about the volcanic activity under Yellowstone National park which will cause a massive eruption at some point 5 minutes from or 10,000 years from now (?) so massive that it will cover the entire planet in ash on a scale large enough to possibly cause mass extinction.

Not that bothered.

I'll enjoy my time with a my un-caged bear as I drive down the road in a hurricane while shooting people who text during movies.

By the way I'll be moving to Kentucky to become a partner in my cousins trucking company in the spring so soon the hurricanes won't kill me but the New Madrid fault line or sink holes might kill me up there.

[swamprat69er]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Red seems pretty pro 2nd Amendment

Red isn't the only one. He is just more vocal about it.
As for tornadoes and hurricanes, they can and do happen anywhere in North America except maybe the Arctic.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Red seems pretty pro 2nd Amendment so that is why I mentioned it.

He's not the only one. Personally i try not to be vocal about it until the need arises, but am not always successful about remaining quiet about topics I am passionate about.

I think those whack jobs like the guy at the movie theater he'd have done that in Bora Bora if he lived there.

Well, to be fair steelhead, according to the media, you do have more then your fair share of whackjobs in Florida. For what it's worth, i think the guy that decided to be confrontational was in the wrong in instant he decided to be confrontational while carrying. (Or was it he left the theater to go get his gun?) Retired LEO wasn't he? My pet theory is I think he forgot he wasn't wearing a badge anymore.

Well there is hardly a state that is safe from some form of natural disaster.

True. It's either Fires, hurricane's, earthquakes, or tornado's. What differs is the frequency of their occurrence. Where I live, the chance i'll see a hurricane is probably never, a tornado is a big maybe to never, and an earthquake not much more then then. Oh i've heard stories about the "wasatch fault" that have been going around since my wife grew up around here, but I've also heard stories about "The Big one" in california when i grew up there. Neither have happened.

I have always lived in inland Florida I think it is stupid to live right along the beach like many do that is asking for trouble just from beach erosion much less storms.

Oh I agree, but id extend that to any habitation that is at sea level in hurricane alley.

I all of roughly 30 years living in Florida I have only been effected by 2 storm one was a massive Nor'easter back in 91(I think) which nailed all of the Eastern Seaboard as far inland as Pennsylvania.

I think it may have been 92. June or July in 1992 if memory serves me correctly. I was never stationed along the Gulf Coast. Ever. Nah uh.

( By the way, if your familiar with , there really is, or at least was, a First self Rightous Babtist Church in Pascagoula. I drove right by it. Crazy! )

Then in 2004 while on leave no less two hurricanes came through nearly back to back that sucked but it did no serious damage beyond knocking the power out for 2 weeks.

Well, you have to admit, florida see's forces of natural disaster much more frequently by way of comparison. I think back to when i was(nt) in the gulf coast area, remember the hurricanes that made the news over the last couple decades, then I look at florida on the map, and i just have to say, "That's nuts!"

Few people realize that there is a massive fault line in the Eastern US that is still active one day it is going to do some serious damage sooner or later.Or how about the volcanic activity under Yellowstone National park which will cause a massive eruption at some point 5 minutes from or 10,000 years from now (?) so massive that it will cover the entire planet in ash on a scale large enough to possibly cause mass extinction.

Ah yes, the Yellowstone Cauldera. We probably watched the same National geographic documentary. If that thing blows, it will probably kill most everything.

[Tango589]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Ah yes, the Yellowstone Cauldera. We probably watched the same National geographic documentary. If that thing blows, it will probably kill most everything.

Poor Yogi and Booboo, no more picnic baskets for them!

[swamprat69er]

Originally Posted by Tango589

Poor Yogi and Booboo, no more picnic baskets for them!

I believe that was Jellystone.

[Stealhead]

[QUOTE=Ducimus;2175739]

He's not the only one. Personally i try not to be vocal about it until the need arises, but am not always successful about remaining quiet about topics I am passionate about.

Well I like my firearms as well I'm just not that vocal about it (not the political part) here.

Well, to be fair steelhead, according to the media, you do have more then your fair share of whackjobs in Florida. For what it's worth, i think the guy that decided to be confrontational was in the wrong in instant he decided to be confrontational while carrying. (Or was it he left the theater to go get his gun?) Retired LEO wasn't he? My pet theory is I think he forgot he wasn't wearing a badge anymore.

I think the former LEO "respect my authorita"(Think Cartman from South Park) mentality might have had something to do with it...or maybe his un-caged bear jumped out he window while he was driving to the theater and losing his bear made him onry.

Oh I agree, but id extend that to any habitation that is at sea level in hurricane alley.

Well the whole state is not at or below sea level a good portion of the state is at 20 feet or higher above sea level once you get more inland it starts averaging 50-55 feet above sea-level.The highest point in the state is 345ft above sea level.

I find it interesting that I had a fairly difficult time finding a map that showed the actual topographic of Florida but I found plenty of "what if" maps showing the sea-level due to the oceans raising of which i am sure that most are highly accurate.....

I find it rather interesting that New York and New Jersey had so much damage from what was no longer a hurricane by comparison some part of Florida gets hit by a tropical storm every single year yet it causes a substantially lower amount of damage.

Ah yes, the Yellowstone Cauldera. We probably watched the same National geographic documentary. If that thing blows, it will probably kill most everything

I'd be surprised if it kills off all humans though we tend to cling I think it would take a series of mega disasters to kill us off completely.

Anyway I'd just like to say Florida has a new campaign.

"Florida the state where your bear can ride un-caged in true freedom."

"Florida the state that keeps on giving; someday your property might be beach front(we'll raise your property taxes when it happens)."

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

I'll enjoy my time with a my un-caged bear as I drive down the road in a hurricane while shooting people who text during movies.

None of those dumb laws are enforced anyway.

Now shooting people...you CAN do that anywhere...just punishment can maybe be different.

[mapuc]

It only tell us, there's special people in every country

Markus

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

None of those dumb laws are enforced anyway.

Now shooting people...you CAN do that anywhere...just punishment can maybe be different.

Yeah but the point is the law is on the books up in Missouri and that is enough to prove that Missouri wishes to trample upon the rights of bears everywhere.
Maybe the law is not enforced because bears are riding in vehicles disguised as humans and no cop has noticed yet.

"why no sir that is not an un-caged bear inside my vehicle that is my cousin Billy he's just special."

Soon Missouri will require bear-dent-ification cards you wait and see.

Fozzie Bear and Kermit running from the Missouri Highway Patrol

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Fozzie Bear and Kermit running from the Missouri Highway Patrol

Eh...make fun of the MSHP all you want. Those guys (and their cars) are awesome.

It'll take more than that to get at me.

[Oberon]

On a slightly geographical side note, I don't think Yellowstone would 'kill everything', except within about a 100-150 mile radius of the eruption, but it would certainly completely screw most of North America, and likely a fair bit of Western Europe. It would not be a pleasant time, and the countries south of the equator would make a killing from it (the Mexican border would switch polarities overnight) but humanity would survive, America would survive. It would be a big set back, and there would be thousands, if not millions of deaths (mostly from the ash) but things would continue.
Good description of the likely effects here: http://io9.com/what-will-really-happ...as-a-508274690