Don Coatney Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Tim' date=' in that case I guess we'll have to excuse Don being a Grumpy old Grinch. That would give him a reason to be that way.:D[/quote']I dont need no reason to be the grumpy ol grinch:mad: It comes natrually:eek: Quote
james curl Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 If you saw as much money shredded each day as Don does and you could not save any for yourself you would be grumpy too. Quote
Jim Saraceno Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Woohoo I'm in #1 in the second 1/2 Good way to look at it. When I graduated from highschool I was ranked #81 in a class of 120. I used to tell people I graduated #1 in lower third of my class. If you saw as much money shredded each day as Don does and you could not save any for yourself you would be grumpy too. I've seen a job that was even worse! I was working at the Busch Brewery when I saw a gal with a whole pallet of beer. She would pick up a six-pack, pop the tops and throw it in the trash. She spent the entire day throwing out beer:eek: I finally went over and asked what she was doing and she said said she was the pop-top quality control. Quote
TodFitch Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Tim' date='From what I understand, the east coasters aren't any better off than the west coasters as far as waiting for the big earthquake to come. Guess there is also a big fault line going up and down the east coast just like there is the west coast. Only difference is, it's not as active.[/quote'] See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone The zone had four of the largest North American earthquakes in recorded history, with moment magnitudes estimated to be greater than 8.0, all occurring within a 3 month period between December of 1811 and February of 1812. Many of the published accounts describe the cumulative effects of all the earthquakes (known as the New Madrid Sequence); thus finding the individual effects of each quake can be difficult. Magnitude estimates and epicenters are based on interpretations of historical accounts and may vary. I'd rather be in California where earthquakes have been considered in the building codes for the last 75 or so years than in the middle of the country where there are huge number of buildings made of unreinforced masonry. It isn't going to be fun anywhere to ride out a 8.0 earthquake, but if there is a reasonable chance that the building will not crumble dropping large bricks on you, you are more likely to come out alive. Quote
Reg Evans Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 Yup. I think this might have been Elvis's motivation for the song I'm All Shook Up. Quote
RobertKB Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 I am going on holiday to #2 in the New Year. I am happy just thinking about it amid all our winter cold and snow. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 no...Elvis got that title when they told him the local Krispy Kreme burned down.... Quote
David Maxwell Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 ...own 5 acres in the Tehachapi Mountains north of the San Andreas Fault. If it does break off into the ocean, I'll be on the new California Riviera!! LOL!! it is good that you enjoy it while you can..one never knows when you will go from 70 degree to 70 below sea level when California breaks off into the Pacific..that is if you don't slide into the ocean in a pile of mud...potential Nevada beachfront property for sale..get it while the cost is low..this is not a prediction of impending doom..merely passing on the old joke.. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 I see you a man that plans ahead...sounds like a great place, nice chunk of land in the mountains no less..I miss my mountains.. Quote
Don Coatney Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 I have been in 3 earthquakes in my life so I have been told. Strange thing is I never felt any of them. Quote
martybose Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 I have been in 3 earthquakes in my life so I have been told. Strange thing is I never felt any of them. I've been through 3 major quakes in the 60 plus years I've lived in California, and other than some temporary inconvenience, was no worse for wear because of them. How many times has Florida been hit with hurricanes in the last 60 years? I'll take the "risk" of earthquakes myself! Marty Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Posted December 20, 2009 I'm not too worried about bricks falling on our head if we have an earthquake. We don't have any bricks on our house. That said, I guess we've had some of the shock waves from southern Illinois quakes here over the years. But.........I never felt them myself. Think the only people who felt those were those in high rise apartments downtown. Quote
Don Coatney Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 If one really thinks about the number 1 area of happy folks on this list it is Louisana home of NewOrleans, katrina and all. But they were not so happy a few years back. Guess the February display makes at least 1/2 of the population really happy. Quote
Olddaddy Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 They must have included dead people in their interview process to make Florida #3.....the deads and near deads are the only ones around here who are all that happy. I will trade my #3 Florida location for a #46 California at any time. Quote
dirty dan Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 Living the high life in the happiest State in the USA! I do love it here. Quote
blueskies Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 If one really thinks about the number 1 area of happy folks on this list it is Louisana home of NewOrleans, katrina and all. But they were not so happy a few years back. Guess the February display makes at least 1/2 of the population really happy. Maybe "ignorance" is bliss.... Pete Quote
greg g Posted December 22, 2009 Report Posted December 22, 2009 Dave is the P15 equipped with life rings in case a man o'r board drill is necessary? Plenty of deck chairs for rearranging if needed? Quote
dirty dan Posted December 22, 2009 Report Posted December 22, 2009 If one really thinks about the number 1 area of happy folks on this list it is Louisana home of NewOrleans, katrina and all. But they were not so happy a few years back. Guess the February display makes at least 1/2 of the population really happy. You can add hurricanes Rita, Gustave, and Ike to that list. What you don't understand is that New Orleans versus the rest of Louisiana are two very different places. Most Louisiana citizens view New Orleans as a place everyone should visit once to help you appreciate your own hometown. Personally, if I even have to drive through New Orleans (which is French for "the city of seven smells"), I feel like I need to take a shower. The people that live there seem to love it. That makes 1/6 of the State that are happy that they live in New Orleans area and 5/6 of the State that are happy because they don't live in the New Orleans area! That way, everyone is happy. Quote
Don Coatney Posted December 22, 2009 Report Posted December 22, 2009 You can add hurricanes Rita, Gustave, and Ike to that list.What you don't understand is that New Orleans versus the rest of Louisiana are two very different places. Most Louisiana citizens view New Orleans as a place everyone should visit once to help you appreciate your own hometown. Personally, if I even have to drive through New Orleans (which is French for "the city of seven smells"), I feel like I need to take a shower. The people that live there seem to love it. That makes 1/6 of the State that are happy that they live in New Orleans area and 5/6 of the State that are happy because they don't live in the New Orleans area! That way, everyone is happy. That pretty much sums it up:D Quote
dirty dan Posted December 22, 2009 Report Posted December 22, 2009 Maybe "ignorance" is bliss.... Pete True. In that paradise called Idaho you've got all that....uhhh....what exactly is in Idaho besides potatos, craters, and smurf turf? Quote
blueskies Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 True. In that paradise called Idaho you've got all that....uhhh....what exactly is in Idaho besides potatos, craters, and smurf turf? Idaho is a terrible place to be... no population, no dirty air, no big box stores, no fast food, no traffic, no crime, no gangs, no natural disasters, no bugs (ok, maybe a few bugs, and snakes). None of the things that everyone else expects to have on a daily basis. Nope, nothing here at all. Pete Quote
Don Coatney Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Idaho is a terrible place to be... no population, no dirty air, no big box stores, no fast food, no traffic, no crime, no gangs, no natural disasters, no bugs (ok, maybe a few bugs, and snakes). None of the things that everyone else expects to have on a daily basis. Nope, nothing here at all. Pete Idaho is famous as the home of the #2 race losing Plymouth:D Quote
blueskies Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Idaho is famous as the home of the #1 race winning Plymouth:D Sounds like Tennessee is home of the Revisionist Historians to me... Pete Quote
dparksie Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Guess I am as nuts as everyone thinks. I do not mind South Jersey. I have woods around me and the shore 5 minutes away. Great place to take the old gal and gooooooo.... Quote
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