by wojoangel on July 13th, 2007

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Which one of mother nature's weapons scares you the most(ie, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.)?Why?

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by rdrainer on July 13th, 2007
Disease, whether by cancer, ALS, chronic wasting, bad circulation, or any other form that progresses slowly and painfully, producing months or years of suffering and debilitating rot. A heart attack - great stuff, gets it over with in a hurry. Hurricane/tornado/earthquake - no problem, squash me and get on with it. It's the prolonged suffering of disease that's the problem, not the big noisy windy things or the ground shaking a bit. I would much rather have a building collapse on top of me than learn that I was about to wither away in a hospital bed until the respirator was removed by court order of my siblings because they were tired of paying the hospital and caregiver fees.
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
- Thanks, but the reasons that contributed to this response are real enough that it didn't require much imagination.
  
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  by rdrainer on July 13th, 2007
- Oh my. My apologies for the levity.
  
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
- No need. No offense taken. We're all friends here.
  
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  by rdrainer on July 13th, 2007
- Indeed. :)
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  Had the question been phrased differently, I would have answered "by wasting, debilitating illness" because that is my personal hugest fear.
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  I watched my father go and I have worked in the field for over a decade, including hospice.
  
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
- So, you're one of us. Tough.
  
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  by rdrainer on July 13th, 2007
- Yup, I am.
  
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
- Hang in there, brother, we're all in this world together.
  
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  by rdrainer on July 13th, 2007
- :) You too.
  
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
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by Jewel on July 13th, 2007
Human Mob mentality.
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
- It is the most frightening, destructive, mindless force in nature. I think it causes more pain and death than all other forms combined. It is really what I fear. Everything else I am cautious about, but don't fear.
  
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  by Jewel on July 13th, 2007
- Human mob mentality was part of the cause of the Holocaust and most other atrocities.
  
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
- Yes. And the Bush attrocities as well. Funny how many people called me anti-American when he started this crap, and now say they were against it all along. Unfortunately, all it ever took was a minor bit of individual research to see what was happening. But mob menatality took over and soon they were all waving flags and quoting his propaganda, just like some other times in history. Sorry. This is a sore spot for me. Can you tell??
  But here I am, preaching to the choir! I am going to bed now before I REALLY get wound up!
  
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  by Jewel on July 14th, 2007
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by gypsy on July 13th, 2007
all i have to be afraid of is tornados. and i am. that's the natural disaster that we get where i'm from. i'll probably never experience a hurricane/mudslide/tsunami/etc where i am.
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by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
Hurricanes and tornadoes.

I lived most of my life in California and I am accustomed to earthquakes.

I am not fond of hurricanes and tornadoes.
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- Hurricanes are all hype, Katrina was really one in a million, I live on the East coast and have been through a number of hurricanes in my life, they aren't too bad.
  
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  by arichter on July 13th, 2007
- I was in Maryland for Isabel, which was barely a category 1, and I was in the basement hiding. I swear it sounded like a freight train passing over the house.
  
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
- haha, you're funny... they are loud, I usually stand outside and watch them whisk all the barrels and lawn furniture away
  
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  by arichter on July 13th, 2007
- Yikes! But then I sat on the couch and watched out the window as the earth do the "wave" and tossed things around during the Loma Prieta 'quake of '89.
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  It is all what you are used to.
  
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  by Arisztid on July 13th, 2007
- exactly, people fear the unknown
  
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by arichter on July 13th, 2007
Tornadoes, mostly because it's a twisting vortex of wind that rips things out of the ground.... plus, while tornadoes and earthquakes have the capacity to be much more deadly, they commonly are more "tame".
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by - retroglide - on July 13th, 2007
I think a tsunami. They're hard to get away from, just like earthquakes.
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by zombiesrule5 on July 13th, 2007
Hurricanes and tornadoes.
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