osiris775

osiris775 t1_jbv7p4f wrote

Reply to comment by aeouo in 12 years ago it seemed like another normal day in the office. Then things went crazy. This had been going on for over a minute before I started recording. by IWasGregInTokyo

Interesting. Thank you for your replies. I never thought about over head debris, etc. I grew up in Cali. When ever we had earthquakes, I would go stand in the middle of the front yard, (home), or the playground, (school)

I've never been in an earthquake while 26 stories up, so I guess my thought process is a bit skewed.

Thanks for the reply. We all have something to learn.

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osiris775 t1_jbtd4zv wrote

Reply to comment by The_Price_Is_Right_B in 12 years ago it seemed like another normal day in the office. Then things went crazy. This had been going on for over a minute before I started recording. by IWasGregInTokyo

Is that a common response? (Op, not you), because as a kid that grew up on the San Andreas Fault, they taught us to get under our desks. But if you get under something in an earthquake, you are burying yourself alive. The best place to be, in an earthquake is outdoors.
My instincts would have been to start heading down stairs.

Edit:down voted for my "instincts " having grown up in earthquake zone.

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osiris775 t1_j1xjcy7 wrote

Reply to comment by thirstyross in Western NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos by novotlr

Yes. But there was choice and reason. San Francisco, for example was built on the gold rush.

I understand there are nuances. What I have always been curious about is (Phoenix as example), why would you MOVE here?
Humans are amazing creatures. Most of history teaches us that civilizations are close to water and fertile land. That makes sense

I've been to Dallas/Fort worth/Arlington area several years in a row for job training. The local people didn't understand how I could live in Cali. We have earthquakes. I couldn't understand how/why they live in Texas. They have tornado "SEASON "

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osiris775 t1_j1w80zu wrote

Reply to comment by SpaceMonkeyOnABike in Western NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos by novotlr

I understand that part. But a place like Las Vegas is literally a created city. I understand the nefarious underground, but eventually, 2mill+ still had to CHOOSE to be there. The populations of humanity, and again, not to be insensitive to circumstances, it has always been a curiosity as to...not how humans ended up where they are. But WHY are humans still where they are

Maybe I'm asking an evolutionary question?

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osiris775 t1_j1w4se8 wrote

Reply to comment by Zman6258 in Western NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos by novotlr

I've always been curious about world population and the expansion of human kind on earth. I am not trying to be insensitive to current conditions. As a California native, I've always wondered how people live where they live. Phoenix. Buffalo. Minnesota. Las Vegas.

Like...why did people CHOOSE to live there?

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