Posted On: November 8, 2007, 1:20 pm CST

Posted By: Nebraskan

I suppose I had a knee-jerk reaction, but quite truthfully, the ONLY (in my opinion) natural disaster East Coasters deal with annually are hurricanes. and well, i lived in japan for a year and a half and lived thru some of the worst typhoons (same as a hurricaine but generated out of the south pacific as opposed to the carribbean) they have seen since world war II. and truth be told...i'll take a hurricane/typhoon any day of the week over a tornado.

Also, tornados have been known to generate all over the world.

from an insurance perspective, i won't argue with you because i will openly admit, i am not as knowledgeable as you. BUT PLEASE, do not sit here and tell me and others that the devastation of a tornado which ANNUALLY destroys homes and towns is not as significant as a hurricane. At least with a hurricane, you know it's coming, you know you can leave and potentially save your life and some of your belongings. Tornado victims aren't afforded that right.

I'm so tired of people on the coast playing the victim card, and frankly you do. i don't care if you want to live there, that's your choice, but do not ever state that you are subject to a worse fate because of it. that's all.