Geographical, Climate and Nature-Type Reasons It's Good to Live in Michigan

[fflo]

• No hurricanes.


• Few tornadoes, and not the strongest types when they happen.


• Few earthquakes, and small when they happen.  Maybe not as much fracking potential, too, so less chance of frackquakes?


• When sea level rises, it won't cover our edges.


• It's not that hot already here, so global warming isn't making summers upwards of 110 degrees soon.


• Don't miss air conditioning, except for maybe 20 days a year.


• There's lotsa water around.


• Our snow includes the wafty soft flakes you have in animated Charlie Brown shows.


• Ticks: not so much.


• Also no chiggers, sand gnats, giant cockroaches, or (no doubt) many scary types of snakes and spiders.


• Plus we have black squirrels.  Which is cool.


• Birch trees do well here.


• You get cottonwoods, too.


• Not a likely target of first attack with nuclear weapons.

These just off the top of my head.  Politically there are a lot of "eh" kinda things about the state.  And economically, and in terms of social justice, and other stuff like that.  Infrastructure (like most of the country).  Culture--- kind of a mixed bag (like most places).  But just being fairly free of tornadoes, earthquakes and hurricanes feels lucky.

Comments

[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

In the case of nuclear war, can we all move in with you? On the one hand, my house should be safe because it's not in a big city; but on the other hand, maybe it's not safe, because it's near one of the few remaining active air force bases in California, which might be a strategically important target.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Okay. I'll keep the futon in my guest room accessible, just in case. :)

[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

In the case of nuclear war, can we all move in with you? On the one hand, my house should be safe because it's not in a big city; but on the other hand, maybe it's not safe, because it's near one of the few remaining active air force bases in California, which might be a strategically important target.