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On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 14:35:46 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 9/15/2024 12:51 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 11:07:24 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> As Mr Reagan noted well, where if not here shall we go?
>> 
>> His quote was:  "If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape
>> to. This is the last stand on earth."
>> 
>> Over the last few years, Santa Cruz County and California in general,
>> have had it's shares of storms and wildfires.  One result is that no
>> insurance company will write new homeowners policies in California.
>> The recent fires will probably make the insurance situation worse.
>> 
>> When we get together for various events, moving elsewhere is a common
>> topic of conversation.  There have been many who suggested that it
>> might be best to sell their homes and move elsewhere.  So far, one
>> family has moved to somewhere in Idaho, while another has moved to
>> Costa Rica.  A few, including me, have done some preliminary research
>> into where to move.  I've been watching YouTube videos in the style of
>> "Ten best places to live in [select a state]".  These are interesting
>> but not very useful.  Others have done similar research.  In general,
>> the best places to live are already saturated with immigrants or have
>> undesirable environmental hazards (tornados, hurricanes, floods, snow,
>> taxes etc).  
>
>About a year ago, I read David Pogue's book _How To Prepare For Climate 
>Change_.  He began by saying it doesn't matter if you believe it or not, 
>it's coming. (I know some here will mock that idea, but let's move on.) 
>He addressed the question of the best places to live by listing the 
>environmental and other hazards associated with various areas of the 
>country. Rising sea levels and hurricanes in Florida, earthquakes in 
>California, a risk of epic tsunami in the Pacific Northwest, water 
>shortages in much of the west, and on and on.

Such fear.

>Examining the country region by region, he eventually said the upper 
>midwest was the best place to be. As a further bonus, I think the 
>bicycling is great around here. Lots of quiet country roads, cooperative 
>motorists, a city with a good old grid street plan, not a lot of 
>traffic, etc. I'm content.

--
C'est bon
Soloman