Choose your poison/pestilence

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  1. righteousdude2 Well-Known Member
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    QUESTION OF YOUR LIFETIME?

    If God permitted you to choose which natural disaster you would prefer to face in life, which would it be, and WHY?

    Here's a list to get you thinking:
    TORNADO
    HURRICANE
    FLOODS
    TSUNAMIS
    SWARMS OF LOCUSTS
    DROUGHTS
    METEOR SHOWERS ON A REGULAR BASIS
    PLAQUES
    EARTHQUAKES
    ROCK SLIDES
    AVALANCHES
    COLD SNAPS
    HEAT WAVES

    I am sure many of you can think of a few disasters that I have overlooked, so, if it is honestly something that threatens civilization in large numbers, add it in your comment section.


     
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    I think I would prefer God choose and I not know ahead of time.
     
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    Cold snap. Having lived in northern Maine and seen temperatures below -30 in most winters and -40 in some, I'd just keep feeding the woodstove. Of course, if "cold snap" means Antarctica's worst (-100 with strong wind), that would be different. And I'd add "blizzard" to the list. The Northeast's deadliest weather event I find in the records is the 1938 hurricane. #2 is probably the blizzard of March 1888.
     
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    Earthquake. Unlike a lot of the other calamities, you don't know it's coming, it's over in a matter of minutes, and if you are outside or on open ground your chances of survival are pretty good.
     
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    Rap music
     
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    canadyjd gets the best response, so far, AWARD! Love your response. Never thought of rap music being one of the menacing issues. Great add! :)
     
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    Cold. It kills the bugs.
     
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    Cold. One can always dress against it.