a hurricane like storm blew thru central florida at 3 am taking out 69 homes.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/02/florida.storm/index.html

That really sux...

I'll happily put up with the higher cost of living here in the Northeast. No tornados, only an occasional weak hurricane, Blizzards that have become manageable due to advanced weather technology and no major earthquakes.

There are very few places to live that are safer from "natural" disasters.