[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Lauren Sweeny

Let's see... We have :Yellowstone park , one giant caldera, the Canary Island fissure and resulting East coast tsunami, trapped methane gas under all or most lakes and oceans, meteors,solar flares, volcanoes, earthquakes,nukes,plagues, bacteria, viruses, weird weather,oceans rising,and all manner of other Extinction Level Events in the future. Nothing we do will save most people.
So..... Live, Laugh and enjoy what you have now ,this moment in time. Live each moment as if it were your last.......

Your comment re "weird weather" is right on target.
No state has been immune to climate change, resulting in topographical change, power outages, discomfort for the residents and so on and so forth.......

It's almost three years now since Irene hit our state (and devastated the Jersey shore)......we all know that it needn't take a terrorist attack to cut off our electricity, our roads and take away our peace of mind.

Please click on hyperlink and keep scrolling down for the amazing devastation incurred on our state during Hurricane Irene......people were literally stranded up and down the spine of the Green Mountain state, due to flooding and bridges and roads being washed out.


http://www.mansfieldheliflight.com/flood/

PLEASE KEEP SCROLLING DOWN ON THIS ABOVE HYPERLINK "VERMONT FLOOD/IRENE"
ZILLIONS OF AERIAL PHOTOS OF DEVASTATION WORSE THAN ANY SINKHOLE.

As you go own the long line of unbelievable photos of devastation, it shows no state is immune.
Almost three summers ago Irene dumped up to 11 inches of rain on parts of Vermont, turning rivers into torrents and sweeping away homes, roads, bridges, and farm fields. Six Vermont residents were killed, thousands were left homeless and the storm damaged or destroyed more than 200 bridges and 500 miles of highway. Of the state's 251 towns, 225 had infrastructure damage.

Killlington and Rochester, were among a dozen communities that were cut off after flooding severed access to main roads. Army National Guard helicopters ferried emergency provisions of food, water and medicine to the community until the road links could be repaired.

The state and federal governments have spent more than $565 million to help with Vermont's recovery. That doesn't include private donations and money that people have spent on their own.
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We traveled north numerous times these past three years, to see the kids and grandkids, always in awe of the power and damage wrought by Mother Nature. It took awhile for our state to repair the broken roads, etc.

Please take the time to view all of these photos. It was the first time Vermont ever made the national news re our "weather" ............the reason our population is so low is that we do have a harsh winter climate, followed sometimes by spring floods.........in this case, the damage was life altering for many residents whose roads were totally wiped out...........from a supposed "tropical storm". Climate change for sure. Being without electricity is no fun.....even in a cold climate.