Or East Coast boasting. I m not. But San Diegans invariably feel obligated to turn this conversation to hurricanes. More hurricanes hit Florida than earthquakes hit California, they proudly argue. Don t worry about the guy in your neighborhood who plays sniper with a bazooka because twice as many dudes in the Southeast do the same.
Earthquakes obviously create problems.
Lawmakers have seen cause to retrofit everything from the Coronado Bridge to the giraffes at the world-famous San Diego Zoo. But I m forced to realize how unhip it is to notice. It s cool to save the whales. It s chic to voice concern about polluted coastlines. But it s pass to be troubled about tectonic strain involving the nearby Bullion and Lavic Lake fault lines.