I'm in the great Pacific NorthWET. Here on the Skagit, we expect power outages and occasional winter floods, and are prepared. We were surprised when the recent "bomb cyclone" storm (who dreams up these goofy names?) didn't even take out power in our part of eastern Skagit County, but really hammered the I-5 corridor.
Storms come and go. I was in Edmonds for the Columbus Day 1962 storm. I remember the quakes of 1965 and 2001. One of these days, a big one will hit. But we are well sited here, and we are prepared.