I don't know, why don't you tell me, or do you believe everyone knows the exact geography of the place who don't live in America? Your the one making a asinine comment as you can't see it as a genuine question, instead choosing to criticise a perfectly reasonable comment.
Rereading your statement, I should apologize for my tone. I live in "hurricane alley" so I am sensitive to many that will argue every time we have a disaster that we should abandon our homes and move. Truth is that tornados are random events and can happen anywhere east of the Rockies (and infrequently just about anywhere). This one was particularly bad as it was huge and stayed on the ground over 200 miles.
I live in Illinois along with 13 million other people. The only explanation is that we must all be idiots. Or... that perhaps the odds of a tornado hitting your specific neighborhood are practically zero, so it doesn't really factor.
Not really, truth is whatever amount Apple donates to each of the multiple recipients each year is far more than the combined total of complainers. The argument usually is they are so wealthy, as if that is relevant. Any amount from anyone is a net positive. Complainers are a drain, little more.
I have a friend who just moved here to Arizona from Mississippi, and she was telling me one of the main things she would not miss was the risk of tornados. She also told me that where she lived definitely sees tornadoes , but it wasn’t like that for her when she was growing up. They haven’t always gotten tornadoes. Weather patterns change over the decades and places that never got tornadoes suddenly become places where it happens. The footprint of Tornado Alley seems to be changing in a very real way.
Not really; it is just (bad) luck of the draw. As another person who has lived in tornado alley for nearly half of my life, I've never seen a tornado. I've certainly seen the aftermath, but never physically seen a tornado on the ground. Witnessed Joplin, MO's EF-5 and Linwood, KS's EF-4 destruction up close; it takes your breath away to see that kind of damage. The likelihood, however, of it happening to YOU is just so minimal due to the small concentrated path of a tornado...and even then the majority of tornadoes are minor EF-0 to EF-1s, that is just isn't that big of a worry.
Because it's gross to go around telling everyone you donated to a cause. It shifts the attention from the cause to you. And no, people won't donate when they weren't because Apple donated. If anything people who were going to make a donation won't because they will figure their contribution will be nothing compared to what Apple provided.
It's always a once-in-a-lifetime disaster, isn't it? It's never good enough to just contribute to those in need and not make a big deal every time the checkbook comes out. Why is it some people need everyone to know their parents bought the wine?
No it isn't, imo. You give, you are entitled to put out a press release about. It's good for the public at large to understand who is doing what.
Not in my opinion.
Again, not in my opinion. In fact, I believe the opposite will happen and it will spur more donations.
While I'm sure there are people who think like that, I'm sure there are people who don't. IMO, the people who wouldn't give "because Apple gave", wouldn't' have given anyway. So there's that. But I guess it's glass half-empty or full,, depending on whether one has a cynical view of life...or not.
