text: If you look at the historical weather patterns most US Gulf locations average a hit once every 30+ years..(that is an average, they may get hit twice in a decade, then nothing for 60 years)
  
  On the other hand, there are places in Eastern Canada that get hit every single year with a ice storm, like clockwork.
  
  They lose power for 3 days, a week sometimes even two weeks.
  
  1. Why are they not better prepared for it?
  
  2. Why do they live there, and not move to a place with more reliable utilities?