Thank you Ribit!
There plenty of northern states where there is normalcy and calmness. Northern being defined as north of the mason - dixon line..
You is welcome here in Ohio. Indiana ain't half bad. I'll give ya Illinois for free. Iowa is a decent state as is South and North Dakota. A tad chilly for me. What's wrong with Nebraska? Oklahoma? Idaho? Montana?
Those are pretty normal places to live.. Climate differences but pretty good overall.
We ain't all bad. and we don't claim california.. or Nevada. Them and the left coast is a world all of their own making.. Just like the east coast states...
If they all fell off into the ocean from a fault line no one would miss them..