It's easy to stay away from all but the ground shaking by chosing a place to live which has none of it.
I lived in New England, Colorado....they can have their 4 seasons.
Gotta go to the store to get the food for this afternoon.
Having a group over for a back yard party, BBQ, have some cold beers, volley ball game Wive's against Husband's in the pool.
Oh ya, we are out of suntan lotion...lol.