12. A: People who live in California are crazy!
B: Why is that?
A: Because of all the earthquakes and fires.
B: But big earthquakes happen only once in a while.
A: Once in a while is once too many!
B: But you're right. There are a lot of fires.
A: A recent fire destroyed 85 homes.
B: Still, it's safer than Florida.
A: Florida doesn't have earthquakes or fires.
B: No, Florida just has hurricanes every year from June to October.
A: But most of those hurricanes are harmless.
B: Excuse me. Hurricane Andrew destroyed 30,000 homes! 3.6