True, although i came very close several years back when Swindon got flooded. water came down our street and was abot 3 doors away from us when it stopped.
True *touch wood* nearly did get caught up in 9-11 though (was meant to fly into JFK airport on September 13th, 2001 on a holiday to the states. ended up going a year later)
(and Jedd - my mum flew out of NY the morning of 9/11, had been up the Twin Towers the day before. The air crew of her flight didn't tell the passengers what had happened until they were about to land at Heathrow)