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On 3/15/2011 1:44 PM, Andy wrote:

That's not a problem. Please fly back here and throw yourself into the
nearest available lava pit. Mahalo and aloha, well, mostly aloha...
 
dsi1 wrote:

the
sand


I'd LOVE to, except for the lava sacrifice part.

I haven't had a decent sun tan in ages but, I've got a humpback whale
friend that I've been meaning to see again.

You would have to luau me for years before I'd consider putting myself
to the lava death.

Best,

Andy
 
"sf" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Naw, tornado drills tell you to get into a bathroom or interior room (like a
bathroom or a closet) without windows if you don't have a basement or storm
shelter. The pipes in the walls of a bathroom help reinforce the room. As
for earthquakes, doorways are also reinforced hence the instruction to stand
in an *interior* doorway during an earthquake. Oh, and shut off the
electricity (and gas if you have it) before you go anywhere during a natural
disaster. Don't add fire to the mix.

Jill
 
On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:02:10 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:


I remember kids going under desks and teachers getting in doorways
during school tornado drills. We didn't have closets and we weren't
herded into the bathrooms or basement although the school did have a
basement. I have no idea if it was a full basement or just large
enough for the furnace/boiler (whatever it was).

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 3/15/2011 12:58 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:

Not exactly a good time for earthquake jokes, but here in Maryland we
had a very minor earthquake last summer but was enough for some people
to feel a little movement. A picture went viral around here of the
damage at ground zero. It was a lawn chair on its side.
 
On 3/15/2011 12:58 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:


Disagree. Almost all persons killed in earthquakes are fully inside
structures. Only a small fraction are killed as they are running
out of structures. The best reaction, if you're in a residence or
other smallish structure, is to run outside at the beginning of a quake
and to get away from any buildings or overhead lines.

I personally believe the "don't run outside" advice stems most from
fear of creating stampedes.


Steve
 
On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:42:04 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:

There was no direct access to outside from the classrooms. We had to
be in the hallway to get outdoors.


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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:13:01 -0400, Cheryl
arranged random neurons and said:


I recall being told that under a stairwell is a good place to be in an
earthquake. I've made kitchen storage out of the coat closet under our
stairwell, so that lets that out! I don't fancy being clocked by a
falling shelving unit with cast iron pans, a Waring Pro waffle maker
or my big Cuisinart electric fry pan on it!

I just recently had my 300 year old long clock fastened to the wall,
which was a trick to do without boring holes in the back of the case.
F*cking California. When Bill retires, we're getting our butts back to
Colorado.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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In article , [email protected]
says...

The one time I was close to a tornado, everybody in the building was at
the windows watching something, so I looked, saw the tornado coming in
our general direction, and went down to the cafeteria for a snack. The
cafeteria was in the middle of a hall about 300 feet long with a 15 foot
thick reinforced concrete slab above it.

The tornado went right between the building I was in and the one next to
it. Fortunately it didn't do any significant damage to either, but if
it had gone a little to the west I would have ended up chief engineer
the hard way.
 
I have never forgotten
the time when the bad guy and Jack were fighting on a mountain side and
an
earthquake opened a large crevasse. The bad guy fell in and the earth
closed. After seeing the cracks in the earth from Mother Earth's latest
rampage, I wonder at the power. It seems to me we are all fleas walking
on
the back of a large sleeping dog.I looked up at the ceiling thinking it
was the above neighbors having
rough sex! LOL!!!I wonder at the power. It seems
to me we are all fleas walking on the back of a large sleeping dog.
If and when he gets up and gives a shake, we are in trouble.
Janet




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In article
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merryb wrote:


It would have to be a pretty darned big earthquake for a tsunami to
affect the harbor. Even larger if Tacoma or Fife were affected. You
wouldn't have to worry about Rainier at all if it were that big of an
earthquake, you just wouldn't be around any more.

The bridge, though, is something I'd prepare for if I were there now.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
On Mar 16, 6:43?pm, sf wrote:


We had an earthquake several years that did some noticeable damage.
Huge pieces of cement and bricks falling off of large buildings. I
could see going outside if you have a huge empty yard to run into. But
the buildings downtown can easily drop things on you that could kill
you. And our our own house is surrounded on 3 sides by a lot of trees.
We don't even like to let the dogs out during a wind storm. Afterward,
we have to check for widow makers. During our last wind storm, a huge
tree came down next to our house. It was at least 60 feet tall, and
the top part of the tree took out an old phone line, and was resting
on the power lines. The power company had top shut down the power and
remove part of the tree.

Our house has been hit by a few trees over the years. We did have some
damage to the roof once. We've been lucky. But I cannot imagine
intentionally running outside during a big wind storm or an
earthquake. If we hear a cracking noise during a storm, we vacate the
one side of the house in a hurry.
 
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:57:11 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
wrote:

The area around the front of my house doesn't have any huge trees that
can fall over and the houses aren't close together enough to be afraid
of anything falling off of them if you're in the middle of the street.
That's where I went in '89... the middle of the street.


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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
In article
,
Dan Abel wrote:


I've seen Galluping Gertie many, many times. :-)


Interesting. Most of it, AFAIK, is speculation. I think there is
slight evidence of one tsunami in the Sound about 1000 years ago. 4 1/2
inch waves are not actually a tsunami, though it does make a great night
for the local news to play it like that. So, again, I'd say it would
take a pretty darned big earthquake for a tsunami to affect the harbor.
:-)

It would have to be huge and centered in the Sound to really affect
that area, and evidence is that it doesn't happen all that often, about
once every thousand years, or so huge in the Pacific, that tsunami would
be the least of one's trouble, since the earthquake would have already
claimed pretty much everyone. The sound, channel, islands all help
shield the land around the sound from tsunamis.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
On Mar 23, 1:40?pm, Ran e at Arabian Knits
wrote:

I'm sure you are correct, but still...
I sure hope the new Narrows is up to the latest standards!
 
In article
,
merryb wrote:


That bridge was the weakest point, IMO. The stores were always full
of things, but it was because of trucks coming across that bridge every
day. If there were a big enough earthquake, if Rainier blew badly
enough, if there were some sort of terrorist attack, or just a bad
enough wind storm (were you there for the one in 2006? We had power out
for six days, something like that would decimate the peninsula if it
were wide spread enough. The phone poles and electrical poles were
knocked down along with the trees, they had workers from across the
state come to work on them.) and people would be without groceries
unless they drove a couple hours down past Shelton. Sure, it seemed
like there was plenty there, but in reality, it was being replenished
daily. We absolutely stocked up for emergencies there, food, toilet
paper, diapers, cleaning supplies, fuel for cooking, wood, all of it.
We do it here, because we're in the middle of nowhere and going to the
city means shopping at Fred Meyer.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
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