canadiangrrl
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On 12/10/2003 3:26:18 PM canadiangrrl wrote:
...but F&I, beware...when I am in Maryland over Christmas I am coming to your house to STEAL THAT COFFEE TABLE. (and possibly abscond with the dogs.)----------------
You couldn't move the table if you tried.
Abscond with the Dogs!
Funny, they are not for the faint of heart handlers. You probably have the spunk for the breed though. They are true clowns. My old girl has two speeds - no go & go go. They like to run!
Mara
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Heh...4.5 I think I would sleep through that one...Seriously though that's nothing to worry about...I remember the first Earthquake I ever experienced was the Whittier one in 87. I lived in Hacienda Heiights at the time which is a direct neighbor to whittier...It was pretty exciting, you could actually see the waving in the streets...it was weird. That one I think was a 5.9 but since we were soo close to the epicenter...it felt really big.
Even that earthquake didn't doo much...I don't think anyone was seriously injured.
Even that earthquake didn't doo much...I don't think anyone was seriously injured.
Mara
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1989 October 17 - Earthquake was a 7.1.
IMO anything over 5.5 you really start to FEEL.
Here is a recap of the events that day and resulting days/events. There were aftershocks for up to 10 days after that went up to around 4-5 on the Richter scale. Some of the damage caused has not to this day been fixed. I believe part of the 101 freeway which used to go through SF into Marin fell and now you have to take side roads through the city...which is a PAIN. Many people just go around over GG Bridge.
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[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 17, 1989
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Bay Area just before the third game of the World Series at Candlestick Park; the worst earthquake since 1906. The tremor collapsed a section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Six of the deaths occurred when the exterior of a brick building collapsed at 6th and Bluxome streets in the South of Market District. Damage was estimated at almost three billion dollars in San Francisco, which was approximately one-half of the total damage figure for the entire earthquake zone.
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]The earthquake knocked out power to San Francisco, and the city was dark for the first time since the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. Power was fully restored by October 20. Emergency telephone service became sporadic because a fire broke out in the 9-1-1 telephone equipment room, and citizens had to rely on fire alarm boxes for three days for emergency protection from fire. The quake killed 62 people throughout Central California, injured 3757 and left more than 12,000 homeless. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]At least 27 fires broke out across the City, including a major blaze in the Marina District where apartment buildings sank into a lagoon filled with bay mud in preparation for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. Dozens of people were rescued by firefighters from fallen buildings in the area that were imperiled by the flames. As they had done in 1906, citizens formed a bucket brigade to help firefighters who were without water because of broken mains. A magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck 37 minutes after the initial shock. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Interstate 280 rocked so viciously during the earthquake that sections of the freeway slammed into one another, cracking off pieces. Some columns actually fractured, exposing the reinforcing steel in places where the concrete disintegrated. The Embarcadero Freeway along the Waterfront was nearly destroyed by the shaking, though Caltrans said it could be repaired. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Sporadic but minor looting broke out in the downtown Shopping District near Fifth and Market streets, the Inner Mission and Hunters Point areas. District Attorney Arlo Smith said, "If there's anyone arrested tonight for burglary or looting, tomorrow morning we're going to go into court and demand that there be no bail. Anyone engaged in that kind of conduct can expect maximum sentences." 24-year-old DeSoto Barker was shot and killed by a motorist upset by the earthquake chaos. DeSoto was at first depicted as a good Samaritan, but Police Inspector Michael Byrne later said he had stolen traffic flares from legitimate volunteers and provoked his own shooting death. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]The earthquake triggered a four-foot tsunami wave in Monterey Bay as well as a huge undersea landslide. The sea level at Santa Cruz dropped three feet as water rushed out of the harbor. The tsunami wave took 20 minutes to travel from Santa Cruz to Monterey. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Lombard St., the "crookedest street in the world," was closed because a cable car was left stranded at Hyde and Lombard by the earthquake power failure. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Peoples Temple, housed in the former Albert Pike Memorial on Geary Blvd., was gravely damaged by the earthquake. The building had been badly damaged during the 1906 earthquake. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]People in San Francisco, 56 miles from the epicenter, felt the earthquake about 23 seconds later than the people in Santa Cruz, 10 miles away. People in Sacramento, 100 miles distant, felt it about 22 seconds later. The strong motion recorder at Corralitos-Eureka Canyon Road, near the epicenter, recorded the earthquake beginning at 5:04:21 p.m. The first quake wave arrived one second later at the Fire Station in Capitola. The first wave began to shake the water tank at Gavilan College in Gilroy at 5:04:24 p.m. Strong motion instruments at the Pulgas Water Temple at Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir recorded the quake beginning at 5:04:31 p.m. The Sierra Point Freeway overpass monitor, nearest to Candlestick Park, recorded the quake at 5:04:34 p.m. The quake wave arrived at the Presidio of San Francisco, nearest the Marina District, at 5:04:37 with the heaviest shaking recorded at 5:04:47 p.m. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 18, 1989
A U-2 spy plane from Beale Air Force Base overflew San Francisco to record earthquake damage. The photos were to be used to detect problems in structures. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Preliminary ratings for the ABC, CBS, and NBC earthquake specials Wednesday night indicated nearly half of all U.S. homes with television tuned in. According to A.C. Nielsen Co. estimates, ABCs special, "The Great Quake of `89," was highest-rated with 13.2 percent of all households watching. ABC received a strong 24.2 rating and a 35 share for its earthquake coverage in the prime 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT time slot last night. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy called for an investigation to find out why the Bay Bridge was so badly damaged during the earthquake. McCarthy was the Acting Governor of California because Gov. Deukmejian was in Frankfort, West Germany. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 18, 1989
USGS scientist said they stood by their report warning of a major earthquake in Southern California by 2018. USGS Deputy Chief Gerry Wieczorek said "The information from last year's report is still good." [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife, Marilyn, flew from San Diego to the Marina District. They left in four hours without making contact with Mayor Agnos, who had not slept since the earthquake. The mayor called the visit a "cheap publicity stunt." The Vice President reacted with deep emotion as he toured the Marina District. He said, "Just walking through here and seeing the loss of property, knowing of the loss of life, it hits you right here in the heart, and that's the reason I'm here." [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 19, 1989 [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Dept. of Public Works reported that earthquake-damaged buildings include the Asian Art Museum, de Young Museum, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Main Library, Hall of Justice, Opera House, Richmond Police Station, Candlestick Park, the airport and Pier 45. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Independent Insurance Agents of American said the earthquake was the sixth-costliest disaster in history. Damage, they said, might exceed $1 billion. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 20, 1989
USGS scientists found the epicenter of the earthquake near Mt. Loma Prieta in Santa Cruz County. They said fissures hundreds of yards long, and wide as 20 inches, were found along the San Andreas Fault in the northeast corner of Nisene Marks State Park, near the head of Aptos Creek. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Association of California Insurance Companies said insurance payout for earthquake damage may reach $2 billion. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Economist Frank McCormick of the Bank of America in San Francisco said earthquake damage was likely to reach $10 billion. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Mayor Agnos informed enraged survivors in the Marina District that they have just 15 minutes to enter their earthquake-damaged homes to retrieve belongings prior to demolition. 60 buildings in the Marina District were destroyed. Agnos did not win in Marina District precincts during the next mayoral election. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Partial list of earthquake dead released. Killed in San Francisco included Jeffrey Choi, 50; Yuk Lin Lau, 34; Scott Dickinson, 3 1/2 months; Donald McGlinchy, 59; and Diane Laufer, 40. Timothy Moss, 40, of San Francisco, was killed on the Cypress Freeway. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]President Bush arrived at Moffett Field Naval Air Station to tour areas damaged by earthquake. He was briefed by civic leaders, including Mayor Agnos. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 24, 1989
USGS today revised upward the magnitude of the Oct. 17 earthquake, from 6.9 to 7.1 on the Richter scale, after checking data from 18 seismic stations around the world. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Congress began debate on an earthquake relief bill. "We were hit by ten times the amount of explosive power of World War II, including the atomic bomb," said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, "Please give us a chance to rebuild." A Wisconsin congressman complained that the median home price in San Francisco is $350,000, and Californians don't need help because of their waste and affluence. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 25, 1989
USGS scientists said there was a 50-50 chance that an earthquake big enough to cause more damage will strike during the next two months and urges officials to prepare. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Pacific Union Co. said there was no evidence the earthquake will effect the real estate market. "Contrary to what the rest of the U.S. might believe, buyer interest has actually increased since last week's earthquake," said William Jansen, president of Pacific Union Residential Brokerage. "Many buyers hope to find good deals as a result of an expected seller's panic," he said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]San Francisco Chronicle poll showed three out of four residents in 10 Bay Area counties admitted having emotional problems since the earthquake. About two-thirds said they were worried about another major tremor. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 26, 1989 [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]President Bush signed a $3.45 billion earthquake relief package for California. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]San Francisco Examiner published a 16-page earthquake photo section documenting the day of the earthquake and its aftermath. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 28, 1989
A 3.1-magnitude earthquake aftershock hit at 2:28 p.m. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 30, 1989
Bridge crews completed realignment of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The structure likely will be open by the Nov. 17 deadline set by Caltrans, according to James Roberts, the agency's chief bridge engineer. Roberts said the force of the earthquake jerked the span five inches north, shearing one-inch diameter bolts and pulling the road section away from its underlying support. Each bolt, one-inch in diameter and six inches long, was designed to withstand a force of 500,000 pounds. Roberts estimated the force that damaged the bridge at 2 million pounds of thrust, substantially more than the 1.8 million pounds of thrust required for the takeoff of the space shuttle. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]November 1, 1989
4.4 aftershock struck at 9:50 p.m., centered slightly north of the epicenter of last month's earthquake. San Francisco police reported very minor damage in the Marina District. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]November 4, 1989
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck the Hayward fault at 11:16 p.m. near San Leandro. USGS spokeswoman Pat Jorgenson said it was the first significant tremor on the Hayward fault since a 4.7-magnitude quake in 1984. [/FONT]
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IMO anything over 5.5 you really start to FEEL.
Here is a recap of the events that day and resulting days/events. There were aftershocks for up to 10 days after that went up to around 4-5 on the Richter scale. Some of the damage caused has not to this day been fixed. I believe part of the 101 freeway which used to go through SF into Marin fell and now you have to take side roads through the city...which is a PAIN. Many people just go around over GG Bridge.
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[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 17, 1989
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Bay Area just before the third game of the World Series at Candlestick Park; the worst earthquake since 1906. The tremor collapsed a section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Six of the deaths occurred when the exterior of a brick building collapsed at 6th and Bluxome streets in the South of Market District. Damage was estimated at almost three billion dollars in San Francisco, which was approximately one-half of the total damage figure for the entire earthquake zone.
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]The earthquake knocked out power to San Francisco, and the city was dark for the first time since the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. Power was fully restored by October 20. Emergency telephone service became sporadic because a fire broke out in the 9-1-1 telephone equipment room, and citizens had to rely on fire alarm boxes for three days for emergency protection from fire. The quake killed 62 people throughout Central California, injured 3757 and left more than 12,000 homeless. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]At least 27 fires broke out across the City, including a major blaze in the Marina District where apartment buildings sank into a lagoon filled with bay mud in preparation for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. Dozens of people were rescued by firefighters from fallen buildings in the area that were imperiled by the flames. As they had done in 1906, citizens formed a bucket brigade to help firefighters who were without water because of broken mains. A magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck 37 minutes after the initial shock. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Interstate 280 rocked so viciously during the earthquake that sections of the freeway slammed into one another, cracking off pieces. Some columns actually fractured, exposing the reinforcing steel in places where the concrete disintegrated. The Embarcadero Freeway along the Waterfront was nearly destroyed by the shaking, though Caltrans said it could be repaired. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Sporadic but minor looting broke out in the downtown Shopping District near Fifth and Market streets, the Inner Mission and Hunters Point areas. District Attorney Arlo Smith said, "If there's anyone arrested tonight for burglary or looting, tomorrow morning we're going to go into court and demand that there be no bail. Anyone engaged in that kind of conduct can expect maximum sentences." 24-year-old DeSoto Barker was shot and killed by a motorist upset by the earthquake chaos. DeSoto was at first depicted as a good Samaritan, but Police Inspector Michael Byrne later said he had stolen traffic flares from legitimate volunteers and provoked his own shooting death. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]The earthquake triggered a four-foot tsunami wave in Monterey Bay as well as a huge undersea landslide. The sea level at Santa Cruz dropped three feet as water rushed out of the harbor. The tsunami wave took 20 minutes to travel from Santa Cruz to Monterey. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Lombard St., the "crookedest street in the world," was closed because a cable car was left stranded at Hyde and Lombard by the earthquake power failure. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Peoples Temple, housed in the former Albert Pike Memorial on Geary Blvd., was gravely damaged by the earthquake. The building had been badly damaged during the 1906 earthquake. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]People in San Francisco, 56 miles from the epicenter, felt the earthquake about 23 seconds later than the people in Santa Cruz, 10 miles away. People in Sacramento, 100 miles distant, felt it about 22 seconds later. The strong motion recorder at Corralitos-Eureka Canyon Road, near the epicenter, recorded the earthquake beginning at 5:04:21 p.m. The first quake wave arrived one second later at the Fire Station in Capitola. The first wave began to shake the water tank at Gavilan College in Gilroy at 5:04:24 p.m. Strong motion instruments at the Pulgas Water Temple at Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir recorded the quake beginning at 5:04:31 p.m. The Sierra Point Freeway overpass monitor, nearest to Candlestick Park, recorded the quake at 5:04:34 p.m. The quake wave arrived at the Presidio of San Francisco, nearest the Marina District, at 5:04:37 with the heaviest shaking recorded at 5:04:47 p.m. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 18, 1989
A U-2 spy plane from Beale Air Force Base overflew San Francisco to record earthquake damage. The photos were to be used to detect problems in structures. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Preliminary ratings for the ABC, CBS, and NBC earthquake specials Wednesday night indicated nearly half of all U.S. homes with television tuned in. According to A.C. Nielsen Co. estimates, ABCs special, "The Great Quake of `89," was highest-rated with 13.2 percent of all households watching. ABC received a strong 24.2 rating and a 35 share for its earthquake coverage in the prime 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT time slot last night. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy called for an investigation to find out why the Bay Bridge was so badly damaged during the earthquake. McCarthy was the Acting Governor of California because Gov. Deukmejian was in Frankfort, West Germany. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 18, 1989
USGS scientist said they stood by their report warning of a major earthquake in Southern California by 2018. USGS Deputy Chief Gerry Wieczorek said "The information from last year's report is still good." [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife, Marilyn, flew from San Diego to the Marina District. They left in four hours without making contact with Mayor Agnos, who had not slept since the earthquake. The mayor called the visit a "cheap publicity stunt." The Vice President reacted with deep emotion as he toured the Marina District. He said, "Just walking through here and seeing the loss of property, knowing of the loss of life, it hits you right here in the heart, and that's the reason I'm here." [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 19, 1989 [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Dept. of Public Works reported that earthquake-damaged buildings include the Asian Art Museum, de Young Museum, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Main Library, Hall of Justice, Opera House, Richmond Police Station, Candlestick Park, the airport and Pier 45. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Independent Insurance Agents of American said the earthquake was the sixth-costliest disaster in history. Damage, they said, might exceed $1 billion. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 20, 1989
USGS scientists found the epicenter of the earthquake near Mt. Loma Prieta in Santa Cruz County. They said fissures hundreds of yards long, and wide as 20 inches, were found along the San Andreas Fault in the northeast corner of Nisene Marks State Park, near the head of Aptos Creek. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Association of California Insurance Companies said insurance payout for earthquake damage may reach $2 billion. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Economist Frank McCormick of the Bank of America in San Francisco said earthquake damage was likely to reach $10 billion. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Mayor Agnos informed enraged survivors in the Marina District that they have just 15 minutes to enter their earthquake-damaged homes to retrieve belongings prior to demolition. 60 buildings in the Marina District were destroyed. Agnos did not win in Marina District precincts during the next mayoral election. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Partial list of earthquake dead released. Killed in San Francisco included Jeffrey Choi, 50; Yuk Lin Lau, 34; Scott Dickinson, 3 1/2 months; Donald McGlinchy, 59; and Diane Laufer, 40. Timothy Moss, 40, of San Francisco, was killed on the Cypress Freeway. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]President Bush arrived at Moffett Field Naval Air Station to tour areas damaged by earthquake. He was briefed by civic leaders, including Mayor Agnos. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 24, 1989
USGS today revised upward the magnitude of the Oct. 17 earthquake, from 6.9 to 7.1 on the Richter scale, after checking data from 18 seismic stations around the world. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Congress began debate on an earthquake relief bill. "We were hit by ten times the amount of explosive power of World War II, including the atomic bomb," said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, "Please give us a chance to rebuild." A Wisconsin congressman complained that the median home price in San Francisco is $350,000, and Californians don't need help because of their waste and affluence. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 25, 1989
USGS scientists said there was a 50-50 chance that an earthquake big enough to cause more damage will strike during the next two months and urges officials to prepare. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]Pacific Union Co. said there was no evidence the earthquake will effect the real estate market. "Contrary to what the rest of the U.S. might believe, buyer interest has actually increased since last week's earthquake," said William Jansen, president of Pacific Union Residential Brokerage. "Many buyers hope to find good deals as a result of an expected seller's panic," he said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]San Francisco Chronicle poll showed three out of four residents in 10 Bay Area counties admitted having emotional problems since the earthquake. About two-thirds said they were worried about another major tremor. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 26, 1989 [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]President Bush signed a $3.45 billion earthquake relief package for California. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]San Francisco Examiner published a 16-page earthquake photo section documenting the day of the earthquake and its aftermath. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 28, 1989
A 3.1-magnitude earthquake aftershock hit at 2:28 p.m. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]October 30, 1989
Bridge crews completed realignment of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The structure likely will be open by the Nov. 17 deadline set by Caltrans, according to James Roberts, the agency's chief bridge engineer. Roberts said the force of the earthquake jerked the span five inches north, shearing one-inch diameter bolts and pulling the road section away from its underlying support. Each bolt, one-inch in diameter and six inches long, was designed to withstand a force of 500,000 pounds. Roberts estimated the force that damaged the bridge at 2 million pounds of thrust, substantially more than the 1.8 million pounds of thrust required for the takeoff of the space shuttle. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]November 1, 1989
4.4 aftershock struck at 9:50 p.m., centered slightly north of the epicenter of last month's earthquake. San Francisco police reported very minor damage in the Marina District. [/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet]November 4, 1989
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck the Hayward fault at 11:16 p.m. near San Leandro. USGS spokeswoman Pat Jorgenson said it was the first significant tremor on the Hayward fault since a 4.7-magnitude quake in 1984. [/FONT]
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Wow, some scary stuff. Funny, our local stations said the same thing about 5.5. They said 5.5 is when you start to see structural damage & damage in general except for broken china.
What concerns me is that this particular fault has been progressively "acting" up. The Epicenter is always the same Columbia, VA - which is really close. This one was worse than the last one, etc. I wonder if it will progressively get worse?
It scared me because I didn't realize what was happening until almost the end. Also, it's never been this bad. If your not used to it, it's a weird experience. It was least expected. I don't know if I could live in CA.
What concerns me is that this particular fault has been progressively "acting" up. The Epicenter is always the same Columbia, VA - which is really close. This one was worse than the last one, etc. I wonder if it will progressively get worse?
It scared me because I didn't realize what was happening until almost the end. Also, it's never been this bad. If your not used to it, it's a weird experience. It was least expected. I don't know if I could live in CA.
hoorray
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I think the Loma Preada (sp?) quake in the SF Bay area in 89 was a 7.2 or so. BIG scarry shaker -- the worst I've ever been through, and being a CA gal, I've been in a lot. I'm with Mara -- I don't get out of bed until they hit 6+.
The whole goal is to be somewhere where you will not be hurt by falling debris, so stay away from brick chimmneys, windows, tall bookcases that can fall over, etc. (we had lots of those in our office in 89 -- needless to say they were gone the next day! Door jams are one of the structurally strongest places in a building, so a goot place to anchor yourself.
Glad it was a small one and no one was hurt!
The whole goal is to be somewhere where you will not be hurt by falling debris, so stay away from brick chimmneys, windows, tall bookcases that can fall over, etc. (we had lots of those in our office in 89 -- needless to say they were gone the next day! Door jams are one of the structurally strongest places in a building, so a goot place to anchor yourself.
Glad it was a small one and no one was hurt!
hoorray
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canadiangrrl
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My mother went to school in California in the sixties and lived in the LA area for five years. She was present for two quakes - don't know their magnitude, but she says you just get used to it - sort of. I don't think it would bother me much. Then again, I've only ever experienced a very mild quake - nothing like the ones that have been referenced here.
I tend to worry less about 'natural' disasters, and more about the 'unnatural' ones, i.e. terrorism.
Mara - I'll be living in MD come June, so we gotta hook up when you're in the area. And wear our minis. And our milkshakes would bring all the-oh, never mind.
And F&I, your pups are Schnauzers, right? I had a neighbour who had a Giant Schnauzer. He was a four-legged minion of Satan.
You're right, I couldn't carry that table as it's heavy and I am a skinny weakling. So thanks for pointing that out. We'll have a hoist with us when we rob you.
I tend to worry less about 'natural' disasters, and more about the 'unnatural' ones, i.e. terrorism.
Mara - I'll be living in MD come June, so we gotta hook up when you're in the area. And wear our minis. And our milkshakes would bring all the-oh, never mind.
And F&I, your pups are Schnauzers, right? I had a neighbour who had a Giant Schnauzer. He was a four-legged minion of Satan.
Mara
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On 12/10/2003 7:22:11 PM Mara wrote:
Definitely Scoob! Figure we'll get out there sometime next fall...after all the wedding craziness etc
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I'd be up for it!
CG, they are Standard Schnauzers - a bit more benevolent, less goofy & more intelligent than Giants, IMHO. But, 45lbs that are a Ton of spitfire -very commanding & with great presence for their size. O.K., I like to brag. Do you know that a Standard Schnauzer was the first dog to be able to sniff basel cancer cells? Prompted much research in the area.
Lop, good to know that it may not be a progressive thing. Guess the fault just has to let of some steam from time to time.
tessa
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I have been in many earthquakes but I have never personally been affected.
The epicenter of the 6.5 was very close to my house and so was very destructive.
There were very erratic pockets of damage/non-damage, however, which don't seem to make "logical" sense.
There are still over 35 businesses in town which are closed due to damage and/or danger.
My friend had to vacate his medical office and find a new place to see patients yet was not allowed to go into the building to recover lots of his stuff until recently.
The epicenter of the 6.5 was very close to my house and so was very destructive.
There were very erratic pockets of damage/non-damage, however, which don't seem to make "logical" sense.
There are still over 35 businesses in town which are closed due to damage and/or danger.
My friend had to vacate his medical office and find a new place to see patients yet was not allowed to go into the building to recover lots of his stuff until recently.
Kamuelamom
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F&I, I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier. Yes, the are *still* active, and have been since 1983.
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