ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE? ( Archived) (37)

Feb 22, 2013 7:09 AM CSTARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts

ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?(Vote Below)

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YES
14
21%
NO
45
66%
DEPENDS ON ITS DAMAGES
9
13%
Total Votes
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Feb 22, 2013 7:16 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
stringman
stringmanstringmanwallaceburg, Ontario Canada649 Threads 1 Polls 7,049 Posts
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Feb 22, 2013 7:22 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
montemonte
montemontemontemonteunknown, New Jersey USA114 Threads 4 Polls 5,631 Posts
No earthquake but I am ready for a mother of a storm. The midwest is getting 6 feet of snow and it's coming this way.
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Feb 22, 2013 7:23 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
tomcatwarne
tomcatwarnetomcatwarneOcean City, Plumouth, Devon, England UK289 Threads 7 Polls 17,106 Posts
montemonte: No earthquake but I am ready for a mother of a storm. The midwest is getting 6 feet of snow and it's coming this way.



Six feet of snow in one storm??????
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Feb 22, 2013 7:29 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
montemonte
montemontemontemonteunknown, New Jersey USA114 Threads 4 Polls 5,631 Posts
tomcatwarne: Six feet of snow in one storm??????



OOPS....Never was good in math. I meant inches but according to weather reports the drifts are 6 feet and the downfall could be 9 inches. My bad help

Wichita saw its second-highest storm snowfall total on record with 14.2 inches over two days, the weather service said.
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Feb 22, 2013 7:31 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
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Feb 22, 2013 7:33 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
tomcatwarne
tomcatwarnetomcatwarneOcean City, Plumouth, Devon, England UK289 Threads 7 Polls 17,106 Posts
montemonte: OOPS....Never was good in math. I meant inches but according to weather reports the drifts are 6 feet and the downfall could be 9 inches. My bad

Wichita saw its second-highest storm snowfall total on record with 14.2 inches over two days, the weather service said.


6" is bad enough, we are still under snow here probably for another month before the big thawgrin grin
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Feb 22, 2013 7:34 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
montemonte
montemontemontemonteunknown, New Jersey USA114 Threads 4 Polls 5,631 Posts
Guzzy, was that his mother or mother-in-law dunno
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Feb 22, 2013 7:39 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
ummm how exactly should I prepare for an earthquake ???
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Feb 22, 2013 7:40 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
Sliprywnwt
SliprywnwtSliprywnwtMissouri, USA37 Threads 15 Polls 211 Posts
I've never experienced one, thank goodness, so obviously my answer is "no".
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Feb 22, 2013 7:46 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
Boban1: ummm how exactly should I prepare for an earthquake ???


I don't know. Buildings must be prepared mainly, but people must be psychologically prepared and know what to do or not to do.

Here I'm far of the sea, I'm not afraid for tsunamies.
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Feb 22, 2013 8:18 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
montemonte: Guzzy, was that his mother or mother-in-law


Or his wife dunno
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Feb 22, 2013 8:24 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
GUZMAN1: I don't know. Buildings must be prepared mainly, but people must be psychologically prepared and know what to do or not to do.

Here I'm far of the sea, I'm not afraid for tsunamies.


good point ...

since people have actually a short memory ,they tend to forget and relax after a few year without natural disasters
I think we had the last one, back in 2010 , it wasn`t near my city,yet I felt it but didn`t want to wake up my folks and scare them
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Feb 22, 2013 8:50 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
montemonte
montemontemontemonteunknown, New Jersey USA114 Threads 4 Polls 5,631 Posts
Boban1: good point ...

since people have actually a short memory ,they tend to forget and relax after a few year without natural disasters
I think we had the last one, back in 2010 , it wasn`t near my city,yet I felt it but didn`t want to wake up my folks and scare them



New Jersey, or even the east coast doesn't get earthquakes but about a year and a half ago, all of a sudden I felt the house shake. Seriously, it was shaking. I thought that must have been an awfully big truck that went by. It turned out that New York was hit with a earthquake but it wasn't enough to do serious damage, just enought to scare the beejezus outta me. To feel it all the way over to New Jersey is a big deal. Made me realize what people go through who are in 8.0 earthquakes.
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Feb 22, 2013 9:09 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
stringman
stringmanstringmanwallaceburg, Ontario Canada649 Threads 1 Polls 7,049 Posts


what to do in a earthquake.
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Feb 22, 2013 10:52 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
stringman: www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/bda.html

what to do in a earthquake.
thumbs up
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Feb 22, 2013 11:00 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
Ccincy
CcincyCcincyCincinnati, Ohio USA77 Threads 20,535 Posts
During the 3-1/2 yrs I lived in Southern California there were plenty of aftershocks.
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Feb 22, 2013 11:24 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
pisceslady7online today!
pisceslady7online today!pisceslady7Kincumber nr. Gosford, New South Wales Australia21 Threads 4 Polls 1,910 Posts
I have felt two earthquakes and not expecting another one at the minute. grin


We have floods up north and fires down South and in the West. Sheesh...this time of year is a bummer!
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Feb 22, 2013 2:46 PM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
pisceslady7: I have felt two earthquakes and not expecting another one at the minute. We have floods up north and fires down South and in the West. Sheesh...this time of year is a bummer!


I only felt once a soft tremble, no more than 3 degrees (as I knew after), and it awoken me with an strange sensation in me.
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Feb 22, 2013 2:51 PM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
With a fry pan over your headlaugh laugh laugh
Boban1: ummm how exactly should I prepare for an earthquake ???
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Feb 22, 2013 2:55 PM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
GUZMAN1: I only felt once a soft tremble, no more than 3 degrees (as I knew after), and it awoken me with an strange sensation in me.
get them here all the time , been worse last few years . NZ,s third largest city is in ruins after a quake 2 years ago yesterday .Quake has shown that some insurance companys are a bunch of crooks , liars, theives you name it .
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Feb 22, 2013 3:00 PM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
chris27292729: With a fry pan over your head


Don't underestimate frying pans and casseroles in sismic emergencies professor

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Feb 22, 2013 4:28 PM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
epirb: get them here all the time , been worse last few years . NZ,s third largest city is in ruins after a quake 2 years ago yesterday .Quake has shown that some insurance companys are a bunch of crooks , liars, theives you name it .


thumbs up I don't know why people pays for an insurance. They all are what you wrote about them. In a few ocassions these companies offer much less than they are obligated to pay, and they first deny that the contract includes the damages you are claiming.
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Feb 23, 2013 2:20 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
In an earthqueke country like Greece, the protection a casserole gives,few know about it.-
GUZMAN1: Don't underestimate frying pans and casseroles in sismic emergencies
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Feb 23, 2013 2:25 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
chris27292729: In an earthqueke country like Greece, the protection a casserole gives,few know about it.-


But one needs something to carry water or to cook, after use it as a helmet
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Feb 23, 2013 2:34 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
Sure, if still water,gas,and electricity, running.-
GUZMAN1: But one needs something to carry water or to cook, after use it as a helmet
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Feb 23, 2013 2:51 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
chris27292729: Sure, if still water,gas,and electricity, running.-
laugh Well, since you have experienced earthquakes tell me what thing is better than a casserole in those situations. Besides blankets and medicines.
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Feb 23, 2013 2:58 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
because you can't get a bank loan unless you insure the house .
SURPRISE the banks sell insurance to . laugh
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Feb 23, 2013 3:09 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
ynotleon69
ynotleon69ynotleon69Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA73 Threads 21 Polls 798 Posts
i lived in santa cruz ca in 1989 ... october 17th was rockin and rollin........ ok..... my car was rockin.... the ground was rollin.. i met the mother of my daughter because of that quake... no words to describe the fellings of that day...
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Feb 24, 2013 10:09 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
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Feb 25, 2013 6:51 AM CST ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?
ynotleon69
ynotleon69ynotleon69Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA73 Threads 21 Polls 798 Posts
rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing yeah!!! nice video... thank god my car didn't do that. but watching the ground roll like a wave of water was intense. sitting in my 1970 GTO and waiting at a light... the whole car moved sideways 2 lanes. i felt like a james bond martini , "shaken not stirred"
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