mudfinder Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 this last few weeks, there have been a lot of earthquakes. one massive quake in chile, i think, somewhere in south america. the massive quake off the coast of northern cali, and a few shakes rattle and rolls here in so. cal. it's kinda freaky about all these quakes happening all of a sudden. i know that us, so cal residents are way over due for the big one i guess. everyone around here is saying that the big one is comming soon. all i know is that if we do have one, i hope it's during the night, when it usual is because i'm at work(graveyard shift) and at the airport. so once it starts shaking, i'm headed towards the middle of the runway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmgar99 Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Hey Finder, where you at in So Cal? I work in Vista (North San Diego County) but I live in Murrieta (South West Riverside County) I felt yesterdays quake bigtime! I was up on a 25' scissors lift standing still when the lift started shaking and swaying one way and the pipe I had hung started shaking and moving...FREAKY FEELING! No control! I pulled the emergency down handle and I was on the ground faster than you can say WHOLLY CRAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudfinder Posted June 17, 2005 Author Share Posted June 17, 2005 i'm in the los angeles area, i'm in the san fernando valley. we got shook up pretty good here. sunday morning, i was in bed, yesterday, i was at my g/f's house when it started shaking. i think their kinda fun, but not when you're 25ft up in the air on a sissor lift. as far as you being on a sissor lift while it shook, it'll take me a long time to get back up on one of those, i'd $hit bricks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Glad I moved to Ohio, I used to live in Eureka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I guess living up here in Ontario, I'm pretty lucky, any natural events like that either miss us, or are pretty tame... although we do live on a fault line... and get quite a few teenie quakes a year, but I've only ever felt one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I live in the central valley (Stockton area) so I didn't feel the so Cal quakes..thank GOD! I was living in England when Cali had the last "big one" (thanks GOD again for good measure) :bow: Quakes were fun when I was a kid.... now I am fat and can't run as fast to safety. -bounce- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmgar99 Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 I live in the central valley (Stockton area) so I didn't feel the so Cal quakes..thank GOD! I was living in England when Cali had the last "big one" (thanks GOD again for good measure) :bow: Quakes were fun when I was a kid.... now I am fat and can't run as fast to safety. -bounce- LOL I can't run Either! Same reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 I hope california drops into the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 No worries guys. They say those of us in the NW will have by far THE BIG ONE when isht hits the fan. According to the geology types, not only are we due, but we should be good for similar to the type of Anchorage, Ak back in the 60's. Somewhere along the 8.0-9.0+ range, basically total destruction. The little 7.0 a couple years ago, along with some recent volcano activity (St. Helens) is just a cheap preview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Yep Mr P, I'm looking forward to the lower real estate prices then.... Oh, and try not to be a twit Duffman... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 Yep Mr P, I'm looking forward to the lower real estate prices then.... Oh, and try not to be a twit Duffman... B No doubt on the RE prices. I just sold my townhouse last month and made 1/4 of the price I paid after 2 years of ownership, only to buy a house at twice what the people paid in 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90seven Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 this last few weeks, there have been a lot of earthquakes.... ........i'm at work(graveyard shift) and at the airport. so once it starts shaking, i'm headed towards the middle of the runway.... Freaky, I work at the San Diego airport. The runway seems to be the safest place to be during a quake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 Lucky for me I spend half my week livin on 8 acres in BFE...and when I am at the bf's I am on 3 acres....with power lines..but lots of trucks out abck to hide under..lol :idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Oh, and try not to be a twit Duffman... hehehe.. something about the word 'twit' makes me giggle... it is a bit feaky how many quakes you guys have had out that way lately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Freaky, I work at the San Diego airport. The runway seems to be the safest place to be during a quake. Assuming they close the runway and divert all the incoming planes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 [ it is a bit feaky how many quakes you guys have had out that way lately... It's just the price we pay to avoid ice and snow storms! I know I chose where I live and work with some (not much, but some) consideration of earthquake risk. About 150 miles away from the san andreas fault is about my closeness limit. And I don't live below dams. Or steep hillsides. Or under heavy objects. Even so, I have found LOTS of great places to live and play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 It's just the price we pay to avoid ice and snow storms! haha true enough... however ice & snow is the price I pay to avoid earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and most of all hugeass bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I had no choice when I ended up in Cali... my family are refugees from New Jersey, where I was born. I want to move to Oregon... but the bf's Mom doesn't want to move from her wheelchair! I don't miss the hurricanes and humidity of the east coast tho... oh... and we had another quake this weekend....the big one is coming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 My g/f is originally from CA, think she wants to move back their too. Can't blame her for not wanting to live in BFE ID though :-) Really if I ever move from Boise I'll go to OR or WA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I live on top of a hill so I don't have to worry about anything falling on me, except the house itself of course. There haven't been any quakes in this general area for a while now (knock on wood). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Been in Cali for 35 years; quake ??? What quake ?? We had a quake ??? Oh... :asleep: Quakes are a nice disaster, there is no season, there is no warning (ie sense of dread), a big one is very rare, it only lasts a minute or two and the survivability odds are VERY good. You just go along with your life and roll the dice, just like everyone everywhere does every day. Besides, that is what the Pathy is for, urban escape when the roads are buckled and all the Esplenades (whatever) are in the ditches, spinners still spinning... Every place has something that can kill you, blizards (big lizards), hail, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods (hear ya about the dams mws), tsunamies (namies without tsu), lions, tigers, and bears, Oh MY, boredom, religion, city water, blah, blah blah... Just pick the place you like, and be mildly prepared for any of the local disasters de jour... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I agree Bernard! I would rather take an unexpected, infrequent quake to a constant fear of tornadoes and having to hide out in my basement for long periods...hoping I can walk upstairs after a nado and still find my house standing, and neighbors alive.... natural disasters are icky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 Well, there was another shaker so admittedly it is getting a bit wierd... This time it was a 4.8 centered at North Lake Tahoe, thats what is so wierd. Thats 4 4+ quakes in a month, scattered about other than the central coast. Hmm, makes me wonder... If I stop posting either the house colapsed or it's below sea level.... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelmanLS1 Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 Where I live there is no such thing as disasters. We have humidity, which I like. The city offcials around here have been predicting terrist attacks on our skyscrapers 9/11 style. Now why would anyone want to attack Charlotte? I guess it's our banks... Charlotte is the banking city of USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudfinder Posted June 26, 2005 Author Share Posted June 26, 2005 Where I live there is no such thing as disasters. We have humidity, which I like. The city offcials around here have been predicting terrist attacks on our skyscrapers 9/11 style. Now why would anyone want to attack Charlotte? I guess it's our banks... Charlotte is the banking city of USA. i had no idea charlotte was banking city of the U.S. i'd rather have earthquakes than terrorist attacks. I think terrorists are more likely to strike Los Angeles than Charlotte. But than again, you never know, they strike at the least expect place and time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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