tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post4578230040116704832..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: The Big OneVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-77740166252263605942015-07-26T19:39:29.427+02:002015-07-26T19:39:29.427+02:00As part of a discussion about earthquake preparedn...As part of a discussion about earthquake preparedness, I asked the family where they thought were the best places to be during an earthquake. Answers varied from under a table, to under a door sill or even outside, but the best one came from my stepson who was probably ten at the time - "in an airplane", he said. Brilliant.bubblebustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789474207408205280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-5145841078746924502015-07-26T02:45:51.043+02:002015-07-26T02:45:51.043+02:00I should also say that no preparation other than r...I should also say that no preparation other than relocating is possible where you live in a place where the ground might liquefy, or in a place where a tsunami can hit and there is not escape. I read that article and it emphasized that. Anonymous, we live 400 feet above the ocean on an ancient sandy drumlin so we are safe from these two things.kermitziihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563438755645035854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-36672717613378127382015-07-26T02:14:27.573+02:002015-07-26T02:14:27.573+02:00I was just getting ready to leave out the door for...I was just getting ready to leave out the door for school (4th grade) in a suburb of Seattle when that earthquake of Ap 29 1965 hit. I ran outside and the telephone poles were shaking back and forth several feet. No problem standing, and just some stuff on shelves in our house fell out. I do not know about Seattle now, but where I live in Vancouver BC almost everything has been retrofitted to survive a strong quake. So I would think west coasters are especially aware of the potential for a large quake and are doing things about it.kermitziihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563438755645035854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-32026007125840215652015-07-22T23:38:58.711+02:002015-07-22T23:38:58.711+02:00Earthquakes are just part of the deal, some a wors...Earthquakes are just part of the deal, some a worse deal than others. I recall hearing about the stones in Japan that marked the height of the last big wave and how people stopped paying attention. The same thing applies to the coast of Washington and Oregon. People stopped listening to the coastal people and decided that those old stories were just folk tales. The stories of the villages that vanished in the night, the canoes found in trees, the ghost forests below the low tide line. Science shows that the verbal history was accurate and represented actual "reporting" not stories for the evening around the camp fire to scare the kids. The coastal community is still not well prepared but they are hopefully getting a bit better. The current family home in Seattle sits on a stable piece of land as described in the USGS report in the house library. But still, who knows about the "big one". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-6842333084518257462015-07-22T15:22:39.888+02:002015-07-22T15:22:39.888+02:00Hope the taxpayers there will at least see their w...Hope the taxpayers there will at least see their way clear to relocate those schools...<br />Inaka Nezuminoreply@blogger.com