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| iammesol |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
damn you, Dubfire! |
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| TSG |
| quote: | Originally posted by hotmom714
I was at Target... some stuff shook off the shelves but nothing major. Lots of people running to get outside but that's it. I heard on the radio today that we WILL have a 7.9-8.1 earthquake in the next decade. They never said "if," they said that we will and we will not be prepared. The guy said that we will not be able to get help for up to 3-4 days. He said that it is definite and it will be bigger than anyone can prepare for. :( Today was nothing. |
I hope I'm at home if & when this happens.
BTW, my niece was at a Target too! She told me she was trying on clothes and then ran out of the dressing room with her pants half ways up! :nervous: |
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| elektrikal |
| I was taking the bar exam at the anaheim convention center when the quake hit. Even in the basement of a building that strong we were shaking pretty good. Some people ducked under their table, that was funny. What wasn't funny was the proctors gave us no extra time. Damn earthquake attacking my already jumpy nerves during the bar exam. |
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| alan |
| was sleeping...woke up as i felt it...then went back straight to sleep... |
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| skizzell |
| quote: | Originally posted by hotmom714
I heard on the radio today that we WILL have a 7.9-8.1 earthquake in the next decade. They never said "if," they said that we will and we will not be prepared. The guy said that we will not be able to get help for up to 3-4 days. He said that it is definite and it will be bigger than anyone can prepare for. :( Today was nothing. |
That's not true. http://sciencedude.freedomblogging....ithin-30-years/
(April 2008)
| quote: | | It’s virtually certain that a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake will strike California over the next 30 years, and the potentially deadly event is most likely to occur in greater Los Angeles, which includes Orange County, scientists say in a study released today. The study – the most comprehensive look yet at worrisome faults – says there’s a 67 percent chance that greater Los Angeles will suffer a quake similar to the one that struck Northridge in 1994. |
There are NO comprehensive reports that back this foolish 100% 7.9+ prediction in the next decade. Unless you mean somewhere on planet Earth and not SoCal, then okay, maybe. |
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| henryv |
| WOW. my house is located in Anaheim hills and it's like 10 mins away from chino hills.....all i can say is WTF was that. |
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| revitalizedbeat |
| quote: | Originally posted by alan
was sleeping...woke up as i felt it...then went back straight to sleep... |
i did the same thing |
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| Shooting Star 4 |
| I was in La Jolla at the Veteran's Affairs hospital on the 4th floor. The hospital is retrofitted so it just could just feel the building sway. It was pretty cool. |
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| elektrikal |
| hey henryv, wasn't aware another TA was from anaheim hills. not that its anything to brag about but interesting to know |
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| TSG |
Some interesting points that make sense, all contrary to what we have been taught.
Earthquakes
This is really interesting. ...just the opposite of what we were taught and maybe still are teaching our children and each other. Please print it and read it, keep it and share it. I was amazed at how many things we've been taught that are NOT the right thing to do.
For those who might encounter an earthquake (which is everyone). My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years... There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my method of the "triangle of life."
The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under their desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know that the children were told to hide under something. Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the "triangle of life" The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the "triangles" you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape you will see, in a collapsed building.
TEN TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY:
1) Most everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE is crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.
2) Cats, dogs & babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.
3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.
4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.
5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out of the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.
6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed!
7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different "moment of frequency" (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads- horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged.
8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible. It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.
9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them.
10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.
Spread the word and save someone's life. |
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| mar46017 |
| quote: | Originally posted by elektrikal
I was taking the bar exam at the anaheim convention center when the quake hit. Even in the basement of a building that strong we were shaking pretty good. Some people ducked under their table, that was funny. What wasn't funny was the proctors gave us no extra time. Damn earthquake attacking my already jumpy nerves during the bar exam. |
WOW! Good luck! I'm taking the Feb bar. What subjects did they test on so far? |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by mar46017
WOW! Good luck! I'm taking the Feb bar. What subjects did they test on so far? |
Sarcasm and Comedic relief.
Oh and I felt this . At first I thought it was construction or something and then stood up and looked at the windows and saw them flexing. That is when I knew it was a quake. |
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