tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post6278980932488495297..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: 28th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake - It Was a Warning That is Still OperativeGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-42347919694352172322017-10-18T20:41:15.373-07:002017-10-18T20:41:15.373-07:00"for a mere 10 million or more", being e..."for a mere 10 million or more", being equal to about 3 or 4 Puerto Ricos.Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-17161296621218023362017-10-18T20:36:32.917-07:002017-10-18T20:36:32.917-07:00I was 15 miles further from home (Whittier) and th...I was 15 miles further from home (Whittier) and the epicenter of the Northridge quake. It was strong. I can't fathom what a 7 or 8 would feel like nearby. Maybe I should watch live footage from Fukushima. I'm underprepared. I have some water, some canned foods, but Southern California is most likely woefully prepared for a disaster. It's a natural bottleneck from rescue forces due to the canyons and concrete freeway overpasses that could crumble (and did with the Northridge quake) and which we rely on for trucks and rail to supply us with daily necessities. Not to mention the water brought from the North and the East. I recently bought a shotgun to protect what little supplies I have, but I spent waking hours away from home and supplies. The workplace needs supplies. The vehicle needs supplies. The vehicle needs a backpack and hiking boots because many of the roads and freeways could be unusable. It's a scary thought I don't like to remind myself of often enough. The respectable Lucy Jones woke me up with a recent interview noting that the buildings that we use to function on a day to day basis may survive a major earthquake and spare lives, but won't be usable after the quake. All normal business functions could halt. For a mere 10 million or more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-6440411598570170182017-10-18T05:16:20.448-07:002017-10-18T05:16:20.448-07:00I was a high school student living in Gilroy at th...I was a high school student living in Gilroy at the time. The incredible power and sharpness of the first wave is something I will remember for the rest of my life. I watched as if in slow motion as 90% of the water in my 110-gallon aquarium levitated straight up, lurched three feet to the side, then splashed across the floor of my room. Getting outside to safety was a gauntlet of electrical arcs and broken glass.<br /><br />Perhaps most surprisingly, I didn't lose a single fish. They had somehow all clustered along the very bottom before the main pulse hit, and avoided getting tossed to the floor below. Robert Moserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104403800168618055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-50927091557492733782017-10-17T20:49:48.475-07:002017-10-17T20:49:48.475-07:00I can tell you as one of your former students who ...I can tell you as one of your former students who was alive and well right in the thick of it (both during and after,) it was not the "fun" little quakes of the bay area of my youth. Where I would run to jump in the pool out back to ride the waves of a 4.0 even fully dressed. This was a whole other monster that made many realize how poorly prepared we were. Kathy Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292046339546207357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-12618021554122149712017-10-17T20:48:55.744-07:002017-10-17T20:48:55.744-07:00I can tell you as one of your former students who ...I can tell you as one of your former students who was alive and well right in the thick of it (both during and after,) it was not the "fun" little quakes of the bay area of my youth. Where I would run to jump in the pool out back to ride the waves of a 4.0 even fully dressed. This was a whole other monster that made many realize how poorly prepared we were. Kathy Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292046339546207357noreply@blogger.com