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A very informative article Pat - especially the part about the bathtub. Which would be fine as long as the waste pipes were OK. I've never lived in an earthquake zone, or any other zone prone to nature's anger. Here we keep the gas tanks full in winter.
posted by
johnmacnab
on January 20, 2010 at 10:50 AM
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Pat, this is an excellent post...living in KCMO, not that far from
St. Louis, I have thought about the New Madrid fault often...your advice is sound and truly what all of us needs to consider. Thanks for posting this!
posted by
Ariala
on January 18, 2010 at 5:39 AM
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Right, the bathtub is full
What's next, let's see......... batteries. All jokes aside, Pat, you're right. Great post, informative.
posted by
Hackthorne19
on January 18, 2010 at 3:28 AM
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Great post. Thanks for sharing.
I've been very much aware of the New Madrid fault since I was a teen and read the book "The Trembling Earth". It was a novel, but with much information that made me want to research it further.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 17, 2010 at 7:33 PM
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Pat B
Pat, thanks for that handy list. I lived through the New England blizzard of 1978, and that taught me a lot about preparedness for emergencies. I'm adding Doctors without borders to my charity list.
posted by
LuciW86
on January 17, 2010 at 6:45 PM
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PatB
I gave today through our church parish and than ytou for that great list luv
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 17, 2010 at 12:07 PM
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Pat
By accident (actually, by stupidity, LOL) this comment ended up first in your previous post...
I think the only place where you can be really quite safe from earthquakes is right in the middle of the famous Canadian Shield! Here we're at the edge of it, and we do get the odd little tremor, but I doubt very much that anyone in this Province of Ontario is thinking about the possibility of a 'big one'.
The CN Tower here in Toronto? The office towers? I wonder how much 'earthquake preparedness' went into those structures...
But there is occasional activity, especially around Georgian Bay and the Niagara Peninsula...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 17, 2010 at 10:27 AM
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The list? Here I can say "Check!" to each item. The Ice Storm event taught us a lesson. I have always donated to Red Cross, Amnesty, and SPCA. I think I'll add Doctors Without Borders.
posted by
adnohr
on January 17, 2010 at 9:11 AM
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Thanks for an interesting and practical blog Pat. What surprised me though was the information that the buildings in your area are not earthquake resistant.
We had an earthquake here just over a year ago; 4.5 on the Richter scale. It was noticeable but not strong enough to do more than shake us awake.
posted by
elinjo
on January 17, 2010 at 8:21 AM
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We have given.....as most people have what we can........
I have lived in such a safe haven ...Australia...all my life ...now in Canada sitting on a fault line...I find I still feel safe. I think it's because I have always been safe and can't get my head around such possibilities.
posted by
Kabu
on January 17, 2010 at 7:50 AM
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