Apparently the way to identify the non-Californians in a conference is to look under the chandeliers - there won't be any Californians in that danger zone. This talk wasn't all that fascinating, but since I have been on an earthquake binge in this blog, I thought I would at least mention it.
Yes, the Bay Area is due for an earthquake. Yes, multi-story apartment buildings with garages on the bottom floor will be in real trouble. Yes, I'll probably be living in one of those.
And an organization called the 1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance actually celebrated the fault's birthday - or rather the 140th anniversary of the last quake on the fault, which is also the average time span between major quakes on the fault. Those are some sadistic people.
And yes, at least one of the water districts in the Bay Area thinks it will take several years to get the water system back up and running. I also learned that earthquake codes (which don't apply to the ancient places we'll be living in anyway) are designed to keep people alive inside the building, but not to allow the buildings to be occupied after a quake.
So hey, mom and dad, get ready for us to move back in when our apartment falls down around us.
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