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I can hear you laughing all the way across the country. You were out roller blading yesterday and Vancouver was waiting for the snow to fall.
Well, it did but my tulips are still OK. It was not very pretty - hail mixed with snow. We are all wondering about this Global Warming myth.
Today is the Vancouver Sun Run (57,967 runners - 10K route) and the Vaisakhi parade. They are expecting 100,000 people to attend.
I guess we better get out the winter boots instead of runners and party attire.
[19-04-2008,15:15]
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Sharon |
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(in reply to: Roy, just go ahead and say it)
Wannabe and I were talking about the 5.4 earthquake that hit our midwest area a couple days ago. I felt the 4.3 aftershock at 10:30am when my computer desk started shaking.
Wannabe clued me in about how Vancouver is expecting a big one eventually, aimed mostly at southwestern BC. This I didn´t know. I thought Canada was outside the quake zone. Anyway, wondering how apprehensive Vancouver is to this possibility? And if anything at all like the nervousness San Francisco constantly feels.
If it happens, those tulips won´t be getting so much attention I think.
[19-04-2008,19:43]
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Richard |
(in reply to: Roy, just go ahead and say it)
we are on the San Andreaz fault. We are about 100 years overdue. Are we aprehensive - no. I live below sea level on river delta that would likely turn to quicksand in the event of an earthquake. We have all sorts of precautions in our building code, we are always told to have an emergency kit around - especially after Katrina and I am very bad... I don´t) and that is the last we think about it.
to be honest, I am more concerned about getting run over by a car while crossing the street or getting flooded out when all the snow melts in the mountains this summer.
[19-04-2008,20:36]
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Sharon |
(in reply to: Roy, just go ahead and say it)
I guess when one experiences the totally unexpected, it migrates to the top of one´s thinking suddenly. Case in point here. Otherwise was not on my radar as well. But I was just curious how Vancouverites overall feel about it.
[19-04-2008,20:44]
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Richard |
(in reply to: Roy, just go ahead and say it)
we had a 4.? about 3 years back. I recall us all feeling a little unsettled/freaked out etc. I was in an office building that was doing a lot of swaying.
Right now we are getting ready for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Earthquakes are not on the concern list - terrorism is and that has probably blotted out all awareness of natural disaster, especially for me because of the kind of job I do.
[19-04-2008,21:14]
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Sharon |
(in reply to: Roy, just go ahead and say it)
I grew up in northern California, and even though we occasionally had earthquakes, it wasn´t really at the top of anyone´s list of things to think about. The 1989 quake in SF was big and exciting (and very felt where I was), but didn´t prevent me from moving there a few months later. I guess it´s sort of like tornadoes in the midwest, or flooding in river deltas, or blizzards on the plains. They are a fact, but unlike the midwest, at least the west coast is mostly prepared. I´m a bit surprised there wasn´t more damage the other night (given a lack of quake related building codes here), perhaps due to the short time period it lasted.
[19-04-2008,22:03]
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wannabecanadian |
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Hehe... Snowing here in Edmonton, too! The winter just does not want to give up!
We had +25 here only 6 days ago! Now, it is -5 high!
[19-04-2008,22:46]
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Nikolai |
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I figure earthquakes are a walk in the park compared to the annual risk of hurricanes. Why would anyone live in New Orleans on purpose???!
My condo is 1 foot below sea level and we are surrounded by a huge dike with pumps - just in case. I think any sort of disaster involving water is much more significant than earthquake damage. once it is over - it is over and you start fixing things up again. As we have seen with Katrina - it really does not happen the same way when water is involved.
[19-04-2008,22:51]
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Sharon |
(in reply to: Roy, just go ahead and say it)
Not sure if that´s how the Japenase view it. They´ve done extensive planning and implemented extensive quake prevention solutions into their building designs and construction for many decades. They think about it all the time. San Francisco is doing the same. This type of preplanning can prevent a major catastrophe that dwarfs hurricanes and tornadoes.
Nobody was concerned about the quake-caused Indonesian tsunami, and look and the death toll of that compared to Katrina. We´re talking hundreds of thousands, not thousands. Now the Pacific rim countries are finally installing warning systems to prevent a repeat of that.
Didn´t mean to hijack the thread, intended for something else.
[19-04-2008,23:56]
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Richard |
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but think about it... the tsunami was the issue - water, not the actual earthquake.
Good point about Japan. If we were not designing our buildings properly I might be more concerned. I admit I have mentally asked myself if the building starts to shake, where will I go - in out, doorway etc. what would I grab.
[20-04-2008,00:18]
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Sharon |
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Missed this was at the BQ all weekend and have sun burn LOL
Roy
[20-04-2008,10:37]
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