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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Cool I Hate Earthquakes

My trusty F350 narrowly avoided some garage fall-out , Luckily !

Earthquakes S**K !

Just wanted to vent
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Good thing no damage was done..You got lucky this time
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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Thank goodness the garage is still standing. And your still typing.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Here in Wisconsin we have no earthquakes, tsunamis, CARB, and not many wild fires.

I was in the 6.8 that hit Seattle a few years ago. I feel for ya.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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I am kinda suprised that we don't have earthquakes here right next door to Cali in Arizona... Very rare here.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by redford
Here in Wisconsin we have no earthquakes, tsunamis, CARB, and not many wild fires.
But lucky YOU, you get an 8 month winter!
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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Nah - we have 4 seasons: Almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction...
:-)
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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Thank's guys,
No matter how many quakes I go thru they still scare the heck out of me.
I have been parking my rig outside since. It might get stolen but the garage won't end up on top of it.(lol)
You guys are right I am thankfull for not much damage and family is ok.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Monsta
But lucky YOU, you get an 8 month winter!
I can easily dress for winter weather. Earthquakes you can't...well, maybe you could always wear a hardhat.

Winter is expected. Earthquakes are always a surprise.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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Have valuable treasures in the house like pottery, glassware, etc?

CA antique stores sell "earthquake paste."

A little dab on the bottom of the item assures it won't fall off shelves.

The paste will not harm the finish of the treasure or the shelf.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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Yes, they have all kinds of earthquake stuff in the stores,
people use "Museum Wax" a lot.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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I needed some of that for my 42" Plasma TV that fell off the wall when we had our 5.X a year or so ago here on the Big island.

We get earthquakes quite often. Not so much now that the volcano is really spouting off. But usually twice a week or more. Not big shakers but enough to freak you out for a minute.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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I was living in So.Cal. back in the early '90s and went through a three point something. I moved the same day; I think that the earth should move only at certain times.

Glad you and yours made it through ok.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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Our lezbo Earthquake lady's at Cal Tech said "We have a 99.9% to 100% chance of The Big One
in the next 30 years". I wonder who will play Charlton Heston ?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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No quakes here. Also no hurricanes, tunamis, rats, roaches or gators. However, like wisconsin, we have very short summers and long winters.
That's a trade I'll take.
 
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