Quakes are among the worst feelings I have ever experienced, a total feeling of being helpless. Then sleepless nights waiting for the after shocks. You just know they will happen but like a quake you don't know when or how severe.
Ron
I guess Cleveland had a few rumbles. Never felt them. Lived in CA quite a few years, hated those things. Worst scare I had was in Manila, Philippines. Staying at the Manila, Hilton which had a roof top pool and bar. Had to be between 75 and 78 when I traveled the Pacific Rim quite a bit. Damn building was swaying and the pool had waves slapping out. Scared the hell out of me. Wasn't real fond of CA either but never forgot that sucker in the PI. Cleveland worst case natural disaster would likely be a tornado which I can do without. At least with a tornado you need a given set of conditions, no predicting those damn earthquakes. Just a feeling of helpless combined with I'm screwed.Lot of quakes striking in Cleveland are there?
I was in California from 1973 to 1977. The tiny little earth quivers were merely amusing. A row of garage doors going, "thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump". I guess I was lucky.Quakes are among the worst feelings I have ever experienced, a total feeling of being helpless.
I bounced a few in the Philippines too. My favorite one happened while traveling in a part on the country called Pampanga (near Mount Pinatubo). We watched the surface wave coming at us over a long field of rice patties. The plants would shoot up in the air as the wave moved on the shallow water surface. We got hit, bounced and turned to watch it moving along down the next set of dikes and fields.I guess Cleveland had a few rumbles. Never felt them. Lived in CA quite a few years, hated those things. Worst scare I had was in Manila, Philippines. Staying at the Manila, Hilton which had a roof top pool and bar. Had to be between 75 and 78 when I traveled the Pacific Rim quite a bit. Damn building was swaying and the pool had waves slapping out. Scared the hell out of me. Wasn't real fond of CA either but never forgot that sucker in the PI. Cleveland worst case natural disaster would likely be a tornado which I can do without. At least with a tornado you need a given set of conditions, no predicting those damn earthquakes. Just a feeling of helpless combined with I'm screwed.
Ron
Looks like several buildings with concrete frames are coming apart.
It was very bad... strange thing is that it happened on 9/19, exactly 32 years after another historically catastrophic earthquake.How bad ?
Mr. Méndez was among 20 Topos at work on Tuesday in a dramatic search for survivors at a primary school that collapsed in the south of the capital. At least 28 people, mostly children, were killed at the Enrique Rebsamen school. Three other pupils were missing, including one thermal sensors had located, still alive, under the rubble.
Mr. Méndez, who has been working with Topos Azteca for 32 years, emerged from hours of work at the site, his orange overalls covered in dust.
Wow, spooky! It looks like this one's not nearly as bad in terms of death toll, at least, but nonetheless very tragic.A 7.1 on the anniversary of the 1985 quake. A 7.1 is a pretty severe quake. As mentioned, unlike a hurricane where we get some warning a major quake can just happen. My hope is everyone down there is doing OK.
Ron
As you well should be. When disaster strikes the Mexican people have always come together united and strong. Hell, makes me proud of the people and I am not down there or Mexican.Proud to be a Mexican in times like this:
This is truly wonderful but it happens right here too. When some of the poorest people in West Virginia got flooded out, one of the most exclusive resorts in West Virginia and perhaps the US, opened their poor to these poor people free of charge, the Greenbrier Resort. Nice to know even large businesses have a heart when the chips are down.Proud to be a Mexican in times like this:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/20/opinions/mexico-earthquake-recovery-opinion-rigg/index.html
This solidarity is what drew me to this beautiful country and inspired me to volunteer
Proud to be a Mexican in times like this:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/20/opinions/mexico-earthquake-recovery-opinion-rigg/index.html
This solidarity is what drew me to this beautiful country and inspired me to volunteer
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