tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730102457081475339.post5137871789641518811..comments2023-05-16T05:34:58.730-05:00Comments on Hey look, something shiny: 99 percent probabilityKelly Sargenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553993238309637115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730102457081475339.post-73671499235498390172015-11-18T10:25:17.997-06:002015-11-18T10:25:17.997-06:00We have tornados here, but I don't think they ...We have tornados here, but I don't think they come anywhere close to the potential mass destruction a bad quake could bring.Kelly Sargenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553993238309637115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730102457081475339.post-72651222398605076032015-10-27T13:28:55.471-05:002015-10-27T13:28:55.471-05:00It's always in our minds here. Not like you gu...It's always in our minds here. Not like you guys with tornadoes, snow storms, flooding and such, but we think of it. Here in Long Beach, there was a devastating quake in the 30s and because it's a city of wonderful old buildings, there are laws about new buildings but also laws that caused the old ones to be retrofitted. As we walk around buildings, we see metal plates - about 6 or 8 inches square on the sides of buildings, at each floor. In the center of each one is a bolt - they tie the exterior walls together through the entire building. In other communities there are warning signs letting people know that the building has NOT been retrofitted and so could be dangerous in a quake. We don't see those here because they have been protected to the best of engineers ability. I'm so glad people are looking at the risks and evaluating, warning and therefore protecting the citizenry. Thizizlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892815970963801158noreply@blogger.com