Destruction of LA by earthquake coming soon! (Los Angeles, San Francisco: metro, area)

[californio sur]

Originally Posted by ferretkona

I was living in Yosemite during the 94 Northridge quake, did not feel a thing.

I was on a ladder in the 86 Whittier quake just a few miles away in Brea, I actually thought some equipment had fell thru the building. Guy came thru telling me the building was being cleared out, that was when I found it was a earthquake. I got home and 2 aquariums had broke, salt water everywhere. Only a few items fell out of the medicine cabinet in the bathroom.

Palo Verdes Peninsula has actually been rising out of the ocean for millennia, at the whale watch center there on the coast they have a large scale model showing the progression.

The land in PV seems to be always on the move. There once was a Sea World-type park in Palos Verdes that had to close down due to the landslides.

[Fontucky]

That was Marineland and it closed due to corporate consolidation.

[BacktoBlue]

This isn't news. We all know that Southern California will "fall in the ocean" supposedly this september.
=p

[californio sur]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

That was Marineland and it closed due to corporate consolidation.

My bad. I know the road nearby to what was Marineland is in near constant slide and has to be repaved regularly.

[BacktoBlue]

YouTube - Preparedness Now (2008 version)

prepare.

[BacktoBlue]

Earthquakes: Scientists seek clues in Mexicali earthquake - latimes.com

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[wrcousert]

Originally Posted by 115db

First of all, theyve been saying this for 30 years, as far as I can remember. 2ndly, if it ever does hit, it may take time to recover but somehow I dont think as long as N.O.

If the "big one" turns L.A. into a giant ground zero, it could take generations to rebuild.

It's been nearly nine years since 9/11 and they still haven't managed to rebuild the WTC site. Can you imagine how long it will take to rebuild hundreds of square miles?

[kalindi]

I get sad when people say "Oh they have been saying this for 30 years" and then I think Have you been prepared for the last thirty years? If 30 years is not enough time to prepare then you may not be ready.

It does not take that much time or money to have 30 days worth of canned food/ bottled water PER PERSON to be able to ride out the initial aftermath of a large quake. After 30 days the roads should be somewhat unclogged to where people can leave and drive to Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Washington State, ect and start a new life.

Canned food and bottled water only has to be switched out every 12-24 months.

[Escort Rider]

Originally Posted by wrcousert

If the "big one" turns L.A. into a giant ground zero, it could take generations to rebuild.

It's been nearly nine years since 9/11 and they still haven't managed to rebuild the WTC site. Can you imagine how long it will take to rebuild hundreds of square miles?

If we listen to what the scientists and engineers are saying, we realize that L.A. is not going to be turned into "a giant ground zero". Sure, there will be some destruction and some deaths, and more than a little disruption. But our freeway overpasses and bridges have been retrofitted and our building codes are probably the best in the world. Our public safety people are well prepared to cooperate and coordinate with each other, even if the average citizen is not prepared.

In a similar fashion, with regard to the last (unquoted) post, there will be no need for people to drive en masse to another state "to start a new life", although some individuals may choose to do that if they have lost their homes to fire and if they have family elsewhere. And it will certainly not take 30 days for them to be able to drive out. I can't argue with folks who want to have 30 days of food and water, because being over prepared beats being under prepared, but it's still overkill. There is, of course, a genuine problem with those who are not prepared at all.

[SandyCo]

I'm a floor warden at work, which means it's my responsibility to make sure my floor is vacated during a fire. As such, I have to go through three hours of training once a year from the L.A. City Fire Department. This is mandated for any and every high rise building in the City of L.A.

This is a fact: The 911 resources were tapped out within 7 minutes after the Northridge earthquake! This means that there were no police, fire trucks, or paramedics available after that; they had all been sent out.

While the damage may be localized, don't expect anyone in authority to come help you immediately. When you compare our fire and police resources to how big the population is, it's more than a little scary. And haven't we seen the mess the federal government can make of things (Katrina, for one)? I'd advise people to plan for at least a week on their own.