Scott DeWar
Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure
heh, i just started a job after unemployment.
My town has been destroyed - gaming cancelled
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Rabbitbait
Grog-nerd
Thanks for your good wishes everyone. PBP wouldn't really work for me because it is the social aspect I love. It's currently unsafe to drive in my town - the roads are absolutely munted, so even if we could get in touch we wouldn't get together. Online doesn't work either. As far as I know I am the only one of us with electricity - let alone broadband.
I'll just have to wait - it could be a while. It was announced yesterday that the central business district is likely to be cordoned off and inaccessable for months. It's too dangerous to enter and they need to do a heap of demolition first.
However, I'm very thankful to be alive - many didn't make it, and in a small city like mine everybody will know somebody who died. I'm also very thankful my family is safe - the 4 hours where I did not know if my two year old was alive or dead was fairly horrific. My wife and baby are also fine (which I knew straight away as she was able to get hold of me) but my wife is covered in bruises from flying wine bottles - she just happened to be in the most dangerous part of the supermarket.
Anyhow, thanks for the nice thoughts. All is as good as it can be here and everybody in the city who is able is getting involved in the cleanup and in helping others.
I'll just have to wait - it could be a while. It was announced yesterday that the central business district is likely to be cordoned off and inaccessable for months. It's too dangerous to enter and they need to do a heap of demolition first.
However, I'm very thankful to be alive - many didn't make it, and in a small city like mine everybody will know somebody who died. I'm also very thankful my family is safe - the 4 hours where I did not know if my two year old was alive or dead was fairly horrific. My wife and baby are also fine (which I knew straight away as she was able to get hold of me) but my wife is covered in bruises from flying wine bottles - she just happened to be in the most dangerous part of the supermarket.
Anyhow, thanks for the nice thoughts. All is as good as it can be here and everybody in the city who is able is getting involved in the cleanup and in helping others.
Scott DeWar
Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure
How big was the quake?
Rabbitbait
Grog-nerd
- Scott. The original quake was back in September, at 7.1 it caused widespread damage but no loss of life. The one last week was 6.3 but because it was shallow and right under the town, it caused widespread devestation and they reckon the body count is likely to be 240 or so.
We've had about 5000 aftershocks overall since September which is just insane - people are really jumpy. I usually feel a few each day but I have become desensitised to them. My wife is really sensitive to them.
At the moment about 10,000 people per day are fleeing the city out of a total population of 360,000. We wonder how many will come back.
We've had about 5000 aftershocks overall since September which is just insane - people are really jumpy. I usually feel a few each day but I have become desensitised to them. My wife is really sensitive to them.
At the moment about 10,000 people per day are fleeing the city out of a total population of 360,000. We wonder how many will come back.
Was I right when i read the event just gone, was just an aftershock of the original 7.1 quake? Some current affairs show was speculating that a lot of peoples Insurance wouldnt trigger because the most recent one was an aftershock.. not the actual quake.
I really do think the measurements for this thing need to be looked at however. It's tied up in some antiquated way of measuring earthquakes and not a true scientific process of looking at the strength of the earthquake, where the epicentre is and where most importantly it takes place distance wise underground
I really do think the measurements for this thing need to be looked at however. It's tied up in some antiquated way of measuring earthquakes and not a true scientific process of looking at the strength of the earthquake, where the epicentre is and where most importantly it takes place distance wise underground
Rabbitbait
Grog-nerd
Nope, this is being treated as a seperate event by the authorities so insurance companies have to treat it as such as well.
Lucky for me as I own a rental property that no longer sits on its piles.
Lucky for me as I own a rental property that no longer sits on its piles.
Scott DeWar
Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure
I am only guessing that you and yours are still doing ok. I hope that as the 10,000 people are fleeing that there are no injuries or deaths caused by that madness. What about food and water? You are you doing on that?
Thunderfoot
Hero
If you can, an update would be appreciated. Mostly because I want to know you and yours are doing okay.
