Posted on 02/10/2007 2:10:25 PM PST by BenLurkin
The idea of a great quake occurring along the San Andreas Fault that runs through the Antelope Valley is not a question of if, but rather, of when.
Red Cross emergency preparation expert Bob Wood related ... expect a fissure about 30 feet across and an earth slippage that rises up a dozen or so feet.
The last big area quake, he said, was in 1857, and the San Andreas has been pretty steady at making a major movement around every 140-year interval through historic geologic time.
Instead, he advised, make preparations for smaller-scale catastrophes.
Civil unrest, for example.
Or big fires.
Or flu pandemics.
Or a hazardous materials spill from the rail traffic continuously moving through the Valley.
The San Andreas Fault features the "Palmdale Bulge," where it runs by the 14 Freeway, and it also traverses the California Aqueduct, "which is going to break," Wood said.
But flooding from that will not be too severe, kind of like spilling a big glass of water on the desert.
"First thing is to have a family meeting," he said.
"When you have a family plan, it removes some of the panic. You need to communicate."
Keep emergency supplies, such as a tray of bottled water, a first aid kit and some food in your personal transportation as well as the house.
There might be functioning cell phone service, but circuits will overload and that will cut people off from early communication with each other, Wood said.
And money at home in small denominations.
Wood advised people to ensure that they store some nonperishable food of a kind that they like.
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"...I try to keep at least 144 cans..."
Oh, man, that's gross.
I just eat them out of the can. Once in a while, I'll put them on a cracker with a thin slice of swiss cheese. That combination goes good with a mug of smoked beer.
Take them out of the tin, and put them on a cracker.
Keeping 144 Cans of Sardines...not so gross.
Being within 30 feet of him 3 days after he's started eating them...abominable. It comes out of everywhere. Breath, skin, and uhm. It'll be like be near a walking Atlantic City wharf.
My sister is a good girl. She doesn't hoard. She eats it all immediately.
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