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To: Grampa Dave
I don't get the Shaky Side, Grampa. Down in Santa Monica a 6? Perhaps some cause for a brief pause in the cocktail hour. a 5? Please don't wake me.

The '94 was for real, OK. But that was a pretty high Richter Number, 7+, IIRC. No matter the Richter # in Napa, I am very relieved that so few were hurt, and that there was so little immediate catastrophic damage. I did lose a house in 94, but it took a long time for the ground to open up underneath it causing it to be condemned. At first it looked like no damage at all!

190 posted on 08/31/2014 8:31:24 PM PDT by Kenny Bunk (Only a specific GOP Program, Plan, and Leadership will end the chaos of dysfunctional government.)
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To: Kenny Bunk

In this county, there is a lot alluvial soil, and even a high 5 can cause damage in those areas.

Each day, we are ending up with more red tagged homes, businesses and stores.

Another factor, last week was a big vacation week, and a lot of people were out of town and didn’t start returning until this past weekend with more yesterday and today. We had a few couples like this at church yesterday. They returned Saturday or early yesterday, and really have no idea what their homes were/are like or the condition. Two couples are staying at friends or relatives until they sort out the damage to their homes.

Basically every grocery store and department store in town had merchandise on the floors, displays broken and other stuff shook down.

Ornamental/décor like towers and similar stuff even on new buildings often got separated somewhat from the main building, which resulted in red tags on the building.

Older Wineries often looked like they had been vandalized with barrel and most bottles strewn on the floors with wine flowing everywhere.


191 posted on 09/01/2014 7:56:40 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (If you don't Donate to Free Republic. Shame on you! Freep Loaders are scum!)
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