To: muawiyah
Duh, I have lived my entire life in California. Yeah, and I know that basically 20 seconds gives you about enough times to get down and pray, if you are so inclined.
Millions of dollars spent does not guarantee safety. Even new safety requirements can't guarantee safety.
In the end, folks, we are all gonna die! Each and every one of us.
52 posted on
12/15/2006 7:20:35 PM PST by
wizr
(Live life with a Passion!)
To: wizr
In the end, folks, we are all gonna die! Each and every one of us. I've heard you can't take it with you, so I'm not goin'...
59 posted on
12/15/2006 7:40:16 PM PST by
null and void
(You might as well do something big, because doing something small is just as hard ~ Larry Bock)
To: wizr
I think the building codes in CA require that the furthest exit be within half a minute. Pile 20 seconds advance warning on top of that and virtually everyone can be out of almost all one story and many two story buildings.
It's the same in the Midwest except they live in many more buildings not constructed to the CA earthquake mitigation standards.
Virtually no one gets killed by an earthquake out in the open. They do get killed by falling roofs.
60 posted on
12/15/2006 7:42:43 PM PST by
muawiyah
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