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Originally Posted by jaxx6166
Stitchawl is ready for the apocalypse!
I should get some of those purification tablets.
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In the first California quake, we got bounced around and some smaller stuff fell over but no major structural damage. That was in 1971, 6.5 San Fernando Quake. I was living in Laural Canyon at the time.
During the Kobe quake, everything in the house that was on shelves fell onto the floor. Pantries emptied. All glassware broke, bottles, jars, etc., spilling everything all over the floors. Two chests of drawers tipped over, TV shattered, windows broke, walls cracked , etc. In those days we were living 25k from the epicenter of the quake. We've since moved. We didn't have much choice.
These days, everything large is well anchored to the walls or ceilings. Shelves all have front lips or latching doors. And I forgot one item that we keep in the bug-out bags; hand-held transceivers that get recharged once every two months.
Mother Nature can be a real Motha...
Stitchawl