Sobering stuff to see! These guys have created the most amazing virtual videos showing damage happening at different quake intensities in homes, in stores, on streets and bridges, and to buildings in cities in the US and around the world:
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| Here are just a few 1.Treat your water and then store it. Fact: Actually, if you use regular tap water, it’s already treated. 2. Stored water tastes bad. Fact: Stored water is merely lacking oxygen. You can get it back to tasting great simply by pouring it back and forth a couple of times between a couple of pitchers or glasses. This will infuse oxygen back into your water. 3. Boil your water for 10 minutes in order for it to be safe. Fact: You do not need to boil your water. 4. “I don’t need to drink a gallon of water a day!” Fact: One gallon/person/day is not just for drinking. Think: bathing, sanitation, cooking, cleaning, etc. Stay safe. |
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“Triangle of Life” – Watch Out!
It’s been 3 years since I warned my readers about this, so it’s time to re-visit it. Every so often, I get an email from someone passing on information from a person named Doug Copp, who is a self-proclaimed “expert” on disaster management. His ideas run around the internet every few months. He says that, in a serious quake, the “drop, cover, and hold on” advice from the Red Cross and other American disaster agencies is wrong, and that, instead, you should find some “triangle of life” area in the room to protect yourself. Please don’t listen to this advice. His observations are based on buildings in third world countries, and, even if his ideas may have value there (as they would in un-reinforced concrete construction), they DO NOT have value here. Engineering researchers have demonstrated that very few buildings collapse or “pancake” in the U.S. as they might do in other countries.
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One man was injured when he tried to run out of his house. He tripped on fallen furniture, fell and got hurt. Then he tried to run out of the house, fell, and hurt himself again. There were many other stories just like this one. So note: if a quake hits when you are in bed, STAY IN BED and cover your head with a pillow.
Parents: you won’t stay in bed, so be careful (crawl if necessary) when you go to your children’s rooms – and keep them in bed until the shaking is over.
Daytime quakes: if you can safely stay in the room you’re in, do that – preferably get under a table or desk. If you’re in the kitchen or bathroom, carefully get out. There is almost never a safe spot in those areas.
Our instinct during a big quake is “I’ve got to get out of here!” DON’T run from one room to another and especially don’t run outside.
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