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think he was making a dig about California having a diverse population

:D

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Come on LYY,tell us.Is it a frothy coffee or something to do with global warming:confused: By the way ,hope your all okay over there.Steeljack....did you think it was THE BIG ONE......sooner you than me ,could'nt live like that

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yep , thought it was the start of the big one , we get rumbles all the time but at a 4 pointer you start to think ......went thru the last big one in 89 and that was scary ( was filling up at a petrol station when that one came and overhead power lines started popping and dropping ) .

We have about 6 million living in the Bay Area so when the big one does come there will be casulties .......What with Earthquakes , Hurricanes and Tornados down south and the harsh winters in the north-east it kind of explains why North America never had any large scale ancient cultures/settlements or a large population prior to Columbus and mass migration fom Europe , all the old American cultures who erected permamant buildings, Inca, Aztec, Maya etc were in either Mexico or South America, apart from a few pueblos in New Mexico there is very little trace of any long term settlement , the native Amrican being mainly a nomadic hunter gatherer . kind of makes you wonder wether should we really be living here at all :D :D

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well i must say i dont envy you one bit ,but i suppose someone must live there ,like any other high risk area.. all i can say is good luck and take care jack... and hope you dont!!! experience "the big one"

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yes me too...keep us posted

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Ah the joys of 'Fisco and the surounding area. Is it always shake rattle and roll on a 4-5 on the R scale? Better off moving away and being safe just in case an 8 hits.

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Bloomin heck steeljack :eek: .... we're gonna have to change your accyweb user name to balls'a'steeljack.

Your braver than I am ....... I get nervous when the wind is above 30mph, that it's going to blow my roof off :o

Glad to herar you and yours are ok :)

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I believe mucha muchachas means many ladies but, yes, it was indeed an attempt to emphasize the > 50% hispanic population in California.

Steeljack, not sure if you agrre but my biggest fear from a large disruption like an earthquake, terrorist attack, infectious disease outbreak would be the rampant gang and other low-life activity.

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I have faith in the President and FEMA ;) :rolleyes: ,
Yep, the ugly side reared its head during the Loma Prieta quake in 89 when the double-deck Cypress freeway pan-caked and collapsed and a few women who were trapped and crushed in their cars were later found to be missing their wedding/engagement rings and handbags when the emergency crews got around to retrieving the bodies , but its a subject not mentioned in PC company .

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Earthquake in the U.S., centred in Virginia.

Quake, centered near Washington, felt along East Coast - CNN.com

Hope AW member LancYorkYankee and his family are ok.

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apparently, Scotland has had 8 earthquakes in the past 24 hours! The highest magnitude was 2.9 - "the loudest and most severe in memory"

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Did you hear this one...

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...you-37324.html

All the wardrobe doors flew open, and I thought a neighbour's house must have exploded.

The noise came from the same direction you live from me.

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Earth tremor hits Manchester | Mail Online
The British Geological Survey said that first readings showed that the earthquake had measured between 2.5 and three on the Richter scale.

Reports said it was felt throughout the Greater Manchester area

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The Virginia quakes may well be due to fracking.
(see US fracking map in thumbnail)

If fracking is a new term to you, you can read more here
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ool-57860.html

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...ine_since.html

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We felt it here. Reports of tremors as far north as Sudbury.