Comments on: A small earthquake… http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/ an amateur attempt at blogging Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:15:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: kellie http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-482 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:05:46 +0000 http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-482 Wow, a bad sunburn is miserable. I hate the fever, night sweats, and tingling pain that comes with it. Not to mention that peeling and mismatching skin pigments. But I think I too would choose a sun burn over a natural disaster. I have a deep problem with the idea of losing control of my environment. Air planes frighten me because if anything happened, there would be nothing I could do to remedy the situation. I break into cold sweat when I am in the passanger seat of a car going to fast or driving too recklessly. I am always cautious when I drink alcohol because I fear losing control of my thoughts and actions. With this being said, the event of an earthquake is another addition to this long list of fears related to 'losing control.' I think that creating an earthquake preperation kit may help me feel a little better about everything. Thank you for inspiring me. I am glad to hear you got a transistor radio and can even use it to listen to baseball games. :-) How nifty! For now, I pray 'the big one' doesn't strike, and if it does, I hope its not as horrible as everyone makes it out to be.... Wow, a bad sunburn is miserable. I hate the fever, night sweats, and tingling pain that comes with it. Not to mention that peeling and mismatching skin pigments. But I think I too would choose a sun burn over a natural disaster.

I have a deep problem with the idea of losing control of my environment. Air planes frighten me because if anything happened, there would be nothing I could do to remedy the situation. I break into cold sweat when I am in the passanger seat of a car going to fast or driving too recklessly. I am always cautious when I drink alcohol because I fear losing control of my thoughts and actions. With this being said, the event of an earthquake is another addition to this long list of fears related to ‘losing control.’

I think that creating an earthquake preperation kit may help me feel a little better about everything. Thank you for inspiring me. I am glad to hear you got a transistor radio and can even use it to listen to baseball games. :-) How nifty! For now, I pray ‘the big one’ doesn’t strike, and if it does, I hope its not as horrible as everyone makes it out to be….

]]> by: Leah http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-480 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:22:38 +0000 http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-480 You are correct, a hurricane definately gives a person more time to prepare for the worst or evacuate to safety. Personally, if I had to choose, I would choose a really bad sunburn. OK, bad analogy, but seriously, natural disasters are horrible any way you slice them. As a type A, compulsive planning sort of person, I would have to choose a hurricane. The earthquake shook me up a bit. The element of surpise is not a welcome feeling. It definately reminds me how little I am in control of. We received our new hand crank emergency radio tonight and immediately started figuring out how to use it. We even listened to the Giants game tonight on the hand crank radio! The earthquake has caused a bigger discussion in our apartment - we need more emergency supplies! You are correct, a hurricane definately gives a person more time to prepare for the worst or evacuate to safety. Personally, if I had to choose, I would choose a really bad sunburn.

OK, bad analogy, but seriously, natural disasters are horrible any way you slice them. As a type A, compulsive planning sort of person, I would have to choose a hurricane. The earthquake shook me up a bit. The element of surpise is not a welcome feeling. It definately reminds me how little I am in control of.

We received our new hand crank emergency radio tonight and immediately started figuring out how to use it. We even listened to the Giants game tonight on the hand crank radio! The earthquake has caused a bigger discussion in our apartment - we need more emergency supplies!

]]> by: kellie http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-478 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 03:40:26 +0000 http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-478 Leah, this was my first earthquake too. I was eating a delicious dinner with my boyfriend's family when suddenly, my plate of pasta began to tremble. For a second, I thought the family dog had run into the table, as he does once in a while out of excitement and the prospect of scoring some chicken. Suddenly, the boyfriend's Aunt yelled: "Earthquake!" and my heart skipped. Grandma, a devoted Catholic, made the sign of the cross and I swear, I almost lost it at that moment. As you know, the quake was brief, but it terrified me like nothing else in the world. I spent the rest of the night fearing an aftershock of greater magnitude. I know many people from the Bay Area are indifferent or accepting of Earthquakes since it is ingrained in their lifestyles and mentality. It is so much a part of the landscape. Coming from a different background, I spent my life anticipating hurricanes. Many people that I've spoken to find the concept of a hurricane much more frightening than an Earthquake. They say that a hurricane lasts longer (hours vs. mere minutes for a quake) and causes more damage due to winds of almost 200mph. From my perspective, there is something infinitely unnerving about the sponteneity of a quake, the way it sneaks up on you and the loss of all control it brings. On the other hand, an approaching hurricane is detected days in advance. We track it and prepare for the worst. We know exactly when it will hit and if our homes are not secured in time, we pack up, and go to a shelter. What do you think about this perspective? Leah, this was my first earthquake too. I was eating a delicious dinner with my boyfriend’s family when suddenly, my plate of pasta began to tremble. For a second, I thought the family dog had run into the table, as he does once in a while out of excitement and the prospect of scoring some chicken. Suddenly, the boyfriend’s Aunt yelled: “Earthquake!” and my heart skipped. Grandma, a devoted Catholic, made the sign of the cross and I swear, I almost lost it at that moment. As you know, the quake was brief, but it terrified me like nothing else in the world. I spent the rest of the night fearing an aftershock of greater magnitude.

I know many people from the Bay Area are indifferent or accepting of Earthquakes since it is ingrained in their lifestyles and mentality. It is so much a part of the landscape. Coming from a different background, I spent my life anticipating hurricanes. Many people that I’ve spoken to find the concept of a hurricane much more frightening than an Earthquake. They say that a hurricane lasts longer (hours vs. mere minutes for a quake) and causes more damage due to winds of almost 200mph. From my perspective, there is something infinitely unnerving about the sponteneity of a quake, the way it sneaks up on you and the loss of all control it brings. On the other hand, an approaching hurricane is detected days in advance. We track it and prepare for the worst. We know exactly when it will hit and if our homes are not secured in time, we pack up, and go to a shelter.

What do you think about this perspective?

]]> by: Leah http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-472 Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:15:30 +0000 http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-472 Interesting. I guess you would need a few more waterproof items and blankets in your supply kit. Have you ever gotten evacuated? From a Californian, your experience sounds very interesting :) Interesting. I guess you would need a few more waterproof items and blankets in your supply kit. Have you ever gotten evacuated? From a Californian, your experience sounds very interesting :)

]]> by: Tim http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-471 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:19:02 +0000 http://www.theblogbitme.com/earthquake/#comment-471 We often keep such supplies ready in our safe room here in Norway, in case of winter hurricanes - yes, you heard right. A hurricane with winter temperatures - not to be confused with a blizzard. We often keep such supplies ready in our safe room here in Norway, in case of winter hurricanes - yes, you heard right. A hurricane with winter temperatures - not to be confused with a blizzard.

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