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K.T.Tran wrote:My dad said nothing special in LA. I asked him if there's anything to do down there and he asked what i was planning to do and I told him go down there to shop around, eat here and there. He said no good place to eat down there too :sweat: :sweat:

Some how.....i don't think thats all true :sweat:

Sounds like he's trying to discourage you from heading down here.... ;)

gaijin mark wrote:For those of you in the SoCal area, Kinokuniya is going to have a sale this weekend (24th-26th) 10% off. Which means their prices will only be 20% higher than everywhere else! :beaten:

I can see the PS3-like line forming outside the store as we speak. :beaten:

Here's a significant Top Ten List (for a change):

Top Ten Earthquake States

Alaska and California have more earthquakes and more strong quakes than any other U.S. states. But depending on whether they count total number of quakes or the strongest temblors, geologists don't agree on ranking beyond that.

So John Anderson and Yuichiro Miyata at the University of Nevada, Reno, decided to investigate and create a formal list. Their Top 10 states, based on the greatest magnitude achieved every year:

# Alaska, 6.70
# California, 6.02
# Nevada, 5.11
# Hawaii, 5.00
# Washington, 4.97
# Wyoming, 4.67
# Idaho, 4.57
# Montana, 4.47
# Utah, 4.29
# Oregon, 4.24

The list is far from reflecting the quake risk in many locations. For example, the Midwest is prone to infrequent but powerful quakes, and sooner or later one will strike that is liable to wreak havoc across vast regions. Washington and Oregon, while not at the top of the new list, are both capable of suffering catastrophic damage in mega-quakes that could near or exceed magnitude 9.0.

I've never experienced an earthquake before. I guess they're just not common here. I'm guessing all you peeps down in CA have prolly experienced one, eh?

bmwracer wrote:Two more work days to go. :victory:

two more days to spend all the money from work?

Wynter wrote:I've never experienced an earthquake before. I guess they're just not common here. I'm guessing all you peeps down in CA have prolly experienced one, eh?

i've experieced a 7 magnitude before. no damage since i was at the north part of the little province. whereas the south part... flat to the grounds, 50% of da houses were destroyed

Wynter wrote:I've never experienced an earthquake before. I guess they're just not common here. I'm guessing all you peeps down in CA have prolly experienced one, eh?

I've been through the two biggies here: 1971 Sylmar quake and the 1994 Northridge quake.

Devastating. :sweat:

Wynter wrote:I've never experienced an earthquake before. I guess they're just not common here. I'm guessing all you peeps down in CA have prolly experienced one, eh?

I was here for Northridge in '94 (little bit of trivia, did you know the Kobe earthquake was 1 year later TO THE DAY?!!? :shocked: ) To use one of Wyn-chan's favorite adjectives: "It was the poops!" [/list:u]

Whittier Narrows was more damaging to me.

Damn, y'all. I think earthquakes are possibly one of the scariest things. Just the idea of the ground beneath you tremblings, and splitting open... >>shudder<<

Why are people asked to move beneath door frames? To avoid things falling on top of them?

it's a common feature in homes and is structurally stable because of the way it is framed.

krim wrote:it's a common feature in homes and is structurally stable because of the way it is framed.

Ah, okies. We don't have these types of drills, so I can only go off what I see on TV. Thanks.

picked up 20 boxes of ammo last night.. cleaned out the store.

needed a dolly to get the two cases to my car. :hehe:

Wynter wrote:I've never experienced an earthquake before. I guess they're just not common here. I'm guessing all you peeps down in CA have prolly experienced one, eh?

It happens here, but rarely. I've survived 2 in the last 6 or 7 years. Something around 3 on the R. scale. Nothing serious. It just felt like a big truck driving down the street, but lasted a minute. No damages.

Krim's still using my pic as an avatar?

krim wrote:picked up 20 boxes of ammo last night.. cleaned out the store.

needed a dolly to get the two cases to my car. :hehe:

Preparing to rob a bank or is it just for commuting on L.A.'s notorious highways? :hehe:

littlemissfab wrote:Krim's still using my pic as an avatar?

He's still waiting for his boot fix. :P

he should've been weaned by now.. it's been what? almost a month without the boot...

tsk tsk tsk...

littlemissfab wrote:Krim's still using my pic as an avatar?

waiting for you to mention it.. :hehe: :hehe:



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tabana wrote:
Preparing to rob a bank or is it just for commuting on L.A.'s notorious highways? :hehe:

i plead the 5th amendment. :beaten:

waiting for you to mention it.. :hehe: :hehe:



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