LuAnn Nethkin said in a message to All:
 LN>     I just had my First Earthquake Sat. 28 7:11pm, And they
 LN> said it   was going to be here betten the 27 of Jan 27 to
 LN> Fed. 3 they were right on  that. it was only a 5.0, but they
 LN> say there will be a big one coming  in betten may and july.
 LN> I just wanted to know what kind of Emergency  Kit I will
 LN> need, For Myself and My 1yr baby. and what other emergency 
 LN> things I will need for the both of it. I never been in a
 LN> Earthquake  till the 28th of this Month.
Forgive my humor.. but I'd guess the -best- 'emergency kit' for an earthquake 
that you can predict.. is the same 'emergency kit' for a hurricane that we'd 
expect on the Gulf Coast:
Contents: 1 Motor Vehicle with a full tank of gas capable of transporting all 
necessary humans and valuable personal belongings, including food, clothing, 
etc to a destination beyond the expected damage range of the disaster 
predicted.
Seriously though.. if you plan to 'ride it out'... I'll defer the question to 
an 'earthquake' expert... whereas I might consider riding out a hurricane in 
an appropriately built solid structural environment...
I've yet to see -anything-, except for open fields, that can withstand the 
anger of an earthquake.
Of course.. perhaps there's something in that.... how about a camping trip to 
a wide open field... preferably somewhere distant from the fault line.
Okay... I'm gonna shut up now...
Please forgive my brief attempt at levity...
Lawrence.Garvin@f6018.n106.z1.fidonet.org 
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