Earthquake

[xoxoxoBruce]

Oh yes, Badda-Boom... Big Badda-Boom.

[Shawnee123]

Huh? I had no idea! What about Jellystone, is Jellystone safe?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Better than gallstones, but not safe, no.

[glatt]

Last April, the US Navy's hospital ship USNS Comfort spent 11 days in Haiti as part of its 2009 humanitarian aid tour of Latin America. While in Haiti, they treated 6,731 patients and performed 161 surgeries. At the beginning of this week, they were in a state of reduced operations in Baltimore harbor. They normally need 5 days to prepare to ship out. They got the order on Wednesday, will be ready to leave tomorrow morning, and should be in Haiti on Thursday. When they get there, they will probably anchor off the coast, and let helicopters bring patients to them.

The Comfort started life as an oil tanker in the 1970s, and was converted to a hospital ship in 1987. She has beds for 1000 patients.

Around a week and a half from the earthquake until she's on site, but for the people she will treat, Comfort will be very good to see again.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Boston.com, 48 hours after.

[classicman]

HA HA HA Bruce beat me to it - nifty site there eh -

Posted by geologist Christopher C. Sanders on January 1, 2009.

"I am advising all State officials around Yellowstone National Park for a potential State of Emergency. In the last week over 252 earthquakes have been observed by the USGS. We have a 3D view on the movement of magma rising underground. We have all of the pre warning signs of a major eruption from a super volcano. - I want everyone to leave Yellowstone National Park and for 200 miles around the volcano caldera."
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NEW YELLOWSTONE WEBCAM

RECENT QUAKES IN YELLOWSTONE

YELLOWSTONE CALDERA GROWING AGAIN

COSMIC DUST CLOUD - INCOMING
updated as reports come in

THIS MAY BE IT!!!

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED BEFORE!!!!

[lookout123]

A family member thinks I'm insane because I've got GoBags stashed at different locations (Family, friends, work) around the city. At home I've got sufficient supplies to keep the 4 of us rolling along for more than a month. While we can't prepare for every possibility, my family does have a basic gameplan in case of some emergencies.

If power and communications are lost during working hours, who goes where? Who goes for the kids? How? If we can't reach the house, where do we meet? If the whole valley is jacked, where do we go?



I know I will probably never use any of what I've prepared but I seriously doubt I'll be on my deathbed and regret having wasted time and energy on the preparations.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Fuckin' A, locked and loaded.

[lookout123]

Eh, I'm not a complete nutter living in a shack in the woods, but I would like at least a fighting chance at keeping my family alive if the shit ever really hits the fan.

and well, to tell the truth, some of the things I've got are a hell of a lot of fun to play with .

[classicman]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Boston.com, 48 hours after.

From the link - Seems like they have their own tw

How can the Haitian PM refer to this disaster as "Unimaginable" and how is everyone so shocked when for years the Haitian government permitted substandard building codes knowing all along that a fault line ran through their country and a large quake had been predicted. The combination of [criminal] apathy and tolerance of excessive population growth made for an "predictable" and inevitable scenario which sadly has now become a terrible reality...

Posted by RB 2012 January 15, 10 02:06 AM

[lookout123]

No, we just share our TW with the world. That is the real reason the world hates us. Bush was a minor annoyance in comparison.

[Pie]

Originally Posted by lookout123

I would like at least a fighting chance at keeping my family alive if the shit ever really hits the fan.

Good for you, Lookout. I'm sure your family is grateful for your planning and prepwork.

I guess that's where I fail then -- I'd rather be dead if the shit hits the fan. The only reason I'm still alive is I can't think of anything else to do.

[lookout123]

dead doesn't bother me. starving to death bothers me. death from dehydration bothers me. having some dipshit with a gun dictating the rules to me bothers me. I can plan and prepare to hold those dangers off.

A building falling on me? Eh, whatever, death isn't that big a deal.

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I recently bought an emergency dildo from the Red Cross when they were on campus for a safety event. It has a flashlight, a radio, of course, and a plug for cell phone charging. It works with a little crank.

But I've never really thought about being in an emergency situation. I think I should have, at least, some water and canned goods somewhere. My bare cabinets wouldn't get me far in an emergency.

I think I need glasses or more sleep.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by Pie

Good for you, Lookout. I'm sure your family is grateful for your planning and prepwork.

I guess that's where I fail then -- I'd rather be dead if the shit hits the fan. The only reason I'm still alive is I can't think of anything else to do.

I'm same as you Pie. My emergency plan for emergencies will be a gun with 1 bullet. Maybe I should hoard prescription painkillers too, just incase I mess up with the gun.