Druna Skass Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 OK that earthquake knocked down my entire Macross collection, all of my Yamatos had fallen off my desk. You guys know a way to earthquake proof your collections? Quote
EXO Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 As much as I love my toys, it'll be the last thing I think of during a disastrous event. Also I lost my whole record collection during the Northridge Earthquake, it was a good excuse to start buying cds... Quote
sidearmsalpha Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Man, they say it was felt as far north as SF. I live in San Jose and slept through it. None of my displayed stuff fell at all, and I got A LOT of stuff on display. Quote
EXO Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Waitaminute... you mean today??? crap... I gotta call home and make sure my 1/48s are alright!!! Quote
Mechamaniac Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Easy, don't live within 1000 miles of the San Andres fault!. Earthquakes??, what are those??. We don't get them here on the East Coast. Well, OK, so they had one last week in Virigina, but that doesn't count! Quote
NoSuchFile Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 A good way to make your collection EarthQuake proof, is to NOT live in California Or to display them elsewere <_< Or the cheap way to do it is to keep them real close to the ground Quote
Mechafan Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 (edited) All the expensive stuff I have are in cuiro cabinets or in books shelves with closing doors on them. They might fall down but at least they will not hit the floor. You can even get a small one to put next to your desk. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teckmanfs/pi...top%203%20o.jpg Edited December 23, 2003 by Mechafan Quote
UN Spacy Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 I'm glad to say that NOT that many people were hurt (unfortunately it seems that two people have died from the quake). I guess I was sleeping through the quake because I don't remember any shaking going on (quite sad huh folks). My collection could have jacked me. Quote
F360° Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 well, at least the earthquake didn't broke off any parts from your valks.. cause on the last earthquake it snaped of my green Alpha's right arm when it fell 5 feel onto hard tile floor. Tip: don't place it near the edge or on top of your TV. Quote
ewilen Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Scientific info: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/...nc40148755.html http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/Qua.../nc40148755.htm News: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americ...sp?story=475710 I didn't feel it, but I did feel one last week that was centered in Oakland. (I'm in Berkeley.) Regarding the original question, these seem like good ideas: http://www.win.org/county/depts/ema/equake...es/sccgeq04.htm Quote
eugimon Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Actually, while earthquakes are more common in California, there are active faults along the eastern states as well.. and something about the geography in that area, plus the brick buildings, makes those states much more at risk than california... Quote
JsARCLIGHT Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 California... tumbles into the sea That'll be the day I go back to Annandale... ... seriously though, here is hoping all you Kali Kids are OK out there. And just remember, earthquakes are just nature's way of saying "Move to the midwest turkey!" Quote
David Hingtgen Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 (edited) One of the most powerful earthquakes of all time happened south of St. Louis. (Made the Mississippi flow backwards) http://www.system.missouri.edu/upress/spri...996/bagnall.htm http://hsv.com/genlintr/newmadrd/ Midwest--far, far fewer quakes, but when they hit, they're big. Edited December 23, 2003 by David Hingtgen Quote
Vespaeda Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Most California Home Depot's stock stuff in the cabinet knob/nuts-n-bolt's section for earthquake proofing your home goodies, including display case items. I was surprised to see these products, like stick gel for the underside of figurines & velcro add-ons and straps for furniture,etc. Ask around. I slept through it. This makes about the 4th one I've slept through, 2 on the east coast & one in Japan. Quote
NSJ23 Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Most California Home Depot's stock stuff in the cabinet knob/nuts-n-bolt's section for earthquake proofing your home goodies, including display case items. I was surprised to see these products, like stick gel for the underside of figurines & velcro add-ons and straps for furniture,etc. Ask around. I slept through it. This makes about the 4th one I've slept through, 2 on the east coast & one in Japan. Yeah, It's called quake hold. I use it for any toy that might take a tumble due to a quake. Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 i hope everyone's okay. move to Texas, warm as hell, but no earthquakes!! Quote
Ali Sama Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 i liive in orange county did nto feel anything Quote
NSJ23 Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 i hope everyone's okay. move to Texas, warm as hell, but no earthquakes!! Bah, I'll never leave Cali. one big quake every seven to ten years is nuthin'. anything under a 5.0 is a baby quake. Today's quake was a roller, It literally made people at my job sea sick because of the rolling motion. Quote
Göönk Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 i hope everyone's okay. move to Texas, warm as hell, but no earthquakes!! Bah, I'll never leave Cali. one big quake every seven to ten years is nuthin'. anything under a 5.0 is a baby quake. Today's quake was a roller, It literally made people at my job sea sick because of the rolling motion. wow sea sick? But how long did it last? They said on radio it was 6.5 quake Quote
Druna Skass Posted December 23, 2003 Author Posted December 23, 2003 Bah, I'll never leave Cali. one big quake every seven to ten years is nuthin'. Me neither, can't think of any other state I'd rather live in, so I guess that means I'm either going to have to get one of those cases, or make one myself. Quote
mechatek Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 I was driving at the time of the quake, so I didn't notice it. Most of my valks are on shelves, nothing broken, only Hikaru's 1/48 1S air brake did open in battroid mode. Quote
Opus Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 the whole tectonic plate theory is good but I think the earth is just trying to shake off all of those liberal nazis and hollywood wierdos like a dog with fleas. california uber alles and all that. Quote
91WhiskeyM6 Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 (edited) I was sound (REM)asleep 85% of my stuff is boxed up, so I'm not really worried about an earthquake. Someone suggested living in Texas? hell no! I was there for 6 months at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, and I hated it there. It's hot, humid, mosquitos, and cockroaches the size of your thumb. I haven't seen roaches like that since the Philippines. I had to wake up 5 in the morning and run 2 miles under 15 minutes 3 times a week over there. I was miserable. I'll take my chances with a Loma Prieta type earthquake anyday than live somewhere where a TORNADO destroys everything in sight. Edited December 23, 2003 by 91WhiskeyM6 Quote
yellowlightman Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 I saw it on the news this morning, didn't feel a thing though (I'm just outside Sacramento, so too far away I guess...). Sucks that some of us MW'ers had our collections thrown around, but it seems liek the quake was fairly harmless and no real damage was done... and that's a good thing. Makes me think about how people from the east coast and midwest always tell me about how dangerous they think California is because of earthquakes, but that's a real exaggeration. I've lived here for almost 20 years and only felt one or two earthquakes (small ones). I guess it helps that I don't live in the Bay Area (though I lived in Northridge for a year and a half) but seriously, California's earthquakes are overrated. Er... Except the big ones, but those are pretty damn uncommon. Quote
sidearmsalpha Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Yeah, that's the thing ... if there's an earthquake in Cali, chances are good that your house will be ok. On the other hand, if you live in tornado or hurricane country, and your house gets hit by one of those, the damage is usually pretty extensive. Quote
buddhafabio Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 i wonder if bolting shelf to the wall. and then hang valks from the shelves with fishing line would work Quote
Pat S Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 How about running fishing wire around all of the mechs on the shelf, and tacking it to the wall on both sides? Quote
NSJ23 Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 wow sea sick? But how long did it last?They said on radio it was 6.5 quake It lasted for a good 35 to 50 seconds, maybe a little longer, it was a 6.5 which did rattle my nerves a little. , I'm just so used to these things that anything under a 5.0 doesn't bug me anymore. Quote
pfunk Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 Yeah, I live in Michigan. The worst thing that happened here was about 8 yrs agao we had a small tornado and I lost my garbage cans and had to put back some siding on my moms house. Other than that, nothing. Guess its a california girls kinda thing? Quote
Neova Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 (edited) All the expensive stuff I have are in cuiro cabinets or in books shelves with closing doors on them. They might fall down but at least they will not hit the floor. You can even get a small one to put next to your desk. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teckmanfs/pi...top%203%20o.jpg And that SDF-1 Macross at the top of the shelf is not valuable? /me faints I need to call home and check on my family and my car. Pat S, 3S-GTE owner? Edited December 23, 2003 by Neova Quote
Druna Skass Posted December 23, 2003 Author Posted December 23, 2003 (edited) Someone suggested living in Texas? hell no! I was there for 6 months at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, and I hated it there. It's hot, humid, mosquitos, and cockroaches the size of your thumb. I haven't seen roaches like that since the Philippines. You know, the Philippines was the first place I though of when I got out of the air conditioned air port in San Antonio, I felt like I did when I got out of the Manila airport, "It's F'ing hot and sticky here!" And yeah, for the most part earthquakes here are over rated, I mean unless your at the epicenter, or a really big one it's more a nuisance or a pain in the ass than anything. It just knocked my collection over, but my friend living just north of Santa Maria was closer to the epicenter and get her power knocked out. I'd rather live here than in Tornado Ally. For the mean time I was thinking I just keep the empty boxes on the floor by where my collection is to break the fall of who ever goes over the edge, since I'm kind of broke right now to buy one of those cases or building materials. And I don't keep them too high off the ground. Edited December 23, 2003 by Druna Skass Quote
Godzilla Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 All of you are wussies. Try living near a volcano. You don't know when it will explode. I live in the Seattle area... actual closer to Mt Rainer. Yes, I have been thru an earthquake. We had one 2 years ago. I was working near the Space Needle. You can hear that thing rattle. Quote
Skull 001 Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 After the Northridge EQ I looked at my wife and said if that wasn' t the big one we are moving. I am now in Colorado and enjoying a nice EQ fee exsistance. Yes they have them here but you don't feel them. Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted December 24, 2003 Posted December 24, 2003 I was sound (REM)asleep 85% of my stuff is boxed up, so I'm not really worried about an earthquake. Someone suggested living in Texas? hell no! I was there for 6 months at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, and I hated it there. It's hot, humid, mosquitos, and cockroaches the size of your thumb. I haven't seen roaches like that since the Philippines. I had to wake up 5 in the morning and run 2 miles under 15 minutes 3 times a week over there. I was miserable. I'll take my chances with a Loma Prieta type earthquake anyday than live somewhere where a TORNADO destroys everything in sight. really? i don't live too far from Fort Sam. its beautiful here!!! Quote
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