Huge California Earthquake!

[cambaby]

Right around the corner folks.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...eologists-say/

Geologists from the University of California Irvine and Arizona State University concluded that the largest quakes strike San Andreas every 45 to 144 years -- and the last big one was in 1857, over 150 years ago.

[2MuchMark]

Just another fear tactic by Faux News so Glenn Beck can sell more shitty quality gold.

[Vendzilla]

glad I don't live in earthquake zone anymore

[epitome]

Geologists from the University of California Irvine and Arizona State University concluded that the largest quakes strike San Andreas every 45 to 144 years -- and the last big one was in 1857, over 150 years ago.

Fucking idiots. So they don't really happen every 45 to 144 years, they actually happen every 45 to X years since it's now been over 150. It's probably just a matter of the idiot reporter at Fox News leaving out the word "average." They sure do like to twist facts, especially when they can use them to scare people.

[SatansCandy]

An Earthquake is baby stuff compared to what is coming

"Behold, the Lord will turn the earth upside down and many of the inhabitants shall be burned up and few men left" - Isaiah 24

Coming Pole Reversal - NOVA's Magnetic Storm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/magnetic/reversals.html

[Cash]

What a BS thread title ... Kinda 2012 fear ...

[Elli]

Originally Posted by SatansCandy

An Earthquake is baby stuff compared to what is coming

"Behold, the Lord will turn the earth upside down and many of the inhabitants shall be burned up and few men left" - Isaiah 24

Coming Pole Reversal - NOVA's Magnetic Storm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/magnetic/reversals.html

That's so fascinating!

[JBlack]

Originally Posted by **********

Just another fear tactic by Faux News so Glenn Beck can sell more shitty quality gold.

Nailed it!

[baddog]

Originally Posted by JBlack

Nailed it!

Wrong. The big one has been coming since before any of us were born. It has nothing to do with Fox News or anyone else. It is a given . . . it must also be a slow news day.

[fatfoo]

That's not very frequent. These earthquakes are quite rare.

[JBlack]

Originally Posted by baddog

The big one has been coming since before any of us were born. It is a given

Indeed, it is an inevitable eventuality and everyone living in California knows it, so what is the point of reporting something that is common knowledge and absolutely inevitable? To raise awareness? I call BS on that! When an earthquake occurs panic takes over and all hell breaks lose regardless of whether or not people have been preparing for it. Sure some try keep calm and collected but the reaction I've seen from most folks is instant panic.

Don't get me wrong tho, I am not saying that ALL networks which report on "ball-park-estimates" about expected natural disasters do so because of some ulterior motive, however it is hard to overlook the pattern certain networks exhibit by pursuing this particular angle.

There are quite a few "companies" I can think of which seem to be able to profit during times of fear and uncertainty; I am sure Glenn Beck can agree with me on this one

. . . it must also be a slow news day.

Seems to happen quite often with that particular network.

[baddog]

Originally Posted by JBlack

Indeed, it is an inevitable eventuality and everyone living in California knows it, so what is the point of reporting something that is common knowledge and absolutely inevitable? To raise awareness? I call BS on that! When an earthquake occurs panic takes over and all hell breaks lose. Sure some people try keep calm and collected but the reaction I've seen from most folks is instant panic.

Don't get me wrong tho, I am not saying that ALL networks reporting on negative stories (which is what news are for the most part) do so because of some ulterior motive, however it is hard to overlook the pattern certain networks exhibit by pursuing this particular angle.

There are quite a few "companies" I can think of which seem to be able to profit during times of fear and uncertainty; I am sure Glenn Beck can agree with me on this one



Seems to happen quite often with that particular network.

Actually, awareness needs to be made and on a regular basis. When it hits you are going to need to be able to take care of yourself for three days. What percentage of your friends do you think are equipped to do that? Are you? Do you have food, water, battery, transistor radio, light, rain gear?

[NETbilling]

Originally Posted by baddog

Actually, awareness needs to be made and on a regular basis. When it hits you are going to need to be able to take care of yourself for three days. What percentage of your friends do you think are equipped to do that? Are you? Do you have food, water, battery, transistor radio, light, rain gear?

Agreed... and it is very important to teach the kids what to do and what to expect.

[JBlack]

Originally Posted by baddog

Actually, awareness needs to be made and on a regular basis. When it hits you are going to need to be able to take care of yourself for three days. What percentage of your friends do you think are equipped to do that? Are you? Do you have food, water, battery, transistor radio, light, rain gear?

Do I have the materials ready for such event? YES! - I actually like to call it "Living in California 101" Can I speak for my friends? NO!

Here is how I see it: If "grown-ups" who have been living for a while in SoCal don't have their stuff ready, do you think they'll all of the sudden become more conscious about the consequences by listening or reading such reports? Sure! maybe for a few seconds or until they change the channel. The fact of the matter is that irresponsible and unprepared people won't all of the sudden become responsible and prepared if someone tells them to. It takes discipline which is something they either learned or didn't learn by the time they reached adulthood.

Originally Posted by NetBilling

Agreed... and it is very important to teach the kids what to do and what to expect.

Agreed, children need to be taught about these things. But adults who have been living here their whole lives? .. if they have to.....my immediate response is a resounding "WTF?"

[baddog]

Originally Posted by JBlack

Agreed, children need to be taught about these things. But adults who have been living here their whole lives? .. if they have to then my immediate response is a resounding "WTF?"

I think you are being rather naive if you think most people are prepared to take care of themselves for three days. Just my opinion, of course.

[grumpy]

its foxnews so it must be true

[cambaby]

You guys act like the SOURCE of the report is Fox news. I purposely posted a Fox news link because I knew it would flush out the blind sheep, funny thing is this "report" came out and hundreds of news organizations picked it up and reported it. LOL, trolled bitches.

[JBlack]

Originally Posted by baddog

I think you are being rather naive if you think most people are prepared to take care of themselves for three days. Just my opinion, of course.

Just like I think it is naive to think that grown-ups will learn to be responsible if someone on TV tells them to. Just my opinion, of course.

BTW, I never said or implied that most people are prepared to take care of themselves for three days.

[scarlettcontent]

2012 maybe the next big one

[WebairGerard]

Originally Posted by baddog

Actually, awareness needs to be made and on a regular basis. When it hits you are going to need to be able to take care of yourself for three days. What percentage of your friends do you think are equipped to do that? Are you? Do you have food, water, battery, transistor radio, light, rain gear?

Good point baddog. not sure if they make this public knowledge in cali but here in NY they do for the fear of a big hurricane hitting.

[SomeCreep]

[V_RocKs]

Shake, rattle and roll!

[Slutboat]

Fox should be stopped from being able to call itself a "News" orginization.

[Kiopa_Matt]

Originally Posted by **********

Just another fear tactic by Faux News so Glenn Beck can sell more shitty quality gold.

No, it's actually true, and geologists have been saying this for years now.

Never read that article, because I just don't have the time for Foxs. I can't remember the exact numbers, but geologists have been saying the Cascadia fault line is ready for another good earthquake. I think it's every 50 - 70 years, they get a good 7 - 8 recter jolt, and about every 300 - 500 years they get a good 9 recter jolt.

The fault line is due to both, so it just depends on which one happens. Hopefully the former to let off some tension, then we can continue on with our merry little lives.

[bronco67]

So it could be 50 minutes, or 50 years from now.

[Slutboat]

this guy is classic haha he's licking his chops just hoping his God will hit Cali with a huge quake and kill as many liberals as possible...

[Kiopa_Matt]

Originally Posted by bronco67

So it could be 50 minutes, or 50 years from now.

Yeah... geologists are just going off the data they have, and making the best predictions they can. They have no idea when the earth is going to get pissed off, and have a fart.

They're just doing their job. Earthquakes are (I think) the most unpredictable natural disaster there is. That's why tsuanmi warnings don't go off days before hand. They go off minutes / hours after the earthquake is registered, with sirens all over the coastlines blaring, etc.