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Kätzchen · 03-23-2013, 06:09 PM

So, it's not 'breaking news' yet; but just as recently as before the Christmas holidays in December, I got this very large post-card mailer from the state of Oregon (as did other households, region-wide) about what to do in the case of a catastrophic emergency - such as an earthquake, not to mention the possibility of Mt. Hood blowing up.

Yesterday, a librarian friend of mine posted on her page at FB that she spent a fortune in upgrades to her house to make it safe if an earthquake of catastophic magnitude should happen in the near future. With emphasis on... "near future."

Ever since I got that post card mailer in the mail, I've struggled with what engineers and developers and state-appointed law makers know that the general, wider public here in Oregon seem to not be 'in-the-know' about.

I've lived here for the last twenty-some-odd years and have observed how our state has tried to address transportation issues, water issues (rivers, watershed areas, etc), and emergency management issues. And quite frankly, the threat of the unimaginable - either an earthquake or Mt. Hood blowing up - causes me to worry because if something of this nature happens, water and food supplies would be lost and telephone and celltower lines would automatically be affected (trans: you couldn't call for help fast enough or even have some reasonable way to call family members to let them know your plight in an emergency, etc).

Here's the link to the article in The Oregonian (link).

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Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter & chosen friends and family.. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life @ home ツ Posts: 16,116 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,633 Thanked 33,545 Times in 10,663 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Cascadia earthquake, tsunami could cost Oregon economy $32 billion So, it's not 'breaking news' yet; but just as recently as before the Christmas holidays in December, I got this very large post-card mailer from the state of Oregon (as did other households, region-wide) about what to do in the case of a catastrophic emergency - such as an earthquake, not to mention the possibility of Mt. Hood blowing up. Yesterday, a librarian friend of mine posted on her page at FB that she spent a fortune in upgrades to her house to make it safe if an earthquake of catastophic magnitude should happen in the near future. With emphasis on... "near future." Ever since I got that post card mailer in the mail, I've struggled with what engineers and developers and state-appointed law makers know that the general, wider public here in Oregon seem to not be 'in-the-know' about. I've lived here for the last twenty-some-odd years and have observed how our state has tried to address transportation issues, water issues (rivers, watershed areas, etc), and emergency management issues. And quite frankly, the threat of the unimaginable - either an earthquake or Mt. Hood blowing up - causes me to worry because if something of this nature happens, water and food supplies would be lost and telephone and celltower lines would automatically be affected (trans: you couldn't call for help fast enough or even have some reasonable way to call family members to let them know your plight in an emergency, etc). Here's the link to the article in The Oregonian (link). __________________ “When you change, don’t announce it: Just bloom.” — wordsofawisemind.