Fire/EMS/ERs/disasters, etc.

[Vrede too]

What's become of the teams of rescuers ready to go at the drop of a hat?

He ain't gonna do shit.

In general, people will only survive for 3 or 4 days under the rubble. It's already been 2 days. We didn't do international work, but I wonder what's become of the FEMA team I used to work with.

[Vrede too]

Were there any monks still inside?

Rooftop swimming pools and more:

[Vrede too]

FEMA will stop matching 100% of Helene recovery money in North Carolina
Gov. Stein: ‘I am extremely disappointed and urge the President to reconsider FEMA’s bad decision, even for 90 days.’

PINO lied about his commitment to WNC in order to get our votes. MAGA excuse-making Rep Edwards (R-NC11) is useless. No word from R Sens Tillis and Budd.

In blue states some people are saying, 'You voted for them, what did you expect?'
viewtopic.php?p=211769#p211769
They may not know how hard hit Buncombe County voted.

[Vrede too]

...

Since you insist on bragging about your balmy weather :

Could a Tsunami Swallow Your Home? See This California Map.

Tsunami Hazard Area Map

Do you have a sense of how fast you could get the home moving in an emergency? A warning could sometimes be hours out.

Two answers to that question: if all we wanted to do was to get the hell out of Dodge, we could be folded and rolling in about 15 minutes. That would result in some outdoor things being left behind, and probably some stuff jammed into places where it could get broken in the escape, but we'd be gone. Second part: we're not really in the Tsunami zone. If you look on the map around Oceanside, you see a little insert of yellow that goes up Loma Alta creek. But otherwise, north and south from there, look at S Pacific St. and the hazard stops along there and doesn't go far inland. That's not because of distance from the water, it's because there's a large drop-off from the street to the water, maybe 15-20 feet. There would be a bunch of waterfront houses get splashed, but it's really unlikely to get over that embankment.

3rd floor away from the coast should be enough for even the biggest tsunamis.

Have you been sinning again and are you glad you're not on an upper floor in your high-rise?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/52-magnitude ... 08277.html

[O Really]

We definitely felt the quake this morning. The shakealert went off on the phone and a few seconds later we got a roar and probably 5 seconds of shake. It was close to Julian, in the lower mountains, about 30 crow-miles away. No damage anywhere as far as I know, but the weather chicks who usually have nothing to talk about we're having a ball.

Interesting side note, though, at the Safari Zoo, the elephants trotted around in a circle like soccer players after a score and then did their alert circle. Backed up against each other's butts in a tight circle all looking outward. Caught on zoo video, don't get to actually see that very often.

[Vrede too]

... Interesting side note, though, at the Safari Zoo, the elephants trotted around in a circle like soccer players after a score and then did their alert circle. Backed up against each other's butts in a tight circle all looking outward. Caught on zoo video, don't get to actually see that very often.

I saw that! Worth looking up on YT or local TV websites if anyone missed it.

EDIT: Found it:
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-new ... arthquake/

[GoCubsGo]

FEMA will stop matching 100% of Helene recovery money in North Carolina
Gov. Stein: ‘I am extremely disappointed and urge the President to reconsider FEMA’s bad decision, even for 90 days.’

PINO lied about his commitment to WNC in order to get our votes. MAGA excuse-making Rep Edwards (R-NC11) is useless. No word from R Sens Tillis and Budd.

In blue states some people are saying, 'You voted for them, what did you expect?'
viewtopic.php?p=211769#p211769
They may not know how hard hit Buncombe County voted.

You have a traitor in your midst.

[Vrede too]

You have a traitor in your midst.
https://x.com/WLOS_13/status/1912128940765765902

It's a real MAGA shame. Rep Chuck Edwards (R-NC11) had a otherwise been doing pretty good with Helene services.


About 1.5 hours from Whack9's fam:
Wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. prompts mandatory evacuations

We've had several wildfires still cooking in WNC, but it's raining now:
https://wlos.com/news/local/rain-shower ... e-forecast
https://wlos.com/news/local/wildfire-up ... acres-burn