tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post5982694053638781533..comments2024-02-07T09:39:13.250-10:00Comments on Over the Hill: the Books and Stuff: Surviving an earthquake JOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-30751648350988340522018-01-25T07:32:35.794-10:002018-01-25T07:32:35.794-10:00It made a huge difference to me to go to Christchu...It made a huge difference to me to go to Christchurch NZ and talk to people there, I also realised that the main feeling was fear. I hope i don't ever experience an earthquake. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-31442743004912477962018-01-23T04:11:56.600-10:002018-01-23T04:11:56.600-10:00I too have a friend whose daughter lives in NZ, in...I too have a friend whose daughter lives in NZ, in christchurch actually. My friend too has the app. <br />My grandsons were on holiday in Greece last year, the boys slept through the quake but they heard all about it next day. On hearing they are going to Italy this year and that they have quakes too, 8 yr old Thomas said no thanks. Were still going though.<br />I recognise that for people who have next to nothng already, to take away their trust in their environment must be devastating, turning all certainty on its head.<br />Thanks Jo<br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882030184819914972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-57924233609114184792018-01-22T18:55:59.965-10:002018-01-22T18:55:59.965-10:00I think you need to delete that app, Sabine - NZ i...I think you need to delete that app, Sabine - NZ is good at earthquakes, she’ll be fine!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-5685326569254171342018-01-22T18:54:47.592-10:002018-01-22T18:54:47.592-10:00Thank you all - and yes, millions live in earthqua...Thank you all - and yes, millions live in earthquake zones and live happily even though the ground quivers from time to time. I was in Ecuador a couple of years ago, and roads were build and cracked, rebuilt a cracked ... but almost all of the building are now earthquake-proof and people have found a way to live with the quivering.<br /><br />But there was something about this - people so poor that they have not only lost homes and schools, but also have almost lost faith in the ground they walk on - that’s the bit that hit me.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-22041054588590642472018-01-22T11:44:41.370-10:002018-01-22T11:44:41.370-10:00It's something we see the effects of on TV but...It's something we see the effects of on TV but can never really know the horror or realise just how lucky we are.restlessjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638813991040890163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-52367850855124612442018-01-22T10:47:24.026-10:002018-01-22T10:47:24.026-10:00So hard to read, so much damage, such courage as w...So hard to read, so much damage, such courage as well. Thank you for writing about it.<br /><br />Earthquakes scare me dreadfully. I insisted my man turned down a job offer in Tokyo once after I saw a documentary of the swaying high rise buildings there only to experience a minor one right here in the Rhine valley six months later. Apparently, earthquake zones are all over the planet.<br /><br />I have since experienced one in Turkey - thankfully too far from the epicenter to see any damage but a long scary night under the moonlit sky in a mountain village with no outside communication until daybreak.<br /> <br /><br />My daughter lives in NZ where the earth shakes and quakes almost daily (plus volcanoes) and I stupidly have an app that informs me of every single one. She has been through several 6++ quakes and has become very blase about them and I calm myself with the belief that there, people and buildings are prepared and well equipped to cope. She works for the government in the most earthquake-proof building on the planet, so she tells me. And a far cry from what you are experiencing in a poor country like Nepal.<br /><br />There is growing scientific evidence that shows a link between massive, ie climate change related glacier ice melt and minor earthquakes.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-18127489881417229202018-01-22T09:47:00.531-10:002018-01-22T09:47:00.531-10:00Beautifully written and even more thought provokin...Beautifully written and even more thought provoking.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-16919385044445160622018-01-21T21:43:22.024-10:002018-01-21T21:43:22.024-10:00What a sobering experience Jo. Their feelings mus...What a sobering experience Jo. Their feelings must be shared by those that live on fault lines around the world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576975070624259630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-59309271789230766442018-01-21T21:05:50.883-10:002018-01-21T21:05:50.883-10:00As you say, Jo, an earthquake rattles the very fou...As you say, Jo, an earthquake rattles the very foundations of people’s safety and existence. It is not an extreme weather event and cannot be argued as part of climate change, so it has no rationale and cannot even be predicted. Poor people. You see it up close and very personally.Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.com