tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191236847307402597.post6547716084348754655..comments2023-03-19T01:00:18.342-07:00Comments on Memoirs: My First Earthquake EncounterMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05779469888974806600noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191236847307402597.post-21624485785089236332008-03-01T09:02:00.000-08:002008-03-01T09:02:00.000-08:00Thank you Kinzi. Yes, I became aware that there wa...Thank you Kinzi. Yes, I became aware that there was another blog with a similar name a little bit too late, and I am just too lazy to change the name of mine :). I hope that God will have mercy on everyone. The government in Jordan should start thinking about earthquakes when they build their next projects.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779469888974806600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191236847307402597.post-33948542534469032132008-03-01T01:08:00.000-08:002008-03-01T01:08:00.000-08:00Lulu, LOL, I was mixing you up with Cafe Lulu in S...Lulu, LOL, I was mixing you up with Cafe Lulu in SD! I like your blog!<BR/><BR/>I'm a California native, veteran of many earthquakes and wooden houses that sway nicely to the rock-n-roll. I tell you, these houses here scare me NO end with the possibility of an earthquake, especially now that they are building them SO high. <BR/><BR/>Here, it seems the safest place is the 'triangle of safety', laying down next to a very sturdy object, not under it. Safer yet, just ask for God's mercy it wont happen. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191236847307402597.post-14094337673227689852008-02-29T09:23:00.000-08:002008-02-29T09:23:00.000-08:00Kinzi,Thanks for your input. Most of the houses in...Kinzi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your input. Most of the houses in California are built from wood and light materials to lessen the effects of earthquakes. If (god forbids) a big earthquake happens in Jordan, the results will be devastating compared to the same one happening here. Imagine people trapped under layers of stone, now thats scary.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779469888974806600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191236847307402597.post-18925987987770967942008-02-29T03:13:00.000-08:002008-02-29T03:13:00.000-08:00Hey Lulu! Thanks for the story!Earthquakes are rea...Hey Lulu! Thanks for the story!<BR/><BR/>Earthquakes are really different in Amman. Maybe because the reinforced concrete is less pliable, or that it seems houses are built into stone rather than soil. The one we had three years ago was really loud, it sounded like a train was going by outside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com