tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post2493007020447406191..comments2024-03-25T17:34:35.600+11:00Comments on Sarah Stewart: Living through an earthquakeSarah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-51235014871119561152010-09-09T12:09:07.852+10:002010-09-09T12:09:07.852+10:00Yes exactly. Periodically you'll hear terribl...Yes exactly. Periodically you'll hear terrible stories about countries whose infrastructure is not built for earthquakes (or other natural disasters) and the effects are catastrophic. It's very sad :(Mike Boglehttp://techticker.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-58874984354742741262010-09-09T11:05:23.172+10:002010-09-09T11:05:23.172+10:00Fascinating to hear this, Mike. Reminds me there i...Fascinating to hear this, Mike. Reminds me there is always someone much, much worse off. We're making a big fuss over here but we have nothing to complain about compared to Haiti.Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-9613894472874616252010-09-09T09:08:00.389+10:002010-09-09T09:08:00.389+10:00I grew up in the highly tectonically active Los An...I grew up in the highly tectonically active Los Angeles area so I relate to this post a lot. I remember watching the San Francisco bridge partially collapse during one quake, and sections of the freeway collapse in another. I also recall more light-hearted memories, like watching our swimming pool turn into a wave tank and losing 1/3rd of the water due to all the sloshing that took place; and the fact animals would always go crazy just before a quake hit - they seem to sense signs that we're oblivious to.<br /><br />Times like this really frame our place in the world, and how we really do sit within the environment rather than on top of it. Mankind overestimates its place on Earth to our own peril I think.<br /><br />Glad you're ok over there :)Mike Boglehttp://techticker.netnoreply@blogger.com