[Leica] New Zealand Earthquake.

[charcot at comcast.net (charcot)]

  A totally appropriate and well reasoned missive.  Thank you -

ernie

On 2/22/2011 3:39 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
> NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE!
>
>   This post is for all those LUG members living along the west coast of 
> South&  North America continents.
>
> It has nothing to do with being mercenary, but everything about being 
> prepared... FIRST YOUR FAMILIES AND SELF!  Around Vancouver Island in the 
> past week we have had a couple of slight shakers, this just before the New 
> Zealand quake.
>
> Now this has nothing to do with pushing any panic buttons, but simple 
> common sense logic, be prepared!
>
> 1/ Do you have a dozen bottles of fresh water in your home, some food in 
> cans and more importantly "A CAN OPENER TO GET THEM OPEN?"  Unless you 
> have the newly designed pull tab soup and other kinds of food cans with 
> pull tabs to open?
>
> 2/ A mobile battery operated radio and a phone? Like look at it this 
> simple way...... "YOU ARE BURIED WITHIN A COLLAPSED BUILDING... YOUR HOME? 
> YOU ARE ALIVE AND BASICALLY OK, BUT YOU CAN'T GET OUT! SO YOU'RE TRAPPED 
> AND DIE BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS YOU ARE TRAPPED INSIDE! Think about that 
> simple scenario? So make sure you have some kind of communication whatever 
> it is!
>
> WE! Those living around the Pacific Ocean "RING OF FIRE!" If you don't 
> know what and where that is do a quick look on your computer screen and 
> GOOGLE "Rim of Fire countries." Don't slough this off for those living 
> coastal areas of North&  South America! Or the other side of the Pacific 
> Ocean.
>
> A few minutes and it may save you and your families life.
>
> WHY AM I BRINGING THIS UP?
>
> Quite simple really. During the past several months there has been a 
> considerable amount of seismic activity around the Pacific Ring of Fire 
> countries. And given they've been getting stronger let's not sit around 
> unprepared until we end up like those poor folks in New Zealand.
>
> I usually have an M camera with me most of the time and have done so for 
> many many years.... "A Good Boy Scout,  "Always Be Prepared!" By the same 
> token on one occasion I did miss a small Earth quake in these parts a few 
> years ago "without a camera!"  Trust me it's never going to happen again! 
> Particularly now!
>
> Since all this extra seismic activity has begun happing around the Pacific 
> Ocean.... read my lips, NO MATTER WHERE I GO I WILL HAVE AN M8 and a few 
> cards in my pocket just in case!" Plus a spare battery in another pocket!
>
> Think about it all you folks on the WEST coast of North&  South 
> America????? ..... WE COULD BE THE NEXT BIG ONE? AND DO YOU WANT TO MISS 
> ALL THE REALLY COOL PICTURES AS IT'S HAPPENING?"
> Trust me it isn't going to be me!
>
> Any LUG members in New Zealand / Christchurch City I wish you well and 
> trust you and your families are safe and sound.
>
> Dr. ted
>
>
>
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