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    Quote Originally Posted by Webhead View Post
    The problem is, building anywhere on earth is subject to some form of natural disaster. I keep trying to think of where someone can build where they are safe from mother nature. I can't think of anywhere on earth that is safe.
    Agreed, but some are way more susceptible then others. Here in central PA the last big natural disaster was the flood of 1972, so there hasn't even been one here yet in my lifetime.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3fingersalute View Post
    Agreed, but some are way more susceptible then others. Here in central PA the last big natural disaster was the flood of 1972, so there hasn't even been one here yet in my lifetime.
    Now that you mention it, the loma prieta earthquake happened 25 years ago. I was 16. Now I'm 41. Seems like just yesterday but it's amazing how much time has gone by. Before that was the great quake of 1906. So these quakes don't even really happen all that often either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Muppet View Post
    sounds like it's time for California to break off into the ocean. I hope it can swim. :'D
    Such a myth. Haven't you heard of the tectonic plates? That's what's holding our continent together and isn't likely to break off and create an island of California.

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    Quote Originally Posted by northbayteky View Post
    Such a myth. Haven't you heard of the tectonic plates? That's what's holding our continent together and isn't likely to break off and create an island of California.
    Of course we've heard of tectonic plates. They are those metal thingies that women in Wagnerian opera wear to cover their boobies. Do you think we are ignorant?
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    Quote Originally Posted by northbayteky View Post
    Such a myth. Haven't you heard of the tectonic plates? That's what's holding our continent together and isn't likely to break off and create an island of California.
    Welcome stranger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by northbayteky View Post
    Such a myth. Haven't you heard of the tectonic plates? That's what's holding our continent together and isn't likely to break off and create an island of California.
    And just to add to that,... there are many people who think that a great quake would split California off into the ocean. It's just the opposite though. The plates that form the San Andreas Fault would actually crush into each other, not away from each other. So the land mass would change but it's safe to assume that California is here to stay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Webhead View Post
    And just to add to that,... there are many people who think that a great quake would split California off into the ocean. It's just the opposite though. The plates that form the San Andreas Fault would actually crush into each other, not away from each other. So the land mass would change but it's safe to assume that California is here to stay.
    At most, California would become an island. More than likely, we would get new mountains. Did you hear about the springs and creeks in Napa that were once dry and are now flowing with water?

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    Quote Originally Posted by northbayteky View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by slgrieb View Post
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