Annette Taylor commented: > For those of us who live in earthquake prone areas a 5.5 is > tiny but in places like Canada it's scary because you don't > have proper building codes. This has been the subject of a > PBS special and I do find it worrisome.
Thanks for the concern but this is news to me. According to 2005 item on CBC news (http://tinyurl.com/wholelottashaking ) Canada hasn't a single death by earthquake since 1732. The CBC says that our building code protects against the force of an earthquake that might occur once every 2,000 years. What PBS special did you have in mind? (My daughter, on the other hand, sits almost on top of the Hayward Fault in San Francisco, considered one of the most dangerous in America. I think she should move back to Canada. She says pooh-pooh. ) As for the current quake, I'm disappointed to say I felt nothing here in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Those who did feel it say it was just Quebec trying to separate yet again. Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3284 or send a blank email to leave-3284-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
