why is LA city hall so fucken calm during earthquake? - GoFuckYourself.com

bausch · 07-29-2008, 10:46 PM

Why is everyone so nonchalant and walking around like nothing is going on?
Why are they not ducking under their desks either? I know they are used to it but so am
I and I was scared. Why are they so calm? It's not normal.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gW5p4thKlug

I was screaming in my house.

V_RocKs · 07-29-2008, 10:52 PM

Because LA is a long way away from Chino Hills... To put it in perspective, it would be like people in Vermont worrying about New Hampshire.

bausch · 07-29-2008, 10:53 PM

I am MORE far way than LA from Chino Hills and I still felt it, it was STRONG. They felt it, they are just "too cool" to act scared.

bausch · 07-29-2008, 10:56 PM

No, actually I am closer to chino hills, I never knew where it was because I never had to go there and don't care for it, but I just looked on Mapquest and I'm a bit closer. I am sure they can still feel it in LA a lot though.

RedShoe · 07-29-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by V_RocKs

Because LA is a long way away from Chino Hills... To put it in perspective, it would be like people in Vermont worrying about New Hampshire.

LOL.. New what? Where the fuck is that?

Meeper · 07-29-2008, 11:06 PM

I was in Downtown LA when it happened and it rocked the place pretty good. I reacted pretty much the same way as them, realized it was an earthquake and shrugged my shoulders lol

GrouchyAdmin · 07-29-2008, 11:10 PM

They're too stoned on prozac and claritin to even notice.

cranki · 07-29-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GrouchyAdmin

They're too stoned on prozac and claritin to even notice.

nosey · 07-29-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GrouchyAdmin

They're too stoned on prozac and claritin to even notice.

baddog · 07-30-2008, 06:28 AM

Because not everyone is as neurotic as you.

Scott McD · 07-30-2008, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bausch

Why is everyone so nonchalant and walking around like nothing is going on?

Umm, because nothing major did happen. Did you want them to run around the place screaming ??

Sometimes remaining calm in situations is much safer than hitting the panic buttom. Especially in a room/building full of people...

JamesK · 07-30-2008, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by baddog

Because not everyone is as neurotic as you.

tranza · 07-30-2008, 06:41 AM

Is good being calm in this kind of situation...

cherrylula · 07-30-2008, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by bausch

Why is everyone so nonchalant and walking around like nothing is going on?
Why are they not ducking under their desks either? I know they are used to it but so am
I and I was scared. Why are they so calm? It's not normal.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gW5p4thKlug

I was screaming in my house.

sorry if its assholish, but that made me laugh.

because there have been so many earthquakes and well, people are used to it.

I take it you're not from Southern Cali?

oh yeah, I live in south Louisiana now (temporary) ... if a hurricane comes, I'll be screaming in my house too! haha

gimme an earthquake over a hurricane anyday

Barefootsies · 07-30-2008, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by baddog

Because not everyone is as neurotic as you.

baddog · 07-30-2008, 07:53 AM

I thank God people don't panic like bausch would. Every time a truck backfired there would be pandemonium.

raven1083 · 07-30-2008, 08:07 AM

don't panic is the best policy in order to survive

Kudles · 07-30-2008, 11:22 AM

I wish I felt it

geeknik · 07-30-2008, 11:30 AM

It was only a 5.4 after all. No big gaping holes opened up to swallow LA to the depths of hell.

Cory W · 07-30-2008, 11:37 AM

LA City Hall was on Discovery Channel a few months back. They actually lifted the building and installed springs, I believe they are tied into a computer system. This was unprecedented in the States (Japan has accomplished it before). Essentially what occurs is that the springs adjust to the type of shaking / rolling that occurs. No matter what type of vibrations come in, City Hall is set to sway back and forth.

Yesterday, the second roll uplifted the Weg office. This causes it to sway at it's peak in a multitude of directions and once it goes down, it vibrates. At City Hall, watch the light fixtures as they keep a consistent swing, never vibrating. The building will sway back and forth in a pattern using it’s own momentum.

It’s the safest place to be in LA, second likely to the subway center. The restoration project is renound and I doubt that anyone in that meeting wasn’t aware.

I have lived in LA since ‘98. One thing you come to learn about earthquakes is that people whom grew up here are earthquake experts, which is fascinating considering that Pasadena will tell you there is hardly any way to detect the size an earthquake can grow as. That said, when the second roll came in yesterday, if you had no fight-or-flight present, if you had no thoughts of getting to safety, bless your heart. I grew up in Tornado alley, when you hear sirens, you go to safety.

I am of the mindset that when you figure out it isn’t a tremor, it’s time to get the hell to safety. : )

Sebring Studios · 07-30-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cherrylula

sorry if its assholish, but that made me laugh.

because there have been so many earthquakes and well, people are used to it.

I take it you're not from Southern Cali?

oh yeah, I live in south Louisiana now (temporary) ... if a hurricane comes, I'll be screaming in my house too! haha

gimme an earthquake over a hurricane anyday

I second that. And I've experienced both.

07-29-2008, 10:46 PM	#1
bausch Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,017	why is LA city hall so fucken calm during earthquake? Why is everyone so nonchalant and walking around like nothing is going on? Why are they not ducking under their desks either? I know they are used to it but so am I and I was scared. Why are they so calm? It's not normal. https://youtube.com/watch?v=gW5p4thKlug I was screaming in my house.

07-29-2008, 11:06 PM	#6
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07-29-2008, 10:52 PM	#2
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,409	Because LA is a long way away from Chino Hills... To put it in perspective, it would be like people in Vermont worrying about New Hampshire.

07-29-2008, 10:53 PM	#3
bausch Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,017	I am MORE far way than LA from Chino Hills and I still felt it, it was STRONG. They felt it, they are just "too cool" to act scared.

07-29-2008, 10:56 PM	#4
bausch Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,017	No, actually I am closer to chino hills, I never knew where it was because I never had to go there and don't care for it, but I just looked on Mapquest and I'm a bit closer. I am sure they can still feel it in LA a lot though.

07-30-2008, 06:28 AM	#10
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	Because not everyone is as neurotic as you.

07-30-2008, 07:53 AM	#16
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	I thank God people don't panic like bausch would. Every time a truck backfired there would be pandemonium.

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07-30-2008, 11:37 AM	#20
Cory W Deeply shallow Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, Ca. Posts: 9,133	LA City Hall was on Discovery Channel a few months back. They actually lifted the building and installed springs, I believe they are tied into a computer system. This was unprecedented in the States (Japan has accomplished it before). Essentially what occurs is that the springs adjust to the type of shaking / rolling that occurs. No matter what type of vibrations come in, City Hall is set to sway back and forth. Yesterday, the second roll uplifted the Weg office. This causes it to sway at it's peak in a multitude of directions and once it goes down, it vibrates. At City Hall, watch the light fixtures as they keep a consistent swing, never vibrating. The building will sway back and forth in a pattern using it’s own momentum. It’s the safest place to be in LA, second likely to the subway center. The restoration project is renound and I doubt that anyone in that meeting wasn’t aware. I have lived in LA since ‘98. One thing you come to learn about earthquakes is that people whom grew up here are earthquake experts, which is fascinating considering that Pasadena will tell you there is hardly any way to detect the size an earthquake can grow as. That said, when the second roll came in yesterday, if you had no fight-or-flight present, if you had no thoughts of getting to safety, bless your heart. I grew up in Tornado alley, when you hear sirens, you go to safety. I am of the mindset that when you figure out it isn’t a tremor, it’s time to get the hell to safety. : ) __________________ ICQ: 292310358 Offering writing and content services (mainstream). Marketing for L3 Payments