Comments on: Earthquake http://elmonteblog.com/2008/11/07/earthquake/ Federal, State, and Local Politics Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:25:40 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: clay http://elmonteblog.com/2008/11/07/earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-5437 clay Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:47:45 +0000 http://elmonteblog.com/2008/11/07/earthquake/#comment-5437 The following are recommended drill procedures for a teacher and class of students: • TAKE COVER under desks or tables • FACE AWAY from windows • ASSUME "CRASH" POSITION on knees, head down, hands clasped on back of neck or head covered with book or jacket • COUNT ALOUD to 60 -- earthquakes rarely last longer than 60 seconds and counting is calming The following are recommended drill procedures for a teacher and class of students:

• TAKE COVER under desks or tables

• FACE AWAY from windows

• ASSUME “CRASH” POSITION on knees, head down, hands clasped on back of neck or head covered with book or jacket

• COUNT ALOUD to 60 — earthquakes rarely last longer than 60 seconds and counting is calming

]]> By: clay http://elmonteblog.com/2008/11/07/earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-5436 clay Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:43:08 +0000 http://elmonteblog.com/2008/11/07/earthquake/#comment-5436 What to Expect The first indication of a damaging earthquake may be a gentle shaking. You may notice the swaying of hanging plants and light fixtures or hear objects wobbling on shelves. Or you may be jarred first by a violent jolt (similar to a sonic boom). Or you may hear a low (and perhaps very loud) rumbling noise. A second or two later, you’ll really feel the shaking, and by this time, you’ll find it very difficult to move from one place to another. A survivor of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake compared the physical sensation to riding down a long flight of stairs on a bicycle. What to Expect

The first indication of a damaging earthquake may be a gentle shaking. You may notice the swaying of hanging plants and light fixtures or hear objects wobbling on shelves. Or you may be jarred first by a violent jolt (similar to a sonic boom). Or you may hear a low (and perhaps very loud) rumbling noise.

A second or two later, you’ll really feel the shaking, and by this time, you’ll find it very difficult to move from one place to another. A survivor of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake compared the physical sensation to riding down a long flight of stairs on a bicycle.

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