Comments on: Earthquakes, Los Angeles and How We Deal

By: jes

jes — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:10:56 +0000

Hey no one's busting my bubble… But I bet if they lived up here where everyone got demolished by Camille, Frederick, Katrina etc… they wouldn't be making those jokes. I wonder what part of Florida they live in, apparently not right up top on the Gulf Coast.

I suppose its like those who joke about quakes in LA? Just guessing… But you said they joke about it, and that you can only guess its a coping mechanism.

The only fact here is that they do in fact joke, so.. I'm just going on what was stated. Sorry..

By: Suzie - George Washi

Suzie - George Washi — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:42:02 +0000

Hey jes I think would suggest you re-read my post. I was not saying IN ANY WAY that earthquakes are funny. They scare me sh*tless for the very reason that I know what they can do. Making jokes about it is a coping mechanism and sorry to burst your bubble but I've heard a few hurricane survivor jokes from my Floridian family members.

Re so-cal vs. nor-cal– I so don't understand wtf nor-calers have against us. I love nor-cal– it's beautiful. My article in NO WAY was taking any side of the issue. I simply mentioned that I was from so-cal and KB flipped out. The animosity is not on my side guys.

By: jes

jes — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:19:02 +0000

Yeah, it's funny how you guys argue… I mean I nkow its a long ass state, but damn! haha

Still, I'd like to see you handle a few fucking serious hurricanes and then make up jokes about them. We sure dont have any of those over here.

It kinda makes ya'll sound like you dont really have too much to worry about if its a joke…

"Hey Jes, you want to run outside, hold on to a stop sign and see who gets their head taken off first by a flying scrap of aluminum metal?!"

"Hahahahaa you're so funny! Has Grandma drowned yet?"

yeah okay…

By: Olua - Washington Co

Olua - Washington Co — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:05 +0000

Psst. Newsflash. It's all the same state, you guys.

By: Suzie - George Washi

Suzie - George Washi — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:14:29 +0000

Hey KB chill out. Don't start up the nor-cal so-cal thing here. SF was a huge deal– I had friends who went through it. My personal experience was in the Northridge quake which was smack in the middle of so-cal.

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:19:51 +0000

It's ok, we all know that earthquakes happen in CA. She's just talking about her own personal experience.

It's amazing how even the most frequently occuring natural disasters can bring communities together. I'm glad that this particular quake wasn't the big one.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:18:59 +0000

Kudos KB, kudos.

By: KB

KB — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:40:54 +0000

"It's an LA thing."

So I guess the rest of the fault is shit. Not only do us up in NorCal get earthquakes too (shocker!) but I went to San Andreas freakin' High School. Yeah, like the fault that rocked your asses yesterday. So typical of SoCal; it's all about YOU.