Do you fear Earthquakes?

[Civrules]

This is for people who live in areas with lots of earthquakes (like California)

Do you fear earthquakes? I do realize that it is a spamy question so don’t tell me that it is!!! I don't live in areas such as this but I think if I did I would not be able to live a normal life.

 

[jack merchant]

If you're genuinely interested in finding out whether people actually fear earthquakes, why not use that as the thread title ?
People might give you some answers instead of noticing you're still 88 posts short of being allowed a custom avatar

(For the record, I do not live near an earthquake-prone area, so I obviously don't fear them)

 

[Jeratain]

None of those options apply to me. I wouldn't say I am scared, but if a big one were to occur there's no saying how scared I would be. Should I let that keep me from living my life normally? No. I'm ready if one hits, so is most of the Bay.

 

[WillJ]

I don't live near an earthquake-prone area. (More spam from WillJ! )

I also don't think this is a very spammy question. It could turn out to be an interesting thread, with earthquake survival stories and stuff. Although a poll option probably needs to be added (by a moderator, of course): I am not that afraid of earthquakes, but I am afraid when one comes my way. And maybe one that says, "I'm sorta afraid, but I can lead a normal life." Either that or just edit the options to say yes and no.

 

[hbdragon88]

Doesn't make me afraid.

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

Use correct thread titles here, please.

If not, you will find your ability to make vague ones just isn't working.

 

[Silverflame]

Like Jeratain, I still live a normal life, but somewhat cautious with Earthquake Preparedness supplies and such. Pretty common here in the SF bay.

 

[SunTzu]

Why fear something that occurs without warning?

 

[Civrules]

Because it occurs without a warning, SunTzu.

 

[SunTzu]

OK so live in fear over something that u have no control over? yah, sure, i'll do that.
No point in fearing that.

 

[Perfection]

Earthquakes fear me

Actually I'm more affraid of chalkboard chalk, it's so disgusting

 

[EdwardTking]

No; I live in an earthquake free zone; touch
wood and kiss my lucky rabbit's foot.

 

[Gainy]

In scotland there is always a great fear of earthquakes, it affects my life hurrendously. Alot of the time im too scared to go to school. So i end up siting on my rocking chair biting my nails and trembling

 

[naervod]

I am a survivor of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake just because my mom decided I should stay with my babysitter rather than my grandma. My grandma was OK, but the grand piano in the living room, where I usually played when I was little fell flat and had I been there I wouldn't be posting this today. I am not that scared of earhquakes because we have been trained on what to do, but I am still afraid of some freak accident ocurring, especially since I live so close to the San Andreas Fault.

 

[Civrules]

I know you are joking, Gainy bo.

 

[gr8ful wes]

I fear no natural disaster, and welcome them, as long as I don't have to drive to work.

 

[Bose]

No faultline anywhere near Australia, so I'd have to say no. I fear birdsh*t ruining the paint on my car alot more...

 

[Mojotronica]

I've been through a few -- and one pretty big one. Ever since then, when a large person walks down the hall near my cube and (inevitably) causes the floor to vibrate (gotta love modern office construction) I perk up and notice...

 

[Siegmund]

They are fun, and not particularly dangerous if you have decent building codes and a little common sense. I feel several small ones each year and have been through a couple sizable ones too.

Sad that in some parts of the world people get killed by only a magnitude 6... and that newspaper writers feel compelled to call that a big earthquake too.