Guest guest Posted February 28, 2001 Report Share Posted February 28, 2001 AMEN. Hope everybody's okay and you didn't get too much damage. We're not seeing much on the regular stations, now is when I miss my cable!!!! Shel in Florida where the sand is ALWAYS shaky!!! > Hey Seattle people.. I hear you're rocking and rolling up > there.. Hope you're all okay....You're in our prayers... > > > ... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2001 Report Share Posted February 28, 2001 FYI - this is the best recap of a few dozen messages on NANOG re the rockin' and shakin'. NANOG is the North American Network Operators Group - who are the people who maintain, troubleshoot, and monitor the internet's infrastructure throughout the country (and sometimes the world, though that's beyond NANOG per se). This is one of the best places to get a real picture of how much communications damage has been sustained - and that often gives a pretty good idea of how the rest of the infrastructure is working. The bottom line here is that there will be a significant amount of inconvenience in that area for a few days - and some condemnable structures, it looks like - though little in the way of injuries. I'll be glad to hear from anyone in that area .. and worrying a little bit about some long-lost cousins there. Blessings.. ... Kitchen, Network Manager / Special Projects Manager Diskriter Inc., Pittsburgh PA USA akitchen@... / N2AEL/3 / Re: Seattle Earthquake The US Geological Survey has revised the magnitude to 7.0. Due to structural damage in the air traffic control tower the SeaTac airport has been closed down. All railroad traffic at standstill until tracks have been inspected. Cell phones in the area are very congested, and people report difficulty making phone calls in and out of the area. I have not heard if any phone companies have imposed network management controls on voice traffic. Folks have reported in from the Westin Building, the main Internet hub in the seattle area, that no substantional damage to the building. Approximately 11,000 electrical customers are without power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2001 Report Share Posted February 28, 2001 Wow! I was under my desk on that one! It was a really roller. It also turned off my power for about four hours, so now I am behind in my work. (South of Seattle) Seattle... I just went in and turned the telly back on and they have upgraded it to a 7.0 Yipes.. Hang on Lucy! Di... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Hi: As someone who is sitting here on the other end of the continent from Seattle, I have to say that I think the fact that there were no deaths other than that woman who had a heart attack, goes a long way towards telling me that the situation could have been alot worse. Don't take this the wrong way, but I tend to think that when the news media over-sensationalizes things, the true telling factor is the number of injuries and deaths. I'm very thankful that there wasn't a " body count " . Jan " Typing is my life " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 While it was pretty huge, and it nearly scared the cookies outta me, the media is making it out to be far worse than it was. When I think of San Fran, Northridge, Kobe...now THOSE guys had serious trouble! We were lucky for two reasons: 1) It was so deep in the ground, and 2) we are so well-prepared with our building codes for the most part. My cousin works for a law firm on the 70th floor of the tallest bldg in Seattle. She said they went up and down, back and forth, and that it was scary, but that's about it. Phew! I just look at the news, and think that if I were elsewhere in the country and had loved ones up here, I'd be freaking. It's just not that horrible. THANK GOD (and whatever other forces!)! --- " Kitchen, " wrote: > FYI - this is the best recap of a few dozen messages > on NANOG re the rockin' > and shakin'. NANOG is the North American Network > Operators Group - who are > the people who maintain, troubleshoot, and monitor > the internet's > infrastructure throughout the country (and sometimes > the world, though > that's beyond NANOG per se). This is one of the best > places to get a real > picture of how much communications damage has been > sustained - and that > often gives a pretty good idea of how the rest of > the infrastructure is > working. > > The bottom line here is that there will be a > significant amount of > inconvenience in that area for a few days - and some > condemnable structures, > it looks like - though little in the way of > injuries. I'll be glad to hear > from anyone in that area .. and worrying a little > bit about some long-lost > cousins there. > > Blessings.. > > .. > > > Kitchen, Network Manager / Special Projects > Manager > Diskriter Inc., Pittsburgh PA USA > akitchen@... / N2AEL/3 / > > > > Re: Seattle Earthquake > > > > The US Geological Survey has revised the magnitude > to 7.0. > > Due to structural damage in the air traffic control > tower the SeaTac > airport has been closed down. All railroad traffic > at standstill > until tracks have been inspected. > > Cell phones in the area are very congested, and > people report difficulty > making phone calls in and out of the area. I have > not heard if any phone > companies have imposed network management controls > on voice traffic. > > Folks have reported in from the Westin Building, the > main Internet hub > in the seattle area, that no substantional damage to > the building. > > Approximately 11,000 electrical customers are > without power. > > ===== Make today count! elljay68@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 That just says something about our media now doesn't it???? Kind of makes you wonder what issues they'd like to pass after they scare the patoots out of us... Di... Re: Seattle Earthquake > > > > > > > > The US Geological Survey has revised the magnitude > > to 7.0. > > > > Due to structural damage in the air traffic control > > tower the SeaTac > > airport has been closed down. All railroad traffic > > at standstill > > until tracks have been inspected. > > > > Cell phones in the area are very congested, and > > people report difficulty > > making phone calls in and out of the area. I have > > not heard if any phone > > companies have imposed network management controls > > on voice traffic. > > > > Folks have reported in from the Westin Building, the > > main Internet hub > > in the seattle area, that no substantional damage to > > the building. > > > > Approximately 11,000 electrical customers are > > without power. > > > > > > > ===== > Make today count! > elljay68@... > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Of course, the similar size quake happened in El Salvador where hundreds were killed. The lesson to be learned is building codes and land fill. The buildings in ES fell trapping, killing and injuring people. They were built on land fill and certainly not with any codes in mind. In California buildings are built so strictly coded it is unlikely they'll fall unless they are built on land fill, which is what all those crashed buildings were about in the San Francisco quake. I understand the buildings in Seattle that had the most damage are built on land fill. In an area where buildings are not reinforced and built on land fill, they could be next. They can and do happen everywhere. patb -- Escapee from the Quake of '89 Re: Seattle... > Hi: > > As someone who is sitting here on the other end of the continent from > Seattle, I have to say that I think the fact that there were no deaths other > than that woman who had a heart attack, goes a long way towards telling me > that the situation could have been alot worse. Don't take this the wrong > way, but I tend to think that when the news media over-sensationalizes > things, the true telling factor is the number of injuries and deaths. I'm > very thankful that there wasn't a " body count " . > > Jan " Typing is my life " > > TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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