trinacriabob

Plymouth

I can't believe that Oakland Hills fire got out of control. I knew that it was a construction worker and that it was accidental, but didn't understand why it couldn't be put out in time with so many fire departments and resources nearby. Obviously, that person was identified. Do you know what became of him? As for the quake, the Big One is supposedly more likely to occur in a part of the San Andreas system that has been "locked" for a long time. I once read an article that the San Andreas has not seen any action around Tejon Pass / the Grapevine since 1843 and that the pressure build-up is being monitored.

Route 128

What???? Don't get it. Sheez, you're weird sometimes....

The PNW is not equipped to deal with snow and the (black) ice that precedes/follows it seems to be an even bigger problem. Since the weather rarely goes below 38 in the winter up there, there's a false sense of security.

Salem

We are subject to some bad cycles in the economy but, for some reason, this one is a little scarier...possibly because 9/11 occurred within the last decade and the war is a war on an "unknown." There is no way to know how Bush would have done without 9/11 and without waging a reactionary (to 9/11 in my mind) war in Iraq to flex muscle. I'm not a fan of his, but it's way more complicated than that. I'm trying to look at the present as "the glass is half full" and get through this.

Wee Herman Wasn't that scandal a freaky one?

Yes, all the more disgusting in that this debacle was engineered by greedy prick$ who have helped enlarge the "have - have not" canyon we experience in this country. If these a-holes were to be lined up with guillotines aimed at their testicles and they needed a volunteer to let the cord go, I might just volunteer. (Where did 16 years of Catholic school go? Gosh).

Yes, right now, I am praying and "crossing" myself.

It's not only the West that is seismically active. The Midwest has a serious fault zone in Southeastern Missouri (look up New Madrid - 1819, I believe). The Northeast has a swath of faults in what is called the Boston-Ottawa trend, though there hasn't been much going on there in several hundred years.

Absolutely.

urine

I saw that Hurricane Kyle is headed for Nova Scotia. It's hard to fathom that a hurricane is heading for Eastern Canada when they all seem to take aim at the Gulf States. I have never been in a hurricane but know that people can move inland from one. I have been in a tornado warning. When I was in Champaign IL in grad school, one day the sky went real dark and it was an eerieness I've not seen before. We were told that a tornado was near an adjacent town and that we needed to take refuge. It did not come through. Earthquakes are the most frightening. There is no warning and the heaving/pitching/rolling can be up and down, side to side, or some combination thereof. I've been in earthquakes in Southern California and a 5-ish in Portland. Also, an 8 on the Richter scale, as compared to a 7, is not 8/7 of the strength of the smaller quake. It is 10 times the strength of the 7 quake. The Richter scale works exponentially. Which natural disaster(s) have you experienced? Which rattles your cage the most?

fertilizer

You mean that affluent suburb of Los Angeles that bolts onto Pasadena and is called San Marino? Ma che bella bandiera. Dimmi perche la bandiera della Germania non e molto bella. I've been to Ravenna and Rimini, but never quite got "up the hill." Gawd, the Adriatic up there is nasty. By the way, my relatives in Italy think Palin is a joke...

o salmao grelhado e muito bon Response to thread: Seattle

"bacalhau com batatas" in the casserole - what's that called? GOOD. response to thread: fork

C'mon, y'all are giving her too much credit. PCS's quote ought to be bronzed "I'm from Texas and I know white trash when I see it, even if it's from Alaska."

platter (you know, when they combine shrimp, lobster and salmon side-by-side....mmmmmm)

Biden will enable Obama to win the election. Obama didn't have my vote until he picked Biden. What state or country is fluttering in your Av today, Mr. "Cucchiaio d'Argento?" :rotflmao:

Maybe more frightening than hilarious.

Back to OP: Q: What do I think of Sarah Palin? A: She may have lost McCain the election.

Sad. Good actor. Good man. And kept a marriage together for 50 +/- years whereas most "a-holes/douche bags" in Hollywood CAN'T do that. Not only that, the media spoon feeds us that the mutliple divorce crowd is admirable and worth watching when, in reality, they should be on Jerry Springer.

place of birth (mine, at least)