BigStewMan Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Heard there was a 6.6 earthquake--just checking to see if you all fared well. hopefully all is well. living in southern california most of my life, i'm a veteran of many earthquakes. --Steve-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Eh? [H] Seriously, hope it was in a sufficiently isolated area and noone was injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollar bill Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Sorry was testing my Klipsch system here on the East coast, didn't think it would travel that far though! http://www.cfra.com/?cat=3&nid=69410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. RF62 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Not on the west coast either but thanks, and Dollar Bill, could ya turn the darn 60Hz down geez. [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 The earthquakes occurred near the Queen Charlotte Islands north of Vancouver Island, and were felt to a minor degree in northern coastal British Columbia and in Port Hardy, near the northern tip of Vancouver Island. The Island is 460km/290 miles long, with most of its 750,000 people living in the southern half, far away from these particular events. There were no reports of damage where they were felt and they were not felt at all on most of the Island. We do get the occasional rumble here, and many buildings have had seismic upgrades, but we haven't had a serious earthquake in a very long time. No-one can tell when the Big One may happen, but one buddy tells me that the Island is resting on rubble/stone shavings from where one tectonic plate is sliding under its neighbour, causing earthquake energy to be somewhat dissipated, rather than forcefully transmitted to us. I don't know if he's right, but it's a comforting thought. Almost forgot, thanks for asking, Steve. Appreciate your concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have been told many a time that I am 'not' OK. [][][] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted November 18, 2009 Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have been told many a time that I am 'not' OK. I can vouch for that, you big Bass head............This guy makes subs that can make you feel sick, no [bs] ! [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I have been told many a time that I am 'not' OK. Hoser! lol [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. RF62 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hey Islander, are you around that flood for Vancouver??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollar bill Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Islander is surrounded by water right now!!!!! Oh right, he lives on a island.[lol] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hey Islander, are you around that flood for Vancouver??? No, the flooding on the Island is in the Cowichan Valley, about an hour north of here. It's on a flood plain, plus they had record high tides for a few days, so the water has nowhere to go. It's kind of hilly here at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, so the only flooding we ever get is on some of the roads around Sooke, about 45 minutes to the west. So, no worries, my boots are dry. Thanks for asking.Down around Seattle, they get some crazy flooding in the springtime, when all the mountain snowpacks start to melt. I've seen it twice on Seattle TV where a certain country road gets about six inches of water on it and the salmon start crossing the road, to get to the next creek, I assume.However, we just found out this week that the major earthquake fault line that was thought to be located well west of here actually runs directly under Victoria, so we'll have ringside seats for the next Big One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchester21 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I heard that 6 people slipped their Molsons[] JK Glad it was not worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. RF62 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Good to hear your alright, hopefully no earthquakes violent enough to cause a tsunami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Good to hear your alright, hopefully no earthquakes violent enough to cause a tsunami. No tsunami here since the one caused by the big 1964 earthquake in Alaska. That one was insignificant until it travelled all the way up the long narrow fiord to Port Alberni, where its energy got concentrated enough to push houses off their foundations. One house pulled up in front of the pumps at a gas station, which was certainly a strange sight.There was about $10M damage, in 1964 dollars, but there was no loss of life. Hopefully that will be true for any future ones.More info here: http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami1964Canada.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 well i must say that they make very good beer. My favorite is Moosehead and second favorite is Molson. anyone that doesn't like canadian beer can hose off, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 My favorite is Moosehead My dad used to tell me that if you drank Moosehead, you'd wake up feeling like you still had the antlers attached to your head. He knew a bit about hangovers, so I believed him.Ever tried Labatt's 50? 50 and Molson Canadian are sort of the Coke and Pepsi of Canadian beers. So I hear, at least. I'm not much of a drinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 hangovers never were an issue for me. drank so many different types of beers; but, settled on moosehead. i've had labatts although i thought it was called labatts blue??? also, don't know if it was a name change; but, i used to drink molson golden. don't drink alcohol anymore at all now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Labatt's 50 may be an old variety. You're right, Labatt's Blue is a popular modern beer. I haven't seen Molson Golden in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. RF62 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Around here in Ontario, people seem to like Molson Canadian or Water (Coors light). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 didn't you folks make a beer years ago called Yukon Gold? Haven't seen that around in quite a many years. Had a co-worker that claimed he was a connesuir of beer and hot dogs. i told him that hard to believe when he was holding a can of budweiser. Would a connesuir drink budweiser? Would a connesuir drink beer from a can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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