Saturday, April 26, 2008

Rocking (like literally)

Dear Readers,
Lots of earthquake activity near my house...
Last night was quite a bumpy ride and I can't say I like it much. Sure, it is kind of exciting, but we've been having hundreds of little quakes in addition to the big ones and it's sort of like feeling butterflies in your stomach combined with that pressed-down feeling you get in summer just before a big storm.
I may have mentioned FLUMES in the Phantom books. They're made of wood and carry water from one place to another, and sometimes logs, usually in agricultural areas. If you'd like to see what one looks like when it's struck by an earthquake thrown boulder late at night, have a look:
Photo: Flume break at McCarran and Fourth | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal

this one was built along the Truckee River in the late 1800s to carry lumber from Lake Tahoe down the mountain to Reno.


and if you'd like to read more interesting stuff about the quakes we're having, check out this page:
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ . I live just a few miles past Mogul in Verdi, Nv.

Hoping you'll hold good thoughts that my old house just keeps swaying instead of cracking anyplace,
Terri

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