Good for you, Ken. I wasn’t aware that Alaska was near fault lines, but it
sounds pretty serious.
I hope that your new house remains your home.
Chris
> On 1 Dec 18, at 00:03, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Ken, I'm thinking of you and yours, trusting that you guys are OK as well as
>> everyone else affected by this tragedy. Bill Barber
>
> Thank you. Here is an update:
>
> 1. Power came on a little while ago.
>
> 2. House five down from us caught on fire when the power came on.
> Stove had debris on it and the burner was left on.
>
> 3. The Epicenter is less than 10 miles from the house.
>
> 4. Aftershocks are quite the ride. The first two knocked down a bunch
> more stuff.
>
> 5. My office is currently flooded from broken pipes. We went under the
> desks and tables when the ceilings came down. And then immediately
> vacated. I took a few seconds to grab my computer bag that I had with
> me, grabbed my coat and joined everybody else outside. There is 2-3
> inches of water on the floor around my desk.
>
> 6. All Zuikos and OMs look to have survived. I haven't gotten to that
> room yet. The TV, stereo, dishes, most furniture, etc., got damaged or
> destroyed. Nothing is above waist height.
>
> 7. No known deaths so far. And the communications network (at least my
> company) is fully functional. We did get a lot of damage, but
> everything survived. But the highways and bridges are affected.
>
> 8. Insurance companies are telling ALL customers that they have no
> earthquake coverage regardless of whether they do or not.
>
> 9. Did I mention the aftershocks? I think we're experience more
> continuous movement than stillness. The leaves on the houseplants are
> in motion most of the time.
>
> 10. There are cracks in the yard. We're closer to the river now. Looks
> like the house moved a bit. There are gaps in the soil all around the
> house.
>
> Ken
>
>
> 9.
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