[Leica] New Zealand Earthquake.

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)]

Ted, mon ami

This is a great message that honored you ...

we are the world...we are the people

cheers
Lluis



El 22/02/2011, a las 23:39, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca>  
escribi?:

> NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE!
>
> This post is for all those LUG members living along the west coast  
> of South & North America continents.
>
> It has nothing to do with being mercenary, but everything about  
> being prepared... FIRST YOUR FAMILIES AND SELF!  Around Vancouver  
> Island in the past week we have had a couple of slight shakers, this  
> just before the New Zealand quake.
>
> Now this has nothing to do with pushing any panic buttons, but  
> simple common sense logic, be prepared!
>
> 1/ Do you have a dozen bottles of fresh water in your home, some  
> food in cans and more importantly "A CAN OPENER TO GET THEM OPEN?"   
> Unless you have the newly designed pull tab soup and other kinds of  
> food cans with pull tabs to open?
>
> 2/ A mobile battery operated radio and a phone? Like look at it this  
> simple way...... "YOU ARE BURIED WITHIN A COLLAPSED BUILDING... YOUR  
> HOME? YOU ARE ALIVE AND BASICALLY OK, BUT YOU CAN'T GET OUT! SO  
> YOU'RE TRAPPED AND DIE BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS YOU ARE TRAPPED INSIDE!  
> Think about that simple scenario? So make sure you have some kind of  
> communication whatever it is!
>
> WE! Those living around the Pacific Ocean "RING OF FIRE!" If you  
> don't know what and where that is do a quick look on your computer  
> screen and GOOGLE "Rim of Fire countries." Don't slough this off for  
> those living coastal areas of North & South America! Or the other  
> side of the Pacific Ocean.
>
> A few minutes and it may save you and your families life.
>
> WHY AM I BRINGING THIS UP?
>
> Quite simple really. During the past several months there has been a  
> considerable amount of seismic activity around the Pacific Ring of  
> Fire countries. And given they've been getting stronger let's not  
> sit around unprepared until we end up like those poor folks in New  
> Zealand.
>
> I usually have an M camera with me most of the time and have done so  
> for many many years.... "A Good Boy Scout,  "Always Be Prepared!" By  
> the same token on one occasion I did miss a small Earth quake in  
> these parts a few years ago "without a camera!"  Trust me it's never  
> going to happen again! Particularly now!
>
> Since all this extra seismic activity has begun happing around the  
> Pacific Ocean.... read my lips, NO MATTER WHERE I GO I WILL HAVE AN  
> M8 and a few cards in my pocket just in case!" Plus a spare battery  
> in another pocket!
>
> Think about it all you folks on the WEST coast of North & South  
> America????? ..... WE COULD BE THE NEXT BIG ONE? AND DO YOU WANT TO  
> MISS ALL THE REALLY COOL PICTURES AS IT'S HAPPENING?"
> Trust me it isn't going to be me!
>
> Any LUG members in New Zealand / Christchurch City I wish you well  
> and trust you and your families are safe and sound.
>
> Dr. ted
>
>
>
>
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