EARTHQUAKE in LA!!

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Quick, cancel all regular programming so we can be forced to watch endless pictures of buildings NOT damaged by the quake, people inspecting bridges for non-existent cracks, etc.

Yes, there was an earthquake in LA. But WHY does Ch. 3 feel the need to make it an "end of the world" cataclysmic event?

The whole "breaking news" idea has gone way too far, IMHO. Aerial views of palm trees near Disneyland because they evacuated the rides? Um, what?!?!?!

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Let me know if LA falls into the Pacific. Until then, I'm watching Divorce Court...unless they break in on it, too.

:rolleyes:
 
Maybe I need to rethink relocating back to Cali. I'm sure Flagstaff will have nice beaches in 5 years.
 
VF21 said:
Quick, cancel all regular programming so we can be forced to watch endless pictures of buildings NOT damaged by the quake, people inspecting bridges for non-existent cracks, etc.

Yes, there was an earthquake in LA. But WHY does Ch. 3 feel the need to make it an "end of the world" cataclysmic event?

The whole "breaking news" idea has gone way too far, IMHO. Aerial views of palm trees near Disneyland because they evacuated the rides? Um, what?!?!?!

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Let me know if LA falls into the Pacific. Until then, I'm watching Divorce Court...unless they break in on it, too.

:rolleyes:
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You're exactly right..."breaking news," "storm watch," etc....are just ways to sensationalize the news. If you've ever lived in LA...and I have...a 5.4 earthquake is just a simple little reminder of where you live...not the huge event they're making it out to be.
 
D-Mass said:
You're exactly right..."breaking news," "storm watch," etc....are just ways to sensationalize the news. If you've ever lived in LA...and I have...a 5.4 earthquake is just a simple little reminder of where you live...not the huge event they're making it out to be.
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The sad part is, while all of us deride it ... the news keeps doing it because about a million people are tuning in to see pictures of nothing.

You always see KCRA with live shots out of Blue Canyon because A: People tune in to see pictures of snow for some reason and B: It's the most convienant place up the moutain that they can get a satelitte signal for the live shot.

Wait ... is that a car chase on the San Diego freeways I see ... I'll get back at you guys later :rolleyes:
 
Ah, Jerryaki. You have so much to learn about earthquakes.

:p

If they cannot even find grocery stores with their merchandise strewn all over the floor, it wasn't even worth talking about. And besides that, it was LA. Most of the rest of California couldn't possibly care less.
 
When I was at Sony our building was on wheels to prevent earthquake disruption, it made even the smallest shakes feel quite fun... heck even a Hummer barreling through the parking garage could make the building shake from time to time.

In any event all those people seem to be giggling about it on their facebook comments so I was pretty sure this is a source of humor and not alarm, though VF's eyecatchin headline gave me pause.

My favorite earthquake experience was in 1999 there was one in Joshua Tree at 1 or 2am while I was staying in a Vegas high rise hotel. I thought I had some neighbors getting a bit carried away and banged on the walls a few times before I realized the tower was swaying back and forth.
 
D-Mass said:
You're exactly right..."breaking news," "storm watch," etc....are just ways to sensationalize the news. If you've ever lived in LA...and I have...a 5.4 earthquake is just a simple little reminder of where you live...not the huge event they're making it out to be.
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This reminds me of an old SNL skit with Tim Meadows

Lame Weatherman: So this low pressure systme is going to be very active. We're gonna have a cold front that's gonna push through - it's really gonna result in some precipitation, so you may want to bundle up and put on your galoshes..

Announcer: Are you tired of little boys trying to talk like weatherman, telling you what the weather may or may not be? Then turn to News 4's John-John Mackey and his Storm Tracker Accu-Cast. John-John doesn't just tell you about the weather. He grabs that bastard weather and pounds it into little, pathetic shards. Then shoves those shards into your pink, puffy face.

John-John Mackey: I'll get you inside the storm! I'll let you live the storm, be the storm! And then, baby, I'll make you love that storm Froggy-Style!

Announcer: So, if you want to hear vague forecasts full of hot air - watch someone else. But for Storm Tracker in Accu-Cast, turn to John-John Mackey, who will fill every hole you've got with the latest breaking weather! So, when you want to know what storm is breaking, count on John-John Mackey to lasso the storm, take it apart, and show you how sad it really is.

John-John Mackey: When I see a storm front coming, I'm all, "What's up, b****?!" And the storm is all, "Not, much, Sir." And I'm all, "That's right, b****! Now, go make me a sandwich!" And you want that kind of confidence in your weatherman!

Announcer: "Confidence." So, for earlier warnings, more accurate forecasts, count on News 4's John-John Mackey and his Storm Tracker Accu-Cast! When the weather leaves its house, John-John bangs its wife. "Confidence."

John-John Mackey: Weekdays, 7 and 11, Channel 4 Pulse News. Be there!
 
VF21 said:
Only if there were hordes of junkies wading through the rubble for the controlled sinus medications.
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ROTFL! :D I used to work on the 13th (:eek:) floor in downtown Sac. Those buildings sway, too. I'd feel a teensy queasy and I'd know it was an earthquake, albeit mild. I'd look up and sure enough the lights and draperies would be swaying. :D

I was living in the San Fernando Valley as a little kid, when I felt my first one. It woke me up with a bed shaking, so it was a wee bit more than "mild," but still not bad. Eventually, those get to be pretty ho-hum.
 
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I've had a few people message me today, asking if I was ok.

One person from the Midwest, who happens to be moving to LA next month, said if she ever feels a "tremble" that she would move away. I then explained that typically one Midwest tornado season kills more people than all California earthquakes combine.

I love how people say they could never live in California because of the Earthquakes.
 
Ryan@CU said:


I love how people say they could never live in California because of the Earthquakes.
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I remember a couple of the Kings saying pretty much the same thing. They were in LA to play the Lakers the day of the Northridge quake in 94. The league canceled the game so local news did some interviews of various bench players. One of them who was an earthquake virgin said something like, "I dunno about this... (living in Calif)" Trevor Wilson was laughing at him.
 
I'll admit they did take the magnitude of the earthquake a little too far on the news but after the devastating northridge 'quake of '94 you know they're gonna make a big deal about it
 
As a somewhat related story, the bar exam was the last three days (Hell is finally over), and the Bar, in their mercy gave the applicants taking the exam in Ontario a whole 5 more minutes to complete their essays because of the earthquake. Wasn't that nice of them. :p
 
bdouble013 said:
As a somewhat related story, the bar exam was the last three days (Hell is finally over), and the Bar, in their mercy gave the applicants taking the exam in Ontario a whole 5 more minutes to complete their essays because of the earthquake. Wasn't that nice of them. :p
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Congrats on getting through that, bdub. Wishing you good luck with the results. :)
 
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