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Originally Posted by Maximo  Your poor uncle! I would be sick about the damage.  Sure, happy to be safe and happy it wasn't worse, but what a pain.
When we had our big one here, I was afraid something would fall on the pups. I screamed for them to "come." Trainers would frown on my tactics, but the boys obey when they hear fear in my voice. We huddled in the door jam, but other people pointed out that I probably should have gone outside. Seeing your pictures of the sink holes, I don't know if going outside would be good.  Nowhere is safe. |
Yup, sad as it sounds, nowhere is safe...the sinkholes were on the other opposite sides of the street, but close by, just up & down the street. There was a lot of water flowing bc there was mud on the driveways. If a power line came down, very dangerous!
I wouldn't know how to handle all 4 w/out them running away, that would've been a nightmare. I did think, 'what if the front door opens & they run out?!' but it didn't. The morning after, they all wanted to go out in the backyard, they seemed to feel safer out there than inside w/all the aftershocks. I felt comfortable w/them out in the back bc it's a very secure fenced in yard & I stayed there w/them. But even then, I kept checking that the side doors were closed. Good thing is, they have a pool & there's no cracks & just a tiny bit of water splashed out when I checked that night.
I did see on the news of an apt building in Fullerton that had gaping cracks that went along the whole side of the building & the tenants were evacuated. They all got a notice this morning that it was ok to come back. I think my uncle's house will be ok, they'll just need to re-spackle the hairline fractures & re-paint or replace the dry wall if need be, I hope so!