Thread: Earthquake?
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Old 08-26-2011, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Munchkin03 View Post
I've noticed a lot of West Coasters criticizing New Yorkers and Washingtonians for going outside. When I spoke to a friend who has lived here longer than I have, he pointed out that, after 9/11, people try to get OUT of a building until the cause of the problem is pinpointed. In light of the fact that the 10-year anniversary is close, people were a little bit more worried than usual.
Agreed... As a native West Coaster living in DC, my first instinct WAS to drop and cover and it kind of felt wrong running out of the building with everyone else. I wouldn't have done that in California, but here I just feel like it's a different ballgame because these buildings aren't built to withstand essentially anything.
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