Author Els Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Tman, please stop derailing my thread. Either ask the mods to move it, or stop talking about something that is entirely unrelated to my OP. Thanks for the support, guys. I finally did the math - the Chch quake was a 1 in 2500 years event, and 150 out of 300k+ people died, making the odds of death 1 in 2000. So the chance of dying by the Chch earthquake was really 1 in 5,000,000... probably lower than the probability of lots of other fatal stuff, including terminal cancer. So I figured I should probably get my cervical cancer jab and start slopping on sunblock everywhere I go before fretting about this. Oh, sb, those places are really expensive! Maybe we'll just try one, and have one night out at a bar too.. we're planning to mostly pig out on our homeland food (which is better there than in Chch). I'd love to try Bluff oysters though, if possible! And not from the icky pottles sold in seafood shops either.. on the shell in a plate! Edited March 15, 2011 by Elswyth Link to post Share on other sites
whichwayisup Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Tman, please stop derailing my thread. Either ask the mods to move it, or stop talking about something that is entirely unrelated to my OP. I need to apologize to you for threadjacking and responding to him, making it worse. Hope you're feeling better and are having less anxiety. Link to post Share on other sites
Woggle Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I just realized there is a nuclear power plant in the town right across the bridge. I am sure it is just panic but that makes me uneasy. Link to post Share on other sites
sb129 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Oh, sb, those places are really expensive! Maybe we'll just try one, and have one night out at a bar too.. we're planning to mostly pig out on our homeland food (which is better there than in Chch). I'd love to try Bluff oysters though, if possible! And not from the icky pottles sold in seafood shops either.. on the shell in a plate! Oh I'm sorry I got overexcited- I really want to go to those places... You'll have a great time whatever you do-- have fun! enjoy the oysters... I don't like them, but H loves them we bought a few at the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
tman666 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I just realized there is a nuclear power plant in the town right across the bridge. I am sure it is just panic but that makes me uneasy. Nuclear power is, in terms of injuries/deaths per terrawatt/hr, the safest form of power generation that we have available today. It's also a technology that we know how to consolidate waste products the best with. It saddens me to see how public opinion tends to be very nuclear-phobic, especially when the potential benefits/costs of expanding our nation's nuclear-power generation capabilities vastly outperform the benefits/costs of continuing to use fossil fuel sources as our primary means of producing power. Link to post Share on other sites
allina Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Nuclear power is, in terms of injuries/deaths per terrawatt/hr, the safest form of power generation that we have available today. It's also a technology that we know how to consolidate waste products the best with. It saddens me to see how public opinion tends to be very nuclear-phobic, especially when the potential benefits/costs of expanding our nation's nuclear-power generation capabilities vastly outperform the benefits/costs of continuing to use fossil fuel sources as our primary means of producing power. This! Also, regarding living in an earthquake zone, you can't live in fear of your life because there may be a big earthquake every 20+ years. I love San Francisco and the Bay Area, I will likely always live here. I know there is an earthquake risk here, I always keep water, canned food and extra pet food on hand. Most structures here have been designed to survive earthquakes and I feel like even with a big one my chances of death aren't high. Of course the fear spikes when a huge tragedy like Japan occurs. It's horrific to see and hard for me to watch, and it does drive home the reality of it happening to me. But I do what I can to help the victims and try not to live my life in fear. I know that there are many ways to die each day but I need to live my life and not dwell on them. Link to post Share on other sites
tman666 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 This! Also, regarding living in an earthquake zone, you can't live in fear of your life because there may be a big earthquake every 20+ years. I love San Francisco and the Bay Area, I will likely always live here. I know there is an earthquake risk here, I always keep water, canned food and extra pet food on hand. Most structures here have been designed to survive earthquakes and I feel like even with a big one my chances of death aren't high. Of course the fear spikes when a huge tragedy like Japan occurs. It's horrific to see and hard for me to watch, and it does drive home the reality of it happening to me. But I do what I can to help the victims and try not to live my life in fear. I know that there are many ways to die each day but I need to live my life and not dwell on them. Agreed. I was just having this conversation with one of my co-workers. There's almost no place on earth that's 100 percent free of nature's wrath. There's even a huge caldera underneath Yellowstone National Park, that if it blew up (which apparently could happen according to scientists), would pretty much change the face of the planet and wipe out millions, maybe even billions in the long term (due to massive climate changes set in motion by the event). I'd be among the first to be vaporized in the pyroclastic flow. We're all gonna die. How and when, we cannot choose, but we can choose how we approach each day. Link to post Share on other sites
Woggle Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Nuclear power is, in terms of injuries/deaths per terrawatt/hr, the safest form of power generation that we have available today. It's also a technology that we know how to consolidate waste products the best with. It saddens me to see how public opinion tends to be very nuclear-phobic, especially when the potential benefits/costs of expanding our nation's nuclear-power generation capabilities vastly outperform the benefits/costs of continuing to use fossil fuel sources as our primary means of producing power. You are right. I have been living next to it for ten years and never once worried about it. Nuclear energy does actually have a good record but when it goes wrong it really goes wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
SunsetRed Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I live beside an ocean too and will continue to for the rest of my life. I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead. That being said, I have lived like I was dead before. Before I moved to the ocean, I lived in a small, rural very safe community. I was so lonely and depressed and stuck in a boring rut that it's a wonder cancer didn't develop in my body. If I hadn't have moved to a hurricane zone, I could've died of cancer. I just figure that if something is going to happen, it will and it doesn't matter where you are. My heart still goes out to all of the people in Japan and I can't imagine the nightmare they are living. In one week they experienced an earthquake, tsunami and now a nuclear threat. I've never been a believer in the 2012 doomsday theories, but now I'm starting to wonder... Makes me want to live each day and make it count and not worry about stupid stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Els Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Oh I'm sorry I got overexcited- I really want to go to those places... You'll have a great time whatever you do-- have fun! enjoy the oysters... I don't like them, but H loves them we bought a few at the weekend. It was great! Granted I had several moments of paranoia - avoided all the old stone heritage buildings, but there was plenty else to do and see anyway. The harbor was lovely, they had a dragon boat race thing going on, and the bf decided to take me to Matterhorn anyway as it was also recommended by his colleague.. it was great!! :love: Long story short, I still haven't completely gotten over those fears but I am glad I went. Link to post Share on other sites
sb129 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I am so glad you had a good time. Link to post Share on other sites
vvjack1 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 My mom actually had pretty bad post traumatic stress syndrome the rest of her life; if she felt any sudden movement she panicked and wanted to dive under a table or something. (That's why they survived - they and their dog crouched under a table which was low to the ground. The chimney bricks from a 2 story tall chimney crashed down atop it but they were unharmed.) Link to post Share on other sites
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