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Old 4th December, 2005, 01:36 PM
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Then again, 9.0 earthquakes happen about every five hundred years under the area that stretches from north coastal California through western Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. We swayed our way through a 7.0 not too long ago. I reluctantly admit that it frightened me.

The geologists say that that 7.0 temblor(Shouldn't it be "tremblor?") had nothing to do with The Big Ones. The last 9.0 quake happened here three hundred years ago. Don't worry, be happy.

Earthquakes happen even in the most ancient stable geological zones, which are thousands of miles East of the Pacific ring of fire. The AOA Forums case badge on my A machine kept it from toppling to the floor. Tbh, the 75 pound monitor on the desk longed to roll off and break free from its proper place. After making sure that the monitor was safe, more or less, I grabbed the A Box. It expressed a desire to kiss the floor. Without the AOA case badge in its 1" x 1" pocket I wouldn't have had time to grab it while dealing with the monitor.

My neighbor didn't have one of our case badges on his PC. I gave him one(he is a Member) but he hadn't stuck it on before the quake. His machine fell to the floor from its place on his desk. The HSF was knocked away from its proper place. The S370 Celeron wasn't damaged after running for thirty minutes before he got home. One reason not to OC, I'm thinking.

Earthquake insurance is costly when bought after a recent shake. My neighbor's HDD's and CPU would have been toast without the official AOA Forums case badge that was in his apartment. Knowing this, order your case badge today!
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