Where in the city is "evacuated"? Didn't most people just go outside, realize that nothing much was going on, then go back inside? Dirt bikers have been disrupting traffic in Baltimore for years, earthquake or no.
jf On Aug 23, 2011, at 4:54 PM, gasp...@aol.com wrote: > HI Steve: What bothers me is: with the entire City being pretty much > evacuated. I just pray that looting doesn't take place. > I hope that the police are on alert. > > What made me think of this was a large gang of dirt bikes on Howard Street, > just an hour ago -- disrupting traffic and then riding down the street on the > sidewalk and weaving in & out of traffic.. > > Richarrd Burnham > > Graphic Imaging,Inc. > 107 East 25th Street > Baltimore, MD 21218 > 410-467-7071 > gasp...@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen J Gewirtz <gewi...@bellatlantic.net> > To: The Charles Village Chat List <chat@charlesvillage.info> > Sent: Tue, Aug 23, 2011 4:39 pm > Subject: [Chat] Fwd: [northerncommunitycouncil] Worth noting > > From what I am reading, the largest earthquake centered when this one was > centered was a 4.8 in 1875. This one was a 5.9, i.e. about 12 times as > large (the Richter scale is logarithmic based on common i.e. base 10 > logarithms, for anyone who wants to know how I made the calculation). So I > take seriously the advice that a bigger shock may occur later, although > probably that will not happen. Be prepared! > > Steve > > On 8/23/2011 4:17 PM, JOSEPH STEWART wrote: >> We experienced an earthquake in Maryland this afternoon. >> Following is helpful information from Mike Hilliard at HARBEL. >> >> Federal Emergency Management Agency's instruction pertaining to what >> to do during an earthquake: >> >> http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm >> >> Please share wth your neighbors. >> >> Also: >> >> 911 systems in Maryland are overwhelmed with calls relating to the >> earthquake. Unless you have an emergency please do not call 911. >> >> __._,_.___ >> Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic >> Messages in this topic (1) >> RECENT ACTIVITY: >> Visit Your Group >> Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >> . >> >> __,_._,___ > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > > archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
