On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM Albert wrote:
Now, if only the rescuers knew you are inside a metal coffin buried in the building debris. Then again the building may catch fire and you will literally be baked upon being discovered. It's a unique idea, possibly life saving, except for the "what ifs" of earthquakes.
In Utah, there were reports of mild tremors, but none that affected me. The Wasatch mountain range follows a fault line that experts predict could cause a major earthquake someday.
I'm more concerned about tornadoes. We live in Tornado Alley. After moving to New Whiteland, Indiana, I saw what looked like a funnel cloud in Greenwood, and then the news reported a tornado hitting Greenwood. Year later, after I moved to Columbus, Whiteland was hit by a tornado.
Bartholomew County, where I live now, had three tornado warnings this spring, though none of them hit the city. About three years ago, a tornado-related windstorm knocked down trees all over the city, including trees across the street from me. At the time, I thought my house was being hit by a tornado, but the actual funnel touched down on the west side of the county.
My sister's house was hit by a tornado.
When I was living in Columbus in 1974, a tornado struck the city and caused moderate damage. It destroyed one of my favorite restaurants. I was 14 years old at the time.
In the late 1980s, while living in Scott County, Indiana, I was relatively close to a tornado that hit Austin.
Back in 1999, there was a very rare summer tornado that struck downtown Salt Lake City. I lived near downtown, but I worked farther away in Sandy, Utah, where the storm only brought hail.
