"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote

The article dealt with a woman who lives on the fault--it
runs through the
street in front of her home--who is experiencing a lot of
shifting and
settling of her house. Cracks appear daily in the walls
and ceilings and
the doors don't work properly. The gate on her front
fence is about 3" from
the latch side, and the street is buckling out front.
Some geologists were
also quoted as saying that the Hayward is far more
dangerous to the Bay Area
than the San Andreas, and it could have lasting
repercussions on the bay
itself if it slips fully. They felt it was really ready
to let go, and
every day it doesn't slip is just building the pressure
more greatly,
leading to a more catastrophic quake. Doesn't sound good,
but I'm not a
geologist. That's why I asked if there is any current
fear/talk of a really
big quake along that fault.


Wonder if they knew it was there before building the house?

Why? Who are they going to sue? Mother Nature?

The homeowner wasn't complaining, rather she was amused by the changes
occurring, and stated she was not going to leave the house under any
circumstances. She's sort of like old Harry Truman, the owner of the Spirit
Lake Lodge, now under a quarter mile of pyroclastic mud following the
eruption of Mt. St. Helens. He doggedly refused to leave, stating that what
would be would be. Que sera, sera.

Since the last of the hurricanes hit Florida in the '04 season, there have
been over half a million new home starts in the 'cane zones. I guess folks
just aren't concerned about natural disasters.

Max