thinking of anyone here in SoCal

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Even so, that is better than the buildings collapsing on and around the people living and working inside and near to them. However some do have sliding foundations that will allow the whole building to move over its foundations without warping, in theory. In the end though only time will tell how good any of these systems are.

Lizzy

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Lizzy Taylor

My first earthquake experience was in one of those high-rise office buildings on Market in San Francisco. I was on a floor in the 20s - I don't recall the exact level, in the offices of BBD&O, the advertising agency. I do recall that the building rose straight up, came back down, and then swayed back and forth. People were running around, screaming, jumping into doorways (what good that would do when you're umpteen feet up in the air, I don't know), while I -- good hippy that I was -- said, "Oooooohhhh!" Then it was over, and everyone went back to work as if nothing much had happened.

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Thanks for the cites Lizzy but unfortunately neither gave me the relevant information.

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FarmI

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:-)) Insurance companies have no soul.

Those bloody eucalypts are deadly (as are pines). I won't have them anywhere near the house. I'm currenlty arguing with my husband about getting rid of a euc. that is what I consider too close for comfort. So far I'm yet to win that battle.

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????? I had thought that this foundation system was effectively the system that FLW was responsible for. It was your reference in your first post on this subject that made me think there were some new innovations on the scene and not just increasing refinements that owe their genesis to Frank's original work on foundations.

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FarmI

LOL. I love that reference to being a "hippy" :-)) I think I might just know why you chose to use that description.

Fran (who had a misspent youth)

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Taria

Yep, but AFAIK, palms don't have the volatile oils that Eucs have. It is those volatile oils that make Eucs go off like bombs and why they are so dangerous. In hot weather which both California and Oz have, those oils act like petrol (gas) near a spark - the trees will literally explode.

Really bad.

Yep. It's fire season here now and the usual preps are being done (not that doing them is a guarantee in a really bad situation).

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FarmI

It was the 60s, in San Francisco, I had hair down to my knees, and wore beads and flowing garments I made from Indian bedspreads bought at Cost+. I had an apartment in Sausalito on Bridgeway over Anastasia's and tourists asked to take my picture. On Monday mornings, I put my hair up, dressed "normal" and went to work. As a Kelley Girl. I worked for a band for a while, too. Great times.

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Pogonip

Just use your imagination a little. I'm fairly confident that I could pull off a hit on a piece of local vegetation without anybody being the wiser. Something involving triox, maybe. I'm not so impressed with Roundup on woody plants.

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Kathleen

I did a very brief search while at work and as I said most of the info I could find was only there as abstracts or blurb and I don't have access to that sort of journal online.

I know I have seen at least one TV documentary on these "flexible" buildings, probably on Discovery Channel. I think maybe they called the clever bits dampers.

Lizzy

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Lizzy Taylor

FarmI,

Architecture is NOT my speciality and I did not know that FLW had specialised in this type of thing. Just as we do not all know all about sewing. I'd better keep my mouth shut next time rather than sharing my obviously extremely meagre knowledge in the hope that it might be informative to someone else with a passing interest. Obviously you are much much better informed than the rest us of here.

Lizzy

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Lizzy Taylor

LOL. I have no trouble at all figuring out how to kill it (lots of farm chemicals are available to me) but I need him to chainsaw the dead tree and since its a big one, I need him to agree.

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FarmI

I wouldn't say that I'm at all well informed but I do remember the odd thing or two about FLW and his history. I thought from what you wrote that you must have more recent knowledge than I did since my info was gained at least

40 years ago.

The trouble with this medium we are using is that it isn't immediate and toing and froing to seek clarification isn't the best way to find out if anyone who hasn't mentioned their expertise really has an indepth knowledge or if they are just making a passing remark based on general knowledge. I asked because I do have that 'passing interest' that you say was the reason for your post.

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FarmI

Something comes to mind about copper nails.....

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Pogonip

If you ar worried about the hazard of a green live tree than a dead one is really not too great on an idea. Cut it down and have it properly taken care of.

Taria

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I'd love to do so but Eucalypts reshoot unless they are poisoned so it needs to be poisoned to avoid regrowth. I want to get rid of it but he doesn't. I won't poison it unless he agrees as a live tree is better than a dead eyesore even if it is a potential bomb, alive or dead. To do anything without his agreement would be a huge source of domestic disbliss so until he moves from his view, I do nothing but bring it up in conversation regularly. He'd probably call that nagging, but I would say that I haven't even started to nag yet.

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FarmI

:-)) I've heard that they work but I've never used them.

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FarmI

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