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hunnychile · 10-31-2005, 02:10 PM

Basements are quite rare in Napa and Marin County. A few older houses have those small storage areas for say, canned goods...but never a big full lenght basement.
I mean, would YOU want to be down in a basement when the Big One hits? (And all the seismologists keep saying we are over due for a big one over 7.2 in the bay area.)

I lived in Sausalito when the Loma Prieta quake hit several years ago and that's as big as I want to endure ever again.

10-31-2005, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	Basements are quite rare in Napa and Marin County. A few older houses have those small storage areas for say, canned goods...but never a big full lenght basement. I mean, would YOU want to be down in a basement when the Big One hits? (And all the seismologists keep saying we are over due for a big one over 7.2 in the bay area.) I lived in Sausalito when the Loma Prieta quake hit several years ago and that's as big as I want to endure ever again. __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB