LA earthquake early warning app is now available

[brainhulk]

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-earthquake-early-warning-app-20190102-story.html

I remember back in the days when I was raiding World of Warcraft, I would play in my undies. An earthquake shook the house and I had to yell on teamspeak, "fuuuuuuuk sorry guys, earthquake, bye!"

And i ran onto my driveway in my undies.

 

[spacejamz]

Japan and Mexico City already have systems in place? Seems like this is something the US should have jumped on when other countries were working on it...

Taking bets on when first lawsuit about resulting damages because a warning was not received (even though there will be some fine print about false warnings)....

 

[zinfamous]

Isn't running outside the last thing you want to do in an earthquake? At least I don't feel so bad--as a non-native living over there and so didn't grow up learning that stuff in school, I would just run around in circles in my living room not knowing what to do when we had a few shakes. The only thing I could think to do was to hold my plasma TV so that it wouldn't fall over. Only the important stuff!

 

[IronWing]

Isn't running outside the last thing you want to do in an earthquake?

Nothing to fall on you out there. Now skyquakes, thems you got to stay inside for.

 

[highland145]

So if I see a guy running down the street in his undies, there's an earthquake coming?

 

[IronWing]

So if I see a guy running down the street in his undies, there's an earthquake coming?

That's what she said.

 

[highland145]

That's what she said.

She probably grabbed a sharp stick and poked out her eyes.

 

[brainhulk]

Isn't running outside the last thing you want to do in an earthquake?

Yeah, but my IKEA desk ain't protecting shit...

 

[GagHalfrunt]

So if I see a guy running down the street in his undies, there's an earthquake coming?

Could be Florida Man on vacation.

 

[highland145]

Could be Florida Man on vacation.

In CA? Lord Jesus, pray FL and CA don't meet.

 

[zinfamous]

Nothing to fall on you out there. Now skyquakes, thems you got to stay inside for.

except trees, power poles, flailing electric cables, etc.

 

[IronWing]

except trees, power poles, flailing electric cables, etc.

Better than being crushed by your collection of life size anime dolls.

 

[zinfamous]

Better than being crushed by your collection of life size anime dolls.

Or an avalanche of Lego heads?

 

[highland145]

rip madoka

 

[brainhulk]

Better than being crushed by your collection of life size anime dolls.

Brainhulk was found dead in the rubble, oddly rigor mortis only set in his penis

 

[Muse]

I'd get it in a heartbeat. Unconscionable that we don't have it in the Bay Area.