Seems that this is a question for the ages as known history’s first broaching of this question came up after a significant earthquake in Greece in the year 373 BC. Folk lore and written history both indicate that rats, weasels, snakes, and centipedes all made tracks for the proverbial hills several days before an earthquake […]
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It’s more than just a rhetorical question, it’s one that a lot of folks are probably wondering. Why front three or four thousand bucks, or more, to have some strangers work on your home; work, that may or may not have any beneficial purpose in our lifetime? Think about it. You’re going to write a
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In 2012, impressed by similar emergency preparedness / response programs he had seen in the Seattle area, former Portland mayor, Sam Adams, implemented the BEECN Program in the Portland area, part of PBEM – Portland Bureau of Emergency Management. What does BEECN stand for? Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node – pronounced, BEACON.
If there’s anything that I’ve learned living in the PNW for the last forty two years, it’s that no matter how prepared you think you are, it’s never really quite good enough. Camping in mid summer, only to find evening temps can drop to close to freezing. Snow falling in the mountains as late as
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