Earthquake Lady Rule #1

If you haven’t had the chance to follow the link from the last blog, I intensely encourage you to take a minute to do so and watch from beginning to end. After having seen the video I am pretty sure that Earthquake Lady Rule #1 will make a great deal of sense.

Earthquake Lady Rule #1:

If it can fall on you, block you, bankrupt you or explode…..Fasten it.

Now remember we are envisioning the first 10 seconds to 2 minutes of our disaster. If we conquer this part we are half way there. See that’s not so hard.

Step by Step this is how you can break it down. Is it tall enough to fall on you? if so, fasten it. Can it move and block an exit? Regardless of how heavy it is, fasten it. (Please refer to Notes From the Fault Line blog titled, “The bigger they are the harder they fall on you”). Is the item precious or expensive or can it fall on something that is? You probably want to fasten it. An example of that would be heavy objects stored in a garage over an expensive vehicle. Last but not least, if an item is connected to gas, such as gas stoves, dryers or heaters, there is the risk the item could pull away from the wall and yank the hose loose thus exposing your home to the danger of live gas which is quite often located next to a live flame. Wouldn’t that be fun?

In our next blog we will consider how we can take this information and put it into practical application in your home.