Sqwertz wrote:
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> On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:07:36 -0400, Tara wrote:
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> Again? Every one of them in Austin closed down a few months ago.
> Cookbooks were the always the least discounted items. By the time
> they hit 30% off, you had your choice of Rachel Ray or Jeff Smith. Or
> the bookshelves they were sitting on. Which were nicely constructed
> solid wood shelves (not MDf or particle board), and no laminate except
> for the continuous rubber edge banding. But most shelves were at a
> slight upward angle only appropriate for bookstores.

Hmmm . . . bookshelves. I could use those.
Slight upward angle is good in earthquake country.
In a big earthquake, all the books end up on the
floor.

Aquaria are also vulnerable during a big earthquake.
Expect about 1/3 of the water and fish to slosh out.
After the last big earthquake here, I saw on the
local TV news some video of someone's swimming pool
with a mini-tsunami going back and forth across it
during the quake.