I'm surprised this forum isn't on fire with talk about the quake. I'm devouring the news, photos and videos on the net. There's a lot to be learned here. There are photos showing how people are improvising and adapting. I'm also looking to see how people react to this event. What's working and whats not. I guess I envision a thread to distill the facts as the apply to the scope of this forum. Forget the politics, building codes, and lack of preparation. Lets observe and see if the preparations we endlessly talk about would work there. Lets talk about what these people are doing to survive.