[SCCC] Everyone Okay?

[Dennis Younker NE6I]

HI Marty,

Good to hear. 

I got word a short time ago that my friends and everyone down in that community are all okay (not spring breakers but they have vacation homes down there and were spending Easter there with their families.  The kids must be spooked.). However, there is a fair amount of damage. Most of the homes down there are unsafe to stay in tonight, especially in light of the after shocks. They have split walls, broken windows, large cracks in the ground, collapsed garages, decks fallen into the river, etc.  Homes are quite spread out along the highway between Mexicali and where the epicenter was, and where the vacation homes are.  Thus, fortunately, injuries and deaths should be minimal.  However, damage is no doubt severe since there are no building codes down there and from my observation, things are not built very well. All of my friend's homes are damaged from what I hear, and they were more well built than most Mexican national's.  BTW, the report I received was that power and water is out down in that area near the epicenter.  I feel for them. We watched a guy across the river from where we stay build a new two story home last summer. I'm sure it sustained some severe damage today.

We've felt three after shocks at my QTH in the past hour by the way (albeit very mild). I'm in a two story so we feel it when the earth moves nearby. 

--Dennis
 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marty Woll 
  To: Dennis Younker NE6I ; sccc at contesting.com 
  Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 9:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [SCCC] Everyone Okay?


  Hi, Dennis.

  Los Angeles ARES activated a net within 30 seconds of feeling the 7.2.  All reports (from L. A. and Orange Counties) were of no damage and no disruption of utilities.  One of our Spanish-speaking members was on HF trying to get info and offering to pass traffic from down there, but he told me that the stations expected to be on the air in the affected region have not been heard from.

  Glad you're all OK down there, and hope you hear soon from your friends  on Spring Break.

  Oh, and time to buy  a new flat-screen TV, eh?

  73,

  Marty N6VI
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Dennis Younker NE6I 
    To: sccc at contesting.com 
    Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 8:01 PM
    Subject: [SCCC] Everyone Okay?


    Everyone come through the shaker okay?  Some rattled nerves here. That was 
    the strongest earthquake we have felt here in San Diego since moving here 21 
    years ago. We actually ran outside...first time ever for that.  No damage 
    here, but a little at some of our offices. Minor stuff though.  An old 19 
    inch TV crashed to the floor.  RIP.

    I am worried for some good friends of mine that I think went to Mexico near 
    the epicenter for Easter. I have been trying to reach them and not had any 
    luck. They're vacation homes are in an isolated area and only one of them 
    has a working cell phone in that spot.  Hopefully they were not in harm's 
    way and I will have a good ending to that story.

    How did everyone here in So Cal fare?  Any damage anywhere?

    --Dennis NE6I 

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