Heh, I get you. If you live there, it’s like, welp, not much I can do about it but hope!
Seriously, though, it does sound scary AF.
Just hope that it hits on a weekday in January.
Along Oregon are hundreds of miles of public beaches, and popular destinations like Seaside often have road bridges to access the beach that have been deemed likely to fail in the event of a major San Juan de Fuca quake. Meaning if it hits on like a 4th of July weekend you are looking at potentially millions of people on eh beach whose only way of retreat gets cut off due to road failure.
High ground only helps if you can get there.
And from that article, there isn’t much high ground, in comparison to the possible tsunami size.
It’s one of those things that is scary but won’t actually happen…until it does. But something that is a near-certainty within a span of years reaching out farther than our lifetimes, but which probably won’t happen next week (subjectively; mathematically the chances may well be higher than we think), is hard to motivate around when it comes to costly and disruptive measures.
I mean, look at things like climate change, greenhouse gasses, energy dependence, etc.
But unlike, say New Orleans, there isn’t a whole lot that can be done to prevent a disaster. Thank you for the video @Woolen_Horde that was great
About the only thing it seems is building those vertical shelters (aka taller reinforced buildings with flat roofs I guess).
Or thoughts and prayers!
I’m bumming around Whidbey Island today. Already did a 5 mile hike on the bluffs over Puget Sound, But I’ve encountered the coolest book store in Oak Harbor of all places. It’s called The Book Rack. Imagine an indie Barnes and Noble that’s geared toward nerds. Lots of sci fi and fantasy, but there’s also tons of board games, warhammer, d&d, manga, and other nerd shit. And they have a huge cafe where people play board games. That’s in addition to a huge separate play area for game sessions. I really wish I could visit this place more often, but Oak Harbor is a minimum 2-2.5 hours from Seattle. But if you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking it out. It’s tres cool and deserves your custom.
Whoa. That place does look pretty cool! I hadn’t heard of it before. I think I’m headed towards the Olympics for my camping trip tomorrow, but next time I’m on Whidby I’ll check it out!
Oak Harbor is a military town. They tend to have awesome nerd stores. Or at least they did when I was in the military 30 years ago :)
Oddly enough I’m in Coupeville right now lol
I was in Coupeville earlier today. Then i hiked Ebey’s Landing, then drove up to Oak Harbor. Check them out!
I will also need to make this pilgrimage!
I’ve never heard of that book store either, does look seriously cool though.
My kid and go to whidbey all the time. Always bemoan the fact there are no good board game stores up North here. Will definitely check this out! Thanks!
The Belltown Hellcat is in custody. I’m sure his mommy will come bail him out of jail, just like she did with the car, but he’s finally starting to taste consequences. May they taste as bad as his cooking.
That place looks like my dream come true; absolutely awesome.
Yep, the girlfriend and I are overdue for a Whidbey Saturday, so definitely adding the Book Rack between wineries! 
For those of you who are fans of Seattle’s free weekly, The Stranger, they’ve been bought by Noisy Creek (which is itself owned by Brady Walkinshaw), along with their sister publication the Portland Mercury. Here’s hoping that turns out well for all involved.
The Stranger has fallen pretty far relative to its glory days, but I do hope this isn’t the beginning of the end.
It’s funny I guess, but The Stranger is the only publication that I really miss going from print to fully digital. Every Thursday I used to enjoy heading to my local pub and sitting with a pint and a copy of the new Stranger. It’s the little things, I suppose.
Agreed. It was never the same after they stopped the print edition. The Seattle Times headline, which I somehow ended up on the email list for, said the parent company is going to start making it look a bit like ****, which will change a few things, especially on Savage Love.
I don’t read The Stranger very much anymore, but I still feel they do the best election interviews, and no one else really comes close. It’s not just the no nonsense, zero corporate sanitization of it all. They ask real questions, and they don’t take BS (new owner approved language!) for an answer.
My minor claim to fame is that my photographs were once used for an article in The Stranger about the (now sadly defunct) Goatalympics.