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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze
There was a 6.0 earthquake a couple of hundred miles from Boston that severely damaged the city in the late 1700s. It seems like earthquakes can happen almost anywhere from the bit of research I just did. I hope that "the big one" never comes, anywhere.
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We're pretty vulnerable here, there is an elevated highway that runs along the waterfront that was damaged in the last earthquake in 2001, also a floating bridge that goes east out of the city. Most experts think they could collapse during the next earthquake. This week, state Republicans here are trying to cut the gas tax that was created to pay for their replacements. Their shortsightedness is shocking to me. They didn't learn anything from what happened in New Orleans... what can happen when a city is not prepared. They would rather cut taxes and look good for the next election.