re: #55 calochortus

That’s the thing, at a certain point, you make your preparations and there is nothing more to be done.

I have bolted most tall pieces of furniture to the wall (current exception: bedroom bookshelf which I have to keep moving to vacuum because of moths in wool carpet. Grrr. Wool carpet is apparently no longer mothproofed.) We know where our water will come from. We have food just because we have a pantry, with food. We have camping stoves and fuel. The house made it through Loma Prieta just fine and has been further reinforced. Now we just get on with our lives.

If you go to Ikea’s website, even the sofas have a warning that you should bolt them to the wall to prevent a tipping hazard. You can’t be too safe.