Ernie Limperis
Ernie Limperis
Didn't feel much here in Berkeley (only 15 miles away), but these guys saw some serious damage:
Napa Earthquake 8/24/2014
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Heard from Lou and BettyLu Kessler and they're alright,. They suffered one bottle loss in their cellar, a '70 Montrose. They still don't have power, but things could've been much worse. JBL and Lynn are fine, as is Traci Michaelson. I received an email from Mark Anisman saying he was well and they suffered no damage, though a couple of cases did topple in his cellar, but he didn't think anything broke at first glance.
I've seen some images of pretty severe damage, though, from some stores, wineries and storage areas that were not as fortunate. Hope the pictures just make it seem worse than it turns out to be in reality.
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
FWIW . . .
. . . Diane was returning from the bathroom around 3:30 am PST and had just begun to touch down on our bed when the shake began. At first, I thought it was her messing with me; thrashing around in a pseudo attempt to get comfortable. But, after a second or two, it became obvious that was not the case. The quake built from there with some shaking but immense noise - both of us were trying to figure out what could cause it. When glass started breaking we knew what was happening and all we could do was hang on.
Fortunately, all we lost was some stemware and some sleep. Others in the Napa area, were not so lucky.
We had been at a party with Steve and Jill Matthiason earlier in the evening. Pictures on Facebook give ample evidence that they lost most if their 2013 reds in the jumble of barrels and barrel racks that is the winery where they were stored.
Sonoma escaped the worst if it. Napa did not.
Although, most of the damage in Napa is localized; not the wide-spread damage of 1989.
It was a ride to remember.
Best, Jim
. . . Diane was returning from the bathroom around 3:30 am PST and had just begun to touch down on our bed when the shake began. At first, I thought it was her messing with me; thrashing around in a pseudo attempt to get comfortable. But, after a second or two, it became obvious that was not the case. The quake built from there with some shaking but immense noise - both of us were trying to figure out what could cause it. When glass started breaking we knew what was happening and all we could do was hang on.
Fortunately, all we lost was some stemware and some sleep. Others in the Napa area, were not so lucky.
We had been at a party with Steve and Jill Matthiason earlier in the evening. Pictures on Facebook give ample evidence that they lost most if their 2013 reds in the jumble of barrels and barrel racks that is the winery where they were stored.
Sonoma escaped the worst if it. Napa did not.
Although, most of the damage in Napa is localized; not the wide-spread damage of 1989.
It was a ride to remember.
Best, Jim
Levi Dalton
Levi Dalton
A roller coaster ride to remember. Downtown Napa is a shambles. Several businesses there have been taped off with police line, and are basically shutdown with the possibility of being condemned.
Steve Edmunds
Steve Edmunds
It looks like the destruction is really pretty widespread, and severe. Trefethen's building appears badly compromised. I saw pics from Hess Selecton of tanks that appear to have been destroyed.Lots of people like Steve and Jill, the Lagier-Merediths, Bouchaine, and on and on, had many dozens of barrels come crashing down. Lots of bottled stuff is at risk in lots of storage facilities in the south end of the county (and possibly elsewhere). I won't know until tomorrow morning if we had any losses at the place in Santa Rosa where my cased goods are stored.
I remember the '89 quake especially vividly, and I know when I was awakened this morning it felt way too similar, especially in how long it seemed to go on.
I remember the '89 quake especially vividly, and I know when I was awakened this morning it felt way too similar, especially in how long it seemed to go on.
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
Steve,
Your case goods are okay - I was in Redwood today checking on mine and all is well.
Best, Jim
Your case goods are okay - I was in Redwood today checking on mine and all is well.
Best, Jim
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
FYI, Steve and Jill's house was damaged to the extent that we were over there today packing and moving their stuff so that the renovation could begin. Got a lot done but there is more.
Best, Jim
Best, Jim
Chris Scanlan
Chris Scanlan
Thankfully a majority of the injuries in town were superficial cuts and scratches and the little boy who was crushed by a falling chimney is now in stable condition. The worst of it is the total loss of property; even for those who have earthquake insurance, the deductible can be astronomical.
"With earthquake coverage, your deductible is based on a percentage of your overall policy limit. If the structure of your home is insured to $500,000, the quake insurance deductible will typically amount to 15% of that, or $75,000. In some cases, you can choose a lower deductible -- say 10% of the structure limits -- but this deductible will almost always be set as a percentage of the policy limit. In some states you can find deductibles as low as 2% of structure limits, but the deductibles are higher in the states where earthquake risk is highest, such as California, Washington and Oregon."
We lost a lot of kitchen items, picture frames and stemware... and the chimney is toast (along with/ 80% of the chimneys in napa) but thankfully even with a broken gas line no one was injured in my household, and most things are reparable or replaceable. My thoughts go out to Jill and Steve and Carole who sustained huge losses in their wineries.
It was a pretty impressive response by PG&E though. Gotta hand it to the guys working 18 hour days to ensure safety.
"With earthquake coverage, your deductible is based on a percentage of your overall policy limit. If the structure of your home is insured to $500,000, the quake insurance deductible will typically amount to 15% of that, or $75,000. In some cases, you can choose a lower deductible -- say 10% of the structure limits -- but this deductible will almost always be set as a percentage of the policy limit. In some states you can find deductibles as low as 2% of structure limits, but the deductibles are higher in the states where earthquake risk is highest, such as California, Washington and Oregon."
We lost a lot of kitchen items, picture frames and stemware... and the chimney is toast (along with/ 80% of the chimneys in napa) but thankfully even with a broken gas line no one was injured in my household, and most things are reparable or replaceable. My thoughts go out to Jill and Steve and Carole who sustained huge losses in their wineries.
It was a pretty impressive response by PG&E though. Gotta hand it to the guys working 18 hour days to ensure safety.