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After the recent Earthquake, I received this is from the internet.

Passing it along to my “Anthony Apprentices”  

What to Do During an Earthquake

Stay as safe as possible during an earthquake. Be aware that some earthquakes are actually foreshocks and a larger earthquake might occur. Minimize your movements to a few steps to a nearby safe place and stay indoors until the shaking has stopped and you are sure exiting is safe.

If indoors

• DROP to the ground; take COVER by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture; and HOLD ON until the shaking stops. If there isn’t a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building.
• Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that could fall, such as lighting fixtures or furniture.
• Stay in bed if you are there when the earthquake strikes. Hold on and protect your head with a pillow, unless you are under a heavy light fixture that could fall. In that case, move to the nearest safe place.
• Use a doorway for shelter only if it is in close proximity to you and if you know it is a strongly supported, loadbearing doorway.
• Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Research has shown that most injuries occur when people inside buildings attempt to move to a different location inside the building or try to leave.
• Be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms may turn on.
• DO NOT use the elevators.

If outdoors

• Stay there.
• Move away from buildings, streetlights, and utility wires.
• Once in the open, stay there until the shaking stops. The greatest danger exists directly outside buildings, at exits, and alongside exterior walls. Many of the 120 fatalities from the 1933 Long Beach earthquake occurred when people ran outside of buildings only to be killed by falling debris from collapsing walls. Ground movement during an earthquake is seldom the direct cause of death or injury. Most earthquake-related casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects.

If in a moving vehicle

• Stop as quickly as safety permits and stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near or under buildings, trees, overpasses, and utility wires.
• Proceed cautiously once the earthquake has stopped. Avoid roads, bridges, or ramps that might have been damaged by the earthquake.

If trapped under debris

• Do not light a match.
• Do not move about or kick up dust.
• Cover your mouth with a handkerchief or clothing.
• Tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can locate you. Use a whistle if one is available. Shout only as a last resort. Shouting can cause you to inhale dangerous amounts of dust.

http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm

What to Do After an Earthquake

• Expect aftershocks. These secondary shockwaves are usually less violent than the main quake but can be strong enough to do additional damage to weakened structures and can occur in the first hours, days, weeks, or even months after the quake.
• Listen to a battery-operated radio or television. Listen for the latest emergency information.
• Use the telephone only for emergency calls.
• Open cabinets cautiously. Beware of objects that can fall off shelves. Stay away from damaged areas. Stay away unless your assistance has been specifically requested by police, fire, or relief organizations. Return home only when authorities say it is safe.
• Be aware of possible tsunamis if you live in coastal areas. These are also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called “tidal waves”). When local authorities issue a tsunami warning, assume that a series of dangerous waves is on the way. Stay away from the beach.
• Help injured or trapped persons. Remember to help your neighbors who may require special assistance such as infants, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Give first aid where appropriate. Do not move seriously injured persons unless they are in immediate danger of further injury. Call for help.
• Clean up spilled medicines, bleaches, gasoline or other flammable liquids immediately. Leave the area if you smell gas or fumes from other chemicals.
• Inspect the entire length of chimneys for damage. Unnoticed damage could lead to a fire.
• Inspect utilities.
  • Check for gas leaks. If you smell gas or hear blowing or hissing noise, open a window and quickly leave the building. Turn off the gas at the outside main valve if you can and call the gas company from a neighbor’s home. If you turn off the gas for any reason, it must be turned back on by a professional.
  • Look for electrical system damage. If you see sparks or broken or frayed wires, or if you smell hot insulation, turn off the electricity at the main fuse box or circuit breaker. If you have to step in water to get to the fuse box or circuit breaker, call an electrician first for advice.
  • Check for sewage and water lines damage. If you suspect sewage lines are damaged, avoid using the toilets and call a plumber. If water pipes are damaged, contact the water company and avoid using water from the tap. You can obtain safe water by melting ice cubes.

Sox take it 5 to 4.

Great game!!! Great time!!!

Happy Easter to all my friends!!!!

I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things:

Happy Valentine’s Day everybody.

Anthony TIP for the Guys: Don’t forget to do something special today for your girl, dinner, movie, candy, flowers, all of the above. Won’t kill you guys. Remember, your girl WILL be expecting something no matter what she may say. Don’t fall into that trap. Cover your butt.

Anthony TIP for the Girls:  Make sure you show appreciation to your man when he gives you his present. Remember, when a guy goes out of his way to get you something special and there’s thinking involved, if he doesn’t feel it’s appreciated the odds decrease that he will do it again. A simple “you’re the best” coupled with a kiss on the cheek goes a long way. I’m not talking about what you think I’m talking about, get your minds out of the gutter. LOL.

Have fun.

How to say these Massachusetts city names correctly:

 **Say it wrong, be shunned**
 Worcester: Wuhsta (or Wistah)
 Gloucester : Glawsta
 Leicester Lesta
 Woburn: Wooban (or Woo-bin)
 Dedham : Dead-um
 Revere: Re-vee -ah
 Quincy: Quinzee
 Tewksbury : Tooks berry
 Leominster : Lemin-sta
 Peabody: Pee-ba-dee (I know you are all laughing at this one)
 Waltham : Walth-ham
 Chatham: Chaddum
 Samoset: Sam-oh-set or Sum-aw-set but nevah Summerset!
 Definitions:
 Frappes have ice cream, milkshakes don’t.
 If it is fizzy and flavored, it’s tonic.
 Soda is CLUB SODA.
 ”Pop” is Dad.
 When we want Tonic WATER, we will ask for Tonic WATER.
 The smallest beer is a pint.
 Scrod is whatever they tell you it is, usually fish. If you paid more than $6/pound, you got scrod.
 It’s not a water fountain; it’s a bubblah.
 It’s not a trashcan; it’s a barrel.
 It’s not a spucky, a hero or grinder,… it’s a sub.
 It’s not a shopping cart; it’s a carriage.
 It’s not a purse; it’s a pockabook.
 They’re not franks; they’re haht dahgs; Franks are money in Switzahland.
 Police don’t drive patrol units or black and whites they drive a “crooza”. 
 If you take the bus, your on the “looza crooza”. It’s not a rubber band, 
it’s a n elastic. It’s not a traffic circle, it’s a rotary. “Going to the 
islands” means Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket.
 The Sox = The Red Sox
 The C’s = The Celtics
 The B’s = The Bruins
 The Pats = The Patriots
 Things not to do:
 Don’t pahk your cah in Hahvid Yahd .. they’ll tow it to Meffa (Medford) or 
Summahville (Somerville).
 Don’t sleep on the Common. (Boston Common)
 Don’t wear Orange in Southie on St. Patrick’s Day.
 Things you should know:
 There are two State Houses, two City Halls, two courthouses, two Hancock buildings (one old, one new for each).
 The colored lights on top the old Hancock tell the weatha’:
 ”Solid blue, clear view….”
 ”Flashing blue, clouds due….”
 ”Solid red, rain ahead….”
 ”Flashing red, snow instead….” - (except in summer; flashing red means the Red Sox game was rained out)
 Route 128 is also I-95 south. It’s also I-93 north.
 Most people live here all their life and still don’t know what the hell is 
going on with this one.
 The underground train is not a subway. It’s the “T”, and it doesn’t run 
all night (fah chrysakes, this ain’t Noo Yawk).
 Order the “cold tea” in China Town after 2:00 am you’ll get a kettle full  of beer.
 Bostonians…. think that it’s their God-given right to cut off someone in  traffic.
 Bostonians…think that there are only 25 letters in the alphabet (no  R’s - except in “idea” ).
 Bostonians…think that three straight days of 90+ temperatures is a heat wave.
 Bostonians…refer to six inches of snow as a “dusting.”
 Bostonians…always “bang a left” as soon as the light turns green, and oncoming traffic always expects it.
 Bostonians…believe that using your turn signal is a sign of weakness.
 Bostonians…think that 63-degree ocean water is warm.
 Bostonians…think Rhode Island accents are annoying.
  Thank you