> Yes - I heard one report that there were 500,000 books to be picked up > & reshelved at the university! > Must fixup that shelving - no chimney to worry about anyway. In another far off lifetime I worked for Telecom NZ. We went to inordinate lengths to secure equipment racks against likely earthquake effects. "Properly" designed bracing which visually appeared rather OTT - and probably wasn't. It would be interesting to see how such equipment (now older) fared in the quake. Russell --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .