SAZABI

原帖由 shutterbug 於 2008-5-16 16:04 發表

that's just my perception...nothing scientific or statistic...

My understanding of "liquify" means that there's no more land or the land sunk or something. So if one doesn't even have a place to res ...

err... that's not what really liquefaction means...
anyways, don't worry about it, it is not as bad as the general public thinks.  (it is still a bad thing tho)

utopia

原帖由 kaimui22 於 2008-5-17 22:07 發表



OMG..I know ppl like that! The ppl that insist your things are their and then make some 無理取鬧理由 to get their way...

hmm..single mother and only one son...so very likely she is going to stick  ...

Caveman's uncle (his mom's brother) just passed away last night...
She just talked to him @ 4pm and she received the bad news @ 7pm when we were having dinner together...

so much trouble after his uncle pass away..... ai... anyhow, I guess she really has to stick with us since she is losing support bit by bit.....

utopia

The chance that me and caveman moving to the state is getting higher after we done a lot of research and we have been talking to some professional who work in the states...

We probably will consider moving to the state @ 2009 or the latest 2010... since 2009 is the time that US real estate market hit the bottom according the official graph....

But we still have to fly over there to look for jobs and observe the real environment in the states.

We set a 5 years time frame...buy a house in US when it's extremely low, then fly back to Vancouver after 5 years when their real estate market raise after 5 years...

And it's the perfect timing.... because by then, Vancouver housing should drop or at least it will reach a reasonable pricing....

Dun ask me where all the math come from, I'm not the one who did it... Caveman did. and I trust his knowledge and carefulness..

shutterbug

原帖由 SAZABI 於 2008-5-18 09:22 發表


err... that's not what really liquefaction means...
anyways, don't worry about it, it is not as bad as the general public thinks.  (it is still a bad thing tho)

http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/urbgeo/geomapvan/geomap8_e.php

OK, I read some more...so it's not as dramatic as I thought, which is like in movies...LOL

But still I think the damage will be much worse in these red areas compared to the yellow ones in the link.  Tons of concrete buildings in Richmond...I wonder what will happen to those...

Also, our airport...all read   in case of emergency, where are the planes gonna land????

totori

Maybe your friends who work in the States already told you about this... Don't want to sound too negative but the fact is unless you have relatives in US that can help you to immigrate (as family reunion) or there is a company who hired you or your hubby while you are in Canada, it is not as easier as it sounds to "just move to the States". Even if a US company hired you and helped you to deal with all the visa issues (btw you cannot work in the US without the company getting a working visa for you and that's the main reason why Microsoft setup the Vancouver office here because they do not want to deal with all the legal visa issues anymore),  the US Custom can give you a hard time of not letting you go across the border especially if US is going into a recession and there are a more jobless people in the States. (I guess unless the company can and willing to prove that you have the skills/professionals that the company cannot find in US) If you want to move to the States without first getting a job that's even more risks that you have to take. (especially the huge medical insurance cost you have to pay when you don't have a job)

I have a few girlfriends who moved to Seattle because their husbands work there, and they were not able to find job at all. (Mind you all of them are University grads) End up some decided to just have babies and became housewife and the others have to get another diploma/degree before they can find jobs.

utopia

原帖由 totori 於 2008-5-21 14:36 發表
Maybe your friends who work in the States already told you about this... Don't want to sound too negative but the fact is unless you have relatives in US that can help you to immigrate (as family reun ...

Thanks for the head up.

Like I said, we are not just red-necked, and just move to the states without doing all the researches. We wants to be very well-prepared before we consider to move to the states.

As for employment, my company is a global company where they have offices around the world.  I have confirmed with my GM that I can transfer to any of our offices, including the states offices.

As for my boy, he is carrying double degree, working on his CSC, plus he is thinking to get another minor. He wants to make sure he has enough education before we move to the states.

As for relative, his uncle is living in Texas.

Then again, we know it's not easy to move to the states. so we have to do a lot of homeworks before we make such a decision. We have to fly over there to make a final decision at last; including job hunts for him.

jackmeister

so late to join the discussion but i am in a weird situation that links into this stuff

i am currently planning to move to seattle within the next year to start a business and will be living there for more than half a year, would i need to get a work visa or anything weird like that or just pack my bags, drive down, and find a suitable place to start?

im not too keen on the money part as i've already got my parents support to help me with the $$$ (as long as its not outrageous), is there anything i would need to know before i can start a business? like actually applying for immigration to the US?  i am not too interested in the US citizenship because i'll probably get shot for taking it out hahaha

edit: i have uncles in NY and Virginia (yes i know thats weird) but i will not be planning to ask them for help because i've decided to be in seattle

[ 本帖最後由 jackmeister 於 2008-5-21 15:22 編輯 ]

asmok

I didn't read all 6 pages, but it seems like everyone wants to move to the states. I'm kind of curious why people think it's a good idea to move down for cheap housing or start a business in the states vs in Canada?

SAZABI

原帖由 shutterbug 於 2008-5-21 11:00 發表

http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/urbgeo/geomapvan/geomap8_e.php

OK, I read some more...so it's not as dramatic as I thought, which is like in movies...LOL

But still I think the damage will be much worse in t ...

hee... i click on the link and "WOW!!"  B/c I see this map every freaking day in the office lol (the one we got has more infomation, even the geology of the area, but the main components are the same)  Don't worry la, even the map highlight the whole area as red... again... not all the area will undergo liquefaction neh.

As for damage, I would think... okie... I should not discuss these thing in public b/c i don't want to be liable.  Hmm... all in all, earthquake engineering is a complex problem neh.  To assess "damage", u have to look at liquefaction and also the ground response and the period of the structure.

As for airport, I can pretty much gaurantee u that it will not undergo liquefaction.  Engineer can make that problem go away easy.  Just that it needs money.  So usually heavy civil structure will take that into consideration.  For example, the Pitt River Bridge that is building now has been "treated" to take away the liquefaction problem.

SAZABI

原帖由 utopia 於 2008-5-21 14:51 發表

As for my boy, he is carrying double degree, working on his CSC, plus he is thinking to get another minor. He wants to make sure he has enough education before we move to the states.

Just a little suggestion.  If he is willing to spend that amount of time in education, it is better to get a master or PhD degree.