Damage Control

At our house, the March 11th earthquake was about a 6 on the Japanese scale. We were very lucky that we didn't have any damage and no one was hurt. There are a few things sitting around that could have fallen, but they didn't. We have a few things around the house that prevent earthquake damage.

Like this. It looks like a plain kitchen cabinet handle.

But you have to pull it to open the cabinet. That makes our kitchen cabinets earthquake proof. Many dishes break when cabinets open during earthquakes. Broken glass is dangerous.

Falling furniture is another danger. We put these tabs under the video cabinets and book cases and televisions.


We also put these braces on tall pieces of furniture. That's Little Brother's desk that has built-in book shelves. A sliding glass door kept the books from falling out of the shelves.