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BG – Thanks , we are fine , but expecting lesser aftershocks later

Posted by Alex Valdor @ 7:24 on January 19, 2024  

However , there are poorer, older districts with homes not built to current codes . Praying for those folks .

A week ago a hillside came down on the road between Quibdo and Medellin . Road traffic was backed up at a standstill because of flooding I guess , and many cars swept into the ravine below . Over 30 dead , many surviving casualties , I believe .

and yet…

Posted by Buygold @ 7:07 on January 19, 2024  

“This Is Pandemic-Like Demand”: UBS Finds “Unprecedented” Physical Demand For Gold

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“The floodgates have opened into Asia as quotas have been given so the pent-up demand from Q4 plus the seasonal demand ahead of the Lunar new year is in full force. This is pandemic like demand, and many are scrambling to get it.”

Godspeed Alex

Posted by Buygold @ 7:05 on January 19, 2024  

I hope the surrounding areas have made it through without too much devastation. Glad you’re in good shape.

You are in my prayers brother.

BIG earthquake here in Pereira ten minutes ago

Posted by Alex Valdor @ 6:38 on January 19, 2024  

Not yet on USGS . had to be about a 6 .
Worst my wife has experienced and she was born here.
That was my 9th and by far the strongest .
No damage to our earthquake-resistant home .
The secret ? Second floor is poured concrete maintaining constant compressive stress on columns below , thus no cracks develop.

Update : Only a 5.6 , but the epicenter was near Cartago just down the road from here, 25 km ? Definitely the closest I have been to an epicenter . My wife was panicked for the first time since we’ve been married 16 years ago .

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