tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5592474827861049774..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Riding to the heart of 921Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49396938047322270722009-11-12T07:59:06.496+08:002009-11-12T07:59:06.496+08:00John,
The "single pylon" incident happe...John,<br /><br />The "single pylon" incident happened in July, two months prior to the 921 earthquake. And yes, 40 years of the KMT requisitioning as much as 85% of the GDP for military and defense against a Chinese invasion, one pylon brought down 3/4 of the national power grid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-12574385221742660992009-11-11T17:54:53.464+08:002009-11-11T17:54:53.464+08:00Is that pylon the infamous 921 "single pylon&...Is that pylon the infamous 921 "single pylon" that took down the main north-south transmission line bringing power north from the Kending nuclear power plant, thus blacking out most of northern Taiwan for about three days? <br /><br />If so, then I'm sure its location is now well marked on PLA maps..johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73265000827835532009-11-11T05:10:13.924+08:002009-11-11T05:10:13.924+08:00As a structural engineer, I'd say a plantation...As a structural engineer, I'd say a plantation is exactly what you want over a fault - anything that isn't a building! In California, where space isn't as scarce as in Taiwan, the rules are no structures within 50ft (15m) of active faults, and more stringent design values if you're within a few miles of one. If land were cheap, you'd stay away from faults. It isn't, so we just try to account for them.<br /><br />As for land management before the earthquake... the fault there was designated as inactive prior to 921. It was a sad surprise to learn that it wasn't.Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079284428870214896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-71091844730806628182009-11-11T03:30:15.398+08:002009-11-11T03:30:15.398+08:00"You should bike by it..."
I know, I kn..."You should bike by it..."<br /><br />I know, I know. Bike to be bought in late winter. Sometime later, I hope to catch up with you Tour de Taiwan guys.vinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-14489644341851149922009-11-09T13:10:46.519+08:002009-11-09T13:10:46.519+08:00Cool. More interesting central taiwan routes. My v...Cool. More interesting central taiwan routes. My vow to cown for a ride by the end of the year is not forgotten!Michael Faheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057491107522344042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-61338324060490847802009-11-09T06:37:42.720+08:002009-11-09T06:37:42.720+08:00Don, I don't understand why the government per...Don, I don't understand why the government permits that either, but years of complaints in the press have brought no change.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-77940706002807858372009-11-09T06:36:43.745+08:002009-11-09T06:36:43.745+08:00Todd, me too!! A very memorable and enjoyable ride...Todd, me too!! A very memorable and enjoyable ride. Even if Drew did make us climb another @*#&$^ ridge :)<br /><br />147 really kicks ass. I'm looking forward to doing it on a day when it isn't so hazy!<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-27252984456022709422009-11-08T20:30:32.334+08:002009-11-08T20:30:32.334+08:00Glad you two could finally make it out here for a ...Glad you two could finally make it out here for a ride. I'm really happy we continued to Shuili instead of turning around at Jiufen Ershan!Toddhttp://thedailybubbletea.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36420343038665110592009-11-08T16:15:54.767+08:002009-11-08T16:15:54.767+08:00Why is the Nantou government still tolerating Bet...Why is the Nantou government still tolerating Betel Nut Plantations in such an unstable land and earthquake belt?<br /><br />ATOQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-46063199693787998102009-11-08T13:58:43.475+08:002009-11-08T13:58:43.475+08:00Thanks for another enjoyable proxy scoot through t...Thanks for another enjoyable proxy scoot through the countryside for those of us too time-management-challenged to do much of this ourselves!<br /><br />I had a look at Jiufen Ershan soon after the quake and all you could see left right and above the slip zone were betel palms. Most likely it was an illegal plantation that got shrugged off the mountain that day. Have always wondered if the responsible landowner or planter or officials from the Forestry Bureau or local land management office got called to account for the resulting economic damage (and probable loss of life). If the authorities had set an example back then it could have made a difference preventing avoidable horrors like the destruction of Hsiaolin Village.Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-90369186450568623402009-11-08T13:55:06.971+08:002009-11-08T13:55:06.971+08:00You should bike by it -- it's frightening, you...You should bike by it -- it's frightening, you can't help thinking that nothing is holding that mountain up, and more should be coming down any minute. Theyre not in the picture, but the giant free-standing boulders in the center of the landslide scarp don't help. Any one of them could crush a house.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49460369666239364922009-11-08T10:30:12.345+08:002009-11-08T10:30:12.345+08:00Amazing fault-line landscape. Thanks for those pi...Amazing fault-line landscape. Thanks for those pictures.vinnoreply@blogger.com