On 4/28/2019 4:43 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Having been on the 24th (top) floor of a building in San Jose during
> a 6.1 earthquake in the 1990's, building technology has been
> improved since the 5-story (55 feet, IIRC) limit in New York (I
> think that was a "concrete" limit before steel).
>
> The building I was in was swaying at least 20 feet in each
> direction. You can't so much feel it except a mild motion sickness,
> but if you're also looking out the window at the city lights at
> night it's truly barf-worthy. And some people did. You literally
> have to look away or else you're waiting for the rest of the city to
> tilt more than 3 degrees, indicating you're dead in 7 seconds or
> less.
>
> -sw
>

I can only think of the Twin Towers in NYC when I think of high rise
glass and steel structures that were built to sway.

I have never been comfortable being in a "high rise" building. The
highest I ever knew was Clark Tower, in Memphis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_...his,_Tennessee)

I only once ever went above the ground floor. On the ground floor there
were bars, restaurants and shops. On the 33rd floor: the Summit Club.

"The 33rd floor of Clark Tower is now occupied by the catering firm Wade
and Company. The space is open for private events. The former Tower
Restaurant on the 33rd floor shut down in June 2010. The Tower Room was
a public restaurant. For many years, the 33rd floor was occupied by the
private Summit Club."

I was working at Prudential in the 1980's and one of our potential
clients took us all to lunch. At the Summit Club. We all thought, woo
hoo! It's a fancy private club on the top of Clark Tower. I remember
distinctly, the potatoes that came with my meal were *tater tots*. The
"woo hoo" declined rapidly from there.

Jill