FREE REPAIRS: Can’t fix that broken wall...

FREE REPAIRS: Can’t fix that broken wall clock? Can’t keep that stubborn door shut? Be patient, wait for another quake and Mother Nature might act as your free handyman. . . . Believe it or not, the temblor, besides all the devastation it caused, actually did some good. People have reported items that were hopelessly beyond repair were somehow mended after the shaking.

UNLUCKY LANDMARKS: Father Time has been very kind to some of the San Fernando Valley’s oldest buildings, but Mother Nature has not. . . . Several--including the Andres Pico Adobe (1834) in Mission Hills, the Leonis Adobe (1844) in Calabasas and the Lopez Adobe (1882) in San Fernando--are closed indefinitely for repairs because of earthquake damage. . . . Rancho Cordilero del Norte (Ranch of the North Ridge), once a sheep farm, lost three of its six buildings. B3

SHAKES MONTH: You’ve heard of TV’s November sweeps; how about radio’s January shakes? Before the quake, Santa Clarita Valley’s KBET-AM (1220) was just another outlet for oldies. No more. . . . It has become the valley’s most reliable on-air source of quake-related information. Ratings, excuse us, are believed to have gone through the roof. B22