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Dear List-family... Having been born and raised in Los Angeles, and have lived for the past 18 years about 2 miles from the epicenter of the Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge Quake. When our most recent tumbler hit about 2:00 a.m yesterday., I grabbed up the packed-for-an-emergency tote bag which has sat next to my bed, removed the flashlight from it (it gets new batteries every 3 months, no matter what!), stepped into the heavy boots that have sat under my bedside table since the Northridge Quake, and headed downstairs with my only thought being to get outta the pitching, groaning building. Unfortunately, about half-way downstairs, I realized I was stark necked <blush> so had to run back upstairs to my bedroom to get into the sweats that have resided at my bedside since the '94 quake. By then I was SO exhausted from running downstairs then upstairs again, since the building had apparently stopped shaking, I just said "To hell with it all, and stayed upstairs, and called my 2 daughters to make sure they we ok. They were, and so was I... OK. that is. By the way, a 7.0 quake, such as yesterday's, when compared to the horrific slamming and twisting (simultaneously) we took from the Northridge quake was like comparing a frisky spring breeze to a level 5 hurricane! The Northridge Quake will always be listed as one of the historic big quakes, but yesterday's quake'll soon be a mere footnote in the records books. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] WOWIE! For the first time in my life I was more or less PREPARED when the quake hit. -----Original Message----- From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, October 16, 1999 11:11 PM Subject: Fwd: Re: California Earth Quake from Connie Tate >>Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> >>From: "Constance Tate" <[log in to unmask]> >>To: "Bob Chapman" <[log in to unmask]> >>Cc: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Re: California Earth Quake >>Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:57:48 -0600 >> >>dear bob >> we live in san bernardino mts. and we we did shake rattle and roll >>out of bed.no damage as far as i know right now. we were in desert hot >>springs in92 and that felt a lot worse.wonder how barb is doing >> sincerely >> connie tate >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Bob Chapman <[log in to unmask]> >>Date: Saturday, October 16, 1999 12:16 PM >>Subject: California Earth Quake >> >> >>>How bad was the California Earthquake this morning? Well it made my arm >>>and leg shake, in fact they are still shakin'. >>>PS Ron Vetter, don't you live close to Joshua Tree? Hope everything is OK >>>Bob Chapman >>>Cathedral City, CA >>> >>