Bob C.... After pondering your question, Bob - whether earthquakes case PD or PD causes earthquakes, my answer:is a resounding "YES." <wee smirk> Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Bob Chapman <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, October 17, 1999 9:06 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: California Earth Quake from Connie Tate >This was my first real earthquake, having been born and raised in Kentucky >and moved to California, with a twenty year stop-over in Texas. I would >like your input on this Barb, "Does PD cause Earthquakes or do Earthquakes >cause PD?" Either way you end up with some unwanted shakes :-). > >Barb_MSN wrote: > >> 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 >> >>> >> >>