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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 > >>> > >>