tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542645745020472639.post4369473009265579192..comments2023-12-29T18:28:48.155-08:00Comments on Chimaera Contemplations: EarthquakesLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682513110485580000noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542645745020472639.post-54075216936522232522009-12-31T07:20:43.390-08:002009-12-31T07:20:43.390-08:00Last!Last!Brother Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250285273565825622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542645745020472639.post-81791881142249503822009-09-28T20:07:18.375-07:002009-09-28T20:07:18.375-07:00I think I AM an earthquake magnet. However, Bill ...I think I AM an earthquake magnet. However, Bill has never felt one even though he's lived in California for 50+ years, so he must be some sort of earthquake-repelling mutant, and maybe together we cancel them out! <br /><br />I'm glad I haven't had such a frightening experience. I was lucky enough to be far enough away each time that it was more exciting than anything. AND I'm glad that your brother made it before part of the cantilever section collapsed. I can't believe that they're only <i>just</i> building a new bridge 20 years later.<br /><br />Chris is just a wuss. (Don't tell him I said that - tattooed guys make me nervous)Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682513110485580000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542645745020472639.post-22431082479244288992009-09-28T10:40:27.574-07:002009-09-28T10:40:27.574-07:00So the moral of this story is to not be anywhere n...So the moral of this story is to not be anywhere near you because you're an earthquake magnet!<br /><br />My brother still lives in the Bay Area and had just crossed the Bay Bridge a few minutes before the earthquake hit. Freaked him the hell out.<br /><br />I'd have to agree with Lesley, the '94 quake rocked my world in the worst way. The building I lived in was built in the 1920s and I'm amazed that sucker was still standing. I wore contacts at the time and I couldn't find my glasses when I was trying to run out of the building in the dark. I stepped in glass and hit my head. <br /><br />It was the most frightening experience of my life. And the aftershocks were the worst. I think I slept fully clothed for about 6 months. And I wore shoes or slippers (even to bed) for the first couple of weeks. <br /><br />BUT! I'd take them over tornados and hurricanes any day of the week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542645745020472639.post-34469494509839501032009-08-17T08:52:46.260-07:002009-08-17T08:52:46.260-07:00My friend Chris is from Canada and while he's ...My friend Chris is from Canada and while he's been here getting on ten years now, he's yet to feel a big earthquake. (KNOCK ON WOOD.) Once a year or so ago we were in the office when a little one hit. Like 4-ish range I think. Enough to feel, not enough to be any big deal. I mean except to Chris. WHO IMMEDIATELY DECLARED IN BETWEEN BOUTS OF HYPERVENTILATING THAT HE WAS MOVING IMMEDIATELY BACK TO CANADA. It's still endlessly funny to me to this day. Heh.<br /><br />The '94 quake is still the worst on record for me personally. We were like five miles from the epicenter. My dad was up and downstairs at the time and what I remember so clearly is him shouting up to my mom and me to "stay upstairs! stay upstairs!" He though the place might come down. I think it was a year before I slept right again with the constant aftershocks and whatnot. I think Chris would have had a full-on heart attack.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086626834416079167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542645745020472639.post-85737300282069484992009-08-15T19:58:08.063-07:002009-08-15T19:58:08.063-07:00Every year the entire state of California catches ...Every year the entire state of California catches on fire. I blame the Quagga mussels.Brother Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250285273565825622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542645745020472639.post-72105678780002902202009-08-14T16:34:59.371-07:002009-08-14T16:34:59.371-07:00What, again?? *sniffs air* None nearby, anyway. Th...What, again?? *sniffs air* None nearby, anyway. This time.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682513110485580000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542645745020472639.post-79780441690762635132009-08-14T15:43:36.390-07:002009-08-14T15:43:36.390-07:00Wow, that makes our tormadoes seem like nothing! ...Wow, that makes our tormadoes seem like nothing! We usually don't name our tornadoes, either.<br />Oh, and did you hear there are fires out there in CA again?Kiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455548912690850188noreply@blogger.com