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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

An earthquake fault under the Santa Cruz Mountains decided it was going to slip a bit.

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake registered at 7.1 on the Richter scale.

The damage caused by the quake was nothing compared to the damage caused by the quakes in Taiwan and Turkey, but it was still quite considerable. Many died. Many more were left homeless.

We were lucky here in Moron Hell. Only a few buildings suffered much damage. My house was undamaged, with the exceptions of some cracks in the cement and a crack on the dining room wall, which was corrected in a recent 5.something on the Hayward Fault, about a mile from the house.

I hid under the piano bench. I wasn't scared, really, more spooked.

*ponders rambling on, but just turns and walks off*

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Avon: "You really do believe in taking risks, don't you?"
Tarrant: "Calculated risks."
Avon: "Calculated on what? Your fingers?"
-- Blake's Seven, Ultraworld

Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

And to think the only natural disaster I need to worry about is snow and ice storms... An earthquake would probably scare the eebie-jeebies out of me.

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"I'm looking for someone to change my life.
I'm looking for a miracle in my life.
And if you could see, what its done to me...
To lose the love I knew, could safely lead me to
The land that I one knew...
To learn as we grow old, the secrets of our souls."
Question, The Moody Blues

Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :

*smites the San Andreas Fault*

Take that!

*watches as half of California falls into the Pacific*

Oops. Er, I didn't do it. . .

Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

*watches news specials...* Pleh. *bad memories*

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Avon: "You really do believe in taking risks, don't you?"
Tarrant: "Calculated risks."
Avon: "Calculated on what? Your fingers?"
-- Blake's Seven, Ultraworld

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

Ill take cold winters over Earthquakes any day.

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"One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor". George Carlin

Posted by Jubilee (Member # 99) on :

*considers the fact that she is trading in cold winters, hurricanes and blizzards for earthquakes, simply to be with Charles*

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"...when all that is driving my heart forward
is you, thoughts of you, hopes for you,
and a fading dream with a Mona Lisa smile
that whispers "are you thinking of me too?"

34 days till the dreams become reality...

Posted by Xentrick (Member # 64) on :

don't forget California's secondary attractions: wild fires, mud slides, Pacific storms, and the ever-present possibility of civilization-ending race riots! Enjoy!!

Xentrick--- 58 miles from Moron Hell

Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

Ooooh! Sounds like all the important elements of a fun-filled weekend to me!

--Baloo

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My mind wanders, but don't worry. It's weak and can't get very far.
--Steve Allen
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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

LOL@Xentrick

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I can resist anything.......
Except Temptation

Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

Of course, that earth quake over here, it was probably 3 on the richter scale or so. There were some houses that just about cracked in half though. pretty neat. Some people in the neighbourhood thought the nearby nuclear plant (now closed) exploded. tut tut.

Posted by Jubilee (Member # 99) on :

*sighs*

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"...when all that is driving my heart forward
is you, thoughts of you, hopes for you,
and a fading dream with a Mona Lisa smile
that whispers "are you thinking of me too?"

32 days till the dreams become reality...

Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :

Just glad to hear you're ok. And remember the motto - when the going gets tough, the smart hide under a table.

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"Diplomacy is the art of Internationalising an issue to your advantage"

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

I get it. Duck and Cover.

Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :

Another earthquake?? What's wrong with you people? Is it unclear to you that you are all in danger living in the U.S.A.? *L* Move to Canada! .... Ha! Ha!

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