Comments on: When the Earth Shook

By: Leticia- Tech Savvy Mama

Leticia- Tech Savvy Mama — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:15:13 +0000

I grew up in the SF Bay Area (Palo Alto!) with earthquake drills too! I was in high school when the ’89 quake happened. I was on the tennis court throwing the ball up for a serve when the ground rippled below me. I first wondered when there was a subway installed under me! As a Californian I’ve been in many earthquakes and ironically enough, I was not in DC for this quake- I was visiting my family in CA and missed it!

We’ll have to compare earthquake stories the next time we see each other!

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:45:26 +0000

In reply to Kristen. That might very well be the BEST earthquake story ever. I love it!

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:44:56 +0000

In reply to Sarah. It really is amazing how events like that can be permanently marked on your brain. I can picture my house, where I was, etc when it happened. I can also remember details from 9-11 (I was -and still am- living in the DC area when the terrorist attacks occured.) What memories!

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:42:33 +0000

In reply to Rachel C.. That's exactly how my husband feels. He was terrified to visit me in CA before we got married. But they really aren't so bad, as long as a house or a freeway doesn't fall on you...

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:41:22 +0000

In reply to Michelle. This was probably my husband's first quake of any significance, too, and he slept right through it as well. Poor guys. ;)

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:40:13 +0000

In reply to saretta. I never would have imagined a quake in MD, either. Strange stuff. Sounds like you've done a lot of traveling! Jealous!!

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:39:31 +0000

In reply to MommyJ. I know my kids have never had earthquake drills in school, and apparently we, too, live on a fault line. Who knew?!

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:38:51 +0000

In reply to erica. The bridge collapse was extremely scary, especially because my dad was working near there that day and could have tried coming home that way. Scary stuff!

By: Lolli

Lolli — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:37:56 +0000

In reply to Casey. What a great perspective on earthquakes! I went to elementary school in San Jose, too! (Glider)

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:02:06 +0000

We lived in the Seattle area for the first 18 years of our marriage. I remember a quake in 2000. My brother, who had just graduated from high school, was spending the summer with us and helping with some remodeling. He was tearing dry wall off the ceiling of our basement at the exact moment that the earth started shaking. He looked at me in disbelief and I could read in his face that he thought that his last big tug was bringing the entire house down. It was priceless. I quickly explained that we were having an earthquake and that he was not endowed with super-strength. It is still a fun memory for both of us.