Shakin' all over

[LADavid]

A bit of shanking in LA.   A big quake welcomed Kathleen to LA.  The biggest one I've felt in years.

[ppearl214]

hmmmmmmm.... I thought it was just me walking down my office hallway! 

(Stay safe David... it's the BoSox warning you all we are going to win tonight!)

Phyl

[jerseygirl]

David,

Like Phyl said : stay safe. I hope hospitals are built to withstand quakes in LA. I had my second AN surgery in LA a little bit over a year ago and my biggest fear was an earthquake, not facial paralysis. I am relieved none has happened to me! Whew!

                Eve

[LADavid]

Hi Eve

Since the Northridge Quake about 14 years ago, most buildings have been built or retrofitted to withstand a serious earthquake.  The hospitals have all been designed with that in mind.  A quake that would have any serious impact on the buildings would be catastrophic -- one that would pretty much be it for Southern California.

I think my concern though would be a surgeons hand as opposed to the security of a building.  I sure wouldn't want any tumor removal device rattling around inside my head.

Fortunately for Kathleen tomorrow, these big ones are so rare that the chance of another one hitting tomorrow (odds-wise) is miniscule.

David

[Jeanlea]

David,

Happy to hear that you are fine.  My daughter saw the banner on the TV saying there was a big quake in California. 

Jean

[Pooter]

Ditto.  I'm glad to hear that you are okay.  Good news is that big quakes are fewer and farther between than they used to be it seems.

Brian

[Nancy Drew]

Best Wishes to my Colorado friend Kathleen.  I know your AN is in steady hands.  See ya when you get back to CO.  Lunch is on me!!!

Nancy

[jerseygirl]

David,

You helped reassure me about hospital buildings in California. I wish I would have known about this before my second surgery. My fear of earthquakes has been so irrational!

Kathleen, best of luck to you tomorrow. Hope you continue the trend of perfect outcomes!

                        Eve

[leapyrtwins]

David -

Saw the story as it was breaking today on MSN.com and when I read it was in Southern California, I immediately thought of you.

After that I thought of the Jimmy Buffett song "Fruitcakes" - no, not because of you    - because of the lyrics which in part go:

"I was out in california where I hear they have it all
They got riots, fires, mud slides
They’ve got sushi in the mall
Water bars, brontasaurs, chinese modern lust
Shake and bake life with the quake
The secret’s in the crust"

Sing it with me, Parrotheads!

Anyway, my point is, I'm really glad to hear you're okay 

You knew there was a point in there somewhere, right?

Jan

[Kate B]

A bit of shanking in LA.   A big quake welcomed Kathleen to LA.  The biggest one I've felt in years.

David,
How did you fare during the quake?  

Interestingly enough, Illinois had a quake this past spring! I woke up to the bed rumbling at about 4:45 am.  It seemed to go on for a couple of minutes.
It is really a strange sensation and I can't remember ever feeling a "quake" before.

That being said, when I was on Vancouver Island recently, I saw signs all over that displayed
"tsunami evacuation route". Something we don't see in the Midwest.  Now that would add another layer of anxiety.

I hope you were in a safe place when it happened.  

Kate

[leapyrtwins]

Hijacking here -

Kate -  wasn't that Illinois quake freaky?  I woke up to my bed shaking and I thought one of the kids was trying to get my attention because I was sleeping on my good ear; sometimes they actually have to shake me to wake me up.  After I figured out it wasn't one of my kids, I just thought I dreamed the whole thing.

The next morning my sister called me and asked if I'd felt the earthquake    I never thought such a thing could happen in Illinois 

Jan

[Kate B]

Hijacking here -

Kate -  wasn't that Illinois quake freaky?  I woke up to my bed shaking and I thought one of the kids was trying to get my attention because I was sleeping on my good ear; sometimes they actually have to shake me to wake me up.  After I figured out it wasn't one of my kids, I just thought I dreamed the whole thing.

Jan,
Yes it was freaky...As you know, normally we are running into basements or bathrooms in Illinois (tornado warnings). So it was quite unusual to feel the "earth move under my feet"...

[yardtick]

Hey David isn't "Shakin' all over " a tune from the '60's?

All joking aside I'm happy you are okay and poor Kathleen must really have the jitters now?

Anne Marie 

[JulieW4]

I hope Kathleen is okay and not rattled too much emotionally from the earthquake.

David, thanks for letting us know you are okay.

One of the reasons I love living in San Antonio, I don't have to worry about earthquakes or hurricanes, just an occasional tornado.

Julie

[HeadCase2]

Hi David,
  I was living in LA (Palos Verdes) during the Northridge and Bigbear quakes.   After moving out of CA it took a while to unlearn my quake senses.  For a while, every time a building rumbled- like when an elevator moved nearby-- I was looking for doorways to hop to.  This was very amusing to people who had never lived in a quake zone.
  I was working in Santa Monica in the days after the Northridge quake, there were many closed building from quake damage, and lots of aftershocks.  The day after I was eating lunch in one of the few open restaurants when an aftershock happened, half the dinners freaked out and and ran screaming out into the street.  To say everyone was on edge would have been an understatement.
Regards,
  Rob