Come to California - We are a spontaneous amusement park here!

[KitchenWitch]

:yoiks:

[malta blue]

1. ...

:spray:

It must be hard to go from the calm land of 10000 lakes to that.

[KitchenWitch]

11. I am really trying to maintain some sense of humor here.

I do not think I am being successful though.

[Gormy Cuss]

2. Yeah but you don't have to shovel snow.

[KitchenWitch]

6. LOL

Most of the time you know the snow is coming though

[Gormy Cuss]

21. I think that's why some Californians swear by "earthquake weather"

They need that sense of predictability.

When the L.A. quake news was breaking on DU I was off researching seismic shutoff valves for domestic gas lines. It's code in my county now and while we're not required to do it until we sell or make a major renovation we figured that we OUGHT to do it since it's a cheap enough thing to do.

[Parche]

3. OH

[KitchenWitch]

12. Great

Thanks for the imagery.

x(









:hi:

[pink-o]

27. Except that pic is MY City, San Francisco, right after the Loma Prieta n/t

[KitchenWitch]

28. aack

sorry.

[Haole Girl]

4. Were you rockn and rollin' all the way down there in Irvine?

:shrug:

[KitchenWitch]

5. Yes we were

:yoiks:

[Pierre.Suave]

7. and yet

here in MN, no earthquakes, we have the Twins, and you STILL live in Cali...

:P

[KitchenWitch]

9. LOL

Tell that to my husband...

:D

[Pierre.Suave]

19. Get him on the line...

I will wait...

:P

[azmouse]

8. No thanks. I'll stick to flushing scorpions down the toilet.

Gotta love the desert!

[KitchenWitch]

10. You have searing heat!

We can go to the beach to get away from overheating.

[azmouse]

13. I may be the only one in America who isn't a beach person.

And it's not always hot here. Nope, not always... it just can feel that way sometimes in the summer. :)

[KitchenWitch]

15. I am only a beach person when it is 100 degrees inland.

Seriously.

[Kutjara]

22. I was in Scottsdale last weekend, and I swear...

...I saw more wildlife in three days than in the rest of my life. There were geckos of varying coloration, spiders of every shape and size, scorpions (well, one), a confused-looking javelina, jackrabbits, nighthawks and about ten other species of bird I didn't recognize. And this was all without moving more than 20' from the hotel pool.

[flvegan]

14. Nope. Big spiders AND sharks.

[KitchenWitch]

16. We have snakes too!

don't forget the snakes.

[flvegan]

18. Snakes are cute.

No problems with snakes.

Spiders/sharks? Absolute irrational fear.

[LeftyMom]

26. We don't have any big spiders.

I guess they do in SoCal, but that's like eight hours drive away, and last I checked spiders can't get a license. And rumor has it the sharks can't get you unless you get in the water. And that's a stupid thing to do anyway, because it's really fucking cold.

Then again, we don't have earthquakes either. :D

[NMDemDist2]

17. I was hoping I'd see a post from you

glad to see you're OK

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

24. Powerless but OK!

:hug:

[Kajsa]

20. It was a substantial one, Kitchy!

I'm so glad you called and that you're OK.

Little damage has been reported, but I know
buildings near the epicenter sustained cracks
and some ceiling tiles fell at Karl's work site.

It was scary- even to longtime Kahlifornia
residents. If anyone tells you otherwise,
they are probably fibbing.

:hi: :pals:

[KitchenWitch]

25. I think people at McDonalds may have been chuckling at me.

:rofl:

[Xipe Totec]

23. Shake Rattle And Roll!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCBT7PfAEgc

[bumblebee1]

29. It was great whenever I wrote to my penpals in PA.

I'd write about the earthquake. Then I'd use the quote from Jerry Lee Lewis: There was a whole lotta shakin goin on. I'd also describe driving cars during earthquakes as "You Drive Rollercoasters."