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Muffit · December 22nd, 2003, 11:45 AM

Earthquake! How weird! We just had a pretty big quake as I was surfing CF! It's wierd cuz we do not live in an earthquake zone anymore (where we used to live we got 'em all the time). It was one of those slow, long lasting, wavy ones.

Ain't California grand? I just asked my daughter and she didn't feel a thing, so she has yet to experience one. But me, my chair was rolling all over the place!

Last big one I felt was the big 1989 Loma Prieta quake -we were on an overpass and it was so bad the car switched 2 lanes /without/ moving the steering wheel!

bsg1fan1975 · December 22nd, 2003, 12:41 PM

wow! I wonder if my aunt in Medford, Or felt it. Hope you are all okay and have no damage.

Dawg · December 22nd, 2003, 01:13 PM

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Originally posted by bsg1fan1975
wow! I wonder if my aunt in Medford, Or felt it. Hope you are all okay and have no damage.

Probably not - the epicenter was pretty far south of Medford (and on the coast besides) to be felt there.

Yahoo's news has it headlined right now (that's how I know so much).

I am
Dawg

Muffit · December 22nd, 2003, 01:24 PM

Hi Bsg! Thanks for asking, we're all fine. Actually, the quake epicenter was in Cambria, which is on the Pacific coast near Hearst Castle. I'm in the Central Valley directly east but still quite a ways away. I am pretty happy about how well our place seems to be built now - my office is sitting on a cement slab so of course I really felt the tremor, but upstairs my daughter felt nothing, and everything seems to have weathered it just fine.

This quake was a 6.5. For comparison, the famous 1989 Loma Prieta quake was a 6.9 (which the news mistakenly called the SF quake) did a bunch of damage to where I used to live. My computer system fell over and stuff fell off the walls. Roads shook so badly that cars skidded off the road in front of me.

I watched the news and they said the town of Paso Robles sustained some damage - a clock tower collapsed ("Marty! We gotta save the Clock Tower!"

). It is unknown if anyone was in the building.

Cheers,

P.S. Thanks for joining in Dawg!

octagon · December 22nd, 2003, 01:55 PM

I'm down here in OC. I didn't feel a thing. Although its been awhile since we last had something bigger than a 6 down here. :confused:

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Originally posted by Muffit

Hi Bsg! Thanks for asking, we're all fine. Actually, the quake epicenter was in Cambria, which is on the Pacific coast near Hearst Castle. I'm in the Central Valley directly east but still quite a ways away. I am pretty happy about how well our place seems to be built now - my office is sitting on a cement slab so of course I really felt the tremor, but upstairs my daughter felt nothing, and everything seems to have weathered it just fine.

This quake was a 6.5. For comparison, the famous 1989 Loma Prieta quake was a 6.9 (which the news mistakenly called the SF quake) did a bunch of damage to where I used to live. My computer system fell over and stuff fell off the walls. Roads shook so badly that cars skidded off the road in front of me.

I watched the news and they said the town of Paso Robles sustained some damage - a clock tower collapsed ("Marty! We gotta save the Clock Tower!" ). It is unknown if anyone was in the building.

Muffit · December 22nd, 2003, 02:14 PM

Hi Octagon! Yeah, LA is pretty far away so I doubt you would feel it. Plus this was on a very small, previously unknown coastal fault line, so I would guess the tremor would not travel far like it would on the San Andreas.

Looks like California gets lucky again!

Muffit · December 22nd, 2003, 04:00 PM

A few more bits of info here:

http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums...60183post60183

bsg1fan1975 · December 23rd, 2003, 04:08 AM

Glad to hear your okay. Saw the footage on the news and I was blown away.

BlueSquad2001 · December 23rd, 2003, 09:32 AM

Whats weird is that I knew about it from Em, quicker than the news brought the story. You should go into reporting the news Em!

bsg1fan1975 · December 24th, 2003, 10:56 AM

Hoorayyyyyy! Everything I had to do for tommorrow is done. Got my pies made, wrapped my last minute gifts and now I can relax.

BlueSquad2001 · December 24th, 2003, 10:59 AM

GHey glad to hear your feeling better about X-mas. I know you've gotta feel better about getting all of that stuff done. Merry Christmas BSG1fan1975!!

amberstar · December 26th, 2003, 09:16 PM

Hi all! Hope everyone had a Great Christmas!

Amber

BlueSquad2001 · December 26th, 2003, 10:07 PM

Hi Amber. Hope that you had a great Christmas? And what did Santa bring ya? Made plans to celebrate the New Year yet??

emerita · December 27th, 2003, 05:35 AM

Great Christmas and a very quiet one and I hope my New Year will be the same...going to go look at cars today to replace my crashed one. My daughter found a Durango that she wants me to look at. They are beautiful cars, but they don't get good gas milage....only 14 mpg in the city....ugh.....

Dawg · December 27th, 2003, 06:28 AM

You might want to check out Saturns, too, Em. Mrs. Dawg and I both drive SL1's (4-door coupe), but they have the Vue, which looks interesting.

I am
Dawg

bsg1fan1975 · December 29th, 2003, 05:20 AM

It was an okay Xmas. Went to his parents and then we made the trek to deliver gifts to my family. still waiting for my ring but its okay. Things got in the way this weekend. He showed me the one he wants to get. Its nice!

December 30th, 2003, 08:19 AM

*Waves* I'm back again.Got a virus this month and had to reformat my puter.Lost everything.I just now got my password to here.But anyway hey Muffit and Em how are ya?I missed you both!Anyway sees the topic for Christmas is going on now.I just stayed at home mainly cause it would of been like last years and I didn't feel like seeing some of the family either.Knows this is silly to some but puter people is my family!I don't feel close to any of my family feels more closer to people online.

BlueSquad2001 · December 30th, 2003, 11:21 AM

Hey nice to meet you, and for all it's worth, hope your Christmas was all you needed it to be. And Emerita, drop me a line when you get back, Okay!

December 30th, 2003, 11:36 AM

Thanks Blue!Nice to meet you also.

Anyway I got to get off a while and take a nap i'll be on later though.

BlueSquad2001 · December 30th, 2003, 11:39 AM

Sleep well Boxey, and nice to meet you also!

bsg1fan1975 · December 31st, 2003, 04:52 AM

Well if things couldn't get worse for me it did. One of Kev's crowns came out Saturday we called the dentist and the blasted pain didn't call him back till Monday. Last night Kev went to the dentist and they put a temporary crown in until his next dental visit! Grr, I am so angry I could scream!

December 31st, 2003, 09:16 AM

Ouch i'm sorry bsg those things hurt.Well maybe next year be better for everyone anyway i'm hoping that.Is actually celebrating New Years tonight *grins* i'm going to get drunk.

Darth Marley · December 31st, 2003, 09:20 AM

Looks like I get a few freshly brewed beers to drink,and a trip to see Del McCoury band at the Ryman.

Here's to a safe and injury free game..um,holiday.

December 31st, 2003, 09:32 AM

Sounds fun man i'm just going to stay home and play some video games and watch movies and drink beer. *grins* Just not nothing to do out here in the stix.

Muffit · December 31st, 2003, 09:54 AM

Hope you have a nice New Years, Boxey, Darth, BlueSquad, Bsg1Fan and everyone!

shiningstar · January 3rd, 2004, 07:45 PM

Shining star comes back in after just getting over the flu and
Pours herself a

Muffit · January 3rd, 2004, 08:47 PM

Hi Shiningstar! Glad you're over your flu. Hope you had a nice holiday.

shiningstar · January 3rd, 2004, 09:41 PM

I had a great one. Thanks.

amberstar · January 4th, 2004, 10:52 AM

It's good to have you back Shinningstar! This flu has been running wild this year.
This round is on me

!

Amber

shiningstar · January 4th, 2004, 12:30 PM

ty now that I'm able to HOLD IT DOWN ......I am definately
taking you up on it!