Near disaster and questions on finds

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Jul 31 13:55:08 1998

On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:

> Ehh. You learn to live with them. They're not so bad. Some can actually
> be fun if you can maintain your senses when one starts to hit. I try to
> perform odd experiments like lying on the floorto feel the waves and
> stuff. Haven't been in a real one since the Landers quake in '93 or so.
>
> As Roger said, I'd rather have a really horrible earthquake every so many
> decades than a tornado or hurricane like clockwork every year.
  
Probably their major 'virtue' is that you do not have to anticipate and
stew for hours or days or weeks as is common with the more usual right
coast calamities! 'Course, the aftershocks can rattle your nerves a bit :)

                                                 - don
 
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