OT: Shake, Rattle, & Roll

From: r. 'bear' stricklin <red_at_bears.org>
Date: Wed Feb 28 20:59:11 2001

On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Bruce Lane wrote:

> Thanks be to God, the sum total of our "damage" here at home was
> a stuffed animal fallen from its shelf, and my mate's closet door
> jarred out of alignment with its track guide.

I lost a Coleco Adam in the basement, which supposedly was already
inoperational, when it slid down the back of the TV it was sitting on top
of, and also a flaky Micronics dual pentium motherboard, when it ejected
itself off the top of a NeXT monitor and onto the floor.

I think I'll survive the loss of both. (:

Actually, a stuffed animal fell, here, too, and one of my expensive
italian bookshelf speakers fell down---though the latter sustained a minor
gouge to its top, it seems otherwise unhurt.

Oh yeah, and a dismantled QIC tape unspooled media all over the lab. I was
expecting a fair bit worse, and preparing for the eventuality that the
main-floor lab might have fallen into the basement. Fortunately very

That's the view from Magnolia, northwest of downtown.

I can now report with a good deal of confidence that, all wishful thinking
aside, I am NOT the strong, take-charge type in emergency situations. I
stood around only half-aware of what was going on until one of my
co-workers started shouting for people to get under their desks. I guess
it was a worthwile revelation...

ok
r.
Received on Wed Feb 28 2001 - 20:59:11 GMT