Hey all. Just a quick report on the quake. As far as I know nobody
died. There were ~28 people treated at Harborview, ~4 serious injuries.
A few buildings were damaged, but almost everything is fine.
It was actually kind of fun in a way. I was on the 13th floor at my
desk...the building kinda shook, but I didn't think much of it. Then it
REALLY started shaking. And waving. And bending to and fro. I got under
my desk, the main thing to do is prevent broken glass and light
fixtures from dropping on your head. So people panicked and bolted for
the stairs. Not the best idea when it will take you 2-3 minutes to get
outside.
Anyway, they let everyone back into my building to get their stuff then
sent us home. Of course, it took hours to get back home because the
ferries, busses, cars and such were totally off schedule and I live on
Vashon Island. Well, that's about it.
Oh, the quake was pinpointed to the Juan de Fuca plate, 30 miles deep
and about 11 miles northeast of Olympia, and now they have a consensus
that it measured 6.8. They also said that since the quake was from the
Juan de Fuca plate it didn't release any stress from the Seattle
fault...so we're just as likely to get the BIG ONE as we were
yesterday.
This was the biggest earthquake I've ever been in. I've been in a few
liiiiitle tremblors before...but nothing over 5.0 or so.
Of course, you know the premium place to be? The SPACE NEEDLE. A
lucky 30 people were up there when the quake hit. Now there's a memory....
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Darryl
Think Galactically -- Act Terrestrially
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