Darryl Shannon wrote:
>
> 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.
>
Not here. I'm on the 5th floor and had pretty much the same experience,
except they didn't let us back into the Amazon.com building until this
AM. We have some fairly serious structural damage to floors 10-12, but
we're otherwise safe and sound. Only one injury, someone who sprained
her ankle running in heels while the quake was going on..
-j-
