> Kakki,
>
> According to the news, I don't think that anyone was injured. Bill
Gates was
> in a hotel addressing an educational conference in Seattle when this
quake
> jolted. Don't we have a Mark in Seattle? Mark, check in with us if
you can to
> let us know you're all right.
I just got home from work. I'm still fighting a funky virus so I only
worked half a day today.
I can't add much to what Travis reported. It was pretty scary on the
sixth floor of my building on the Seattle waterfront. We were rockin'
& rollin' for several minutes. I found out just how cramped the space
under my desk is but I managed to fit into it. A couple of large file
cabinets toppled over on my floor. They herded us outside after the
quake was over until they could check the building to make sure it was
safe. Luckily it's a fairly new office building so it's built to
withstand earthquakes.
Latest reports are 7.0. Epicenter was about 15 miles northeast of
Olympia Washington which is south of us. Epicenter was about 30 miles
deep so we were probably lucky in that respect. Sea-Tac airport is
closed. Most of the damage seems to be in the Olympia area.
Catherine T., Neil and whoever else is in the Puget Sound area, let us
hear from you. Penny, did you feel it down in Vancouver?
Thanks to all for your concern. We're fine, not so much as a picture
down from the walls or a book toppled from a shelf. Everything in our
household seems intact, although it was a pretty frightening
experience.
Mark in Seattle
