Your earthquake sounds much more interesting than mine. My experience was
essentially a non-event. The lights didn't even flicker. :( I did have
trouble calling my gf in France though.
You should be closer to the main damage and could get some good shots. On
my way out the door, I grabbed my LX & 50/1.2 and a bunch of Supra 800
hoping for some good shots. So far, nothing, except the gridlocked
intersections everyplace the power for the traffic signals went out.
Now, they are saying my tap water will get muddy. Arrgh. My filters will
now need replaced very soon, and at $35 a piece, this earthquake is starting
to get expensive.
Cheers,
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Earthquake in Seattle
> Shaken, but not disturbed, Gerald Cermak opined on 02/28/2001 13:36:
>
> >It seems we skirted the big one, here, as injuries seem minimal
considering
> >the intensity.
>
> Whew!
>
> I was just dozing off in my easy chair after my morning drive. Was out
> late last night shooting stills for a play opening Friday.
>
> Anyway, here in Kent, I am about 15 miles closer to the epicenter than
> you, Gerald. I knew from my years in San Francisco that it was a quake as
> soon as I felt it, and heard it, begin. Had a hard time walking towards
> the patio. (Why? It was closest way out.) Of couse, I'm on the third
> floor of a frame building, and the motion was North/South, or across the
> sliding glass door. So I stopped before I got there (duh! Glass under
> stress, Joe!) By the time I got my mind organized (got to get a collar
> and leash on the dog so he won't run away if I go out, talk to the birds
> to calm them down, if I ride this down on the patio, would that be better
> than getting caught in the stairway), it was over. I guessed based on my
> previous experiences a 5.0+, for 30 secs. The TV screen went to snow a
> couple of times for an instant or two, but came back on with (got I hate
> that term) "breaking news."
>
> Much facade damage downtown on the older buildings. Streets full of
> bricks and glass. Some buildings partially collapsed in the fill built up
> area south of the city. Starbucks headquarters might be unlivable.
> Landslides blocked some roads, and the Cedar river was backed up to
> flooding by the same. Six major bridges are closed, as is the Alaska way
> viaduct, an "Embarkadero" like double deck feeder structure that eases
> the commute.
>
> All three airports nearest to the city are closed with runway or tower
> damage.
>
> My building creaked and groaned, and that familiar sound was almost
> drowned out by all my crap heading from the desks, shelves, and tables
> towards the floor. Messy, but by golly, no camera, no computer, no
> monitor, no glass anywhere was harmed in the making of this event.
>
> In the first minutes, the media reported from their choppers that thee
> was amazingly no real damage. But four hours later they had hours of
> footage of minor to major damage all over the western state. But the
> basic infrastructure (dams, the grid, gas, water and phones) is intact.
>
> So by now I've had a couple of naps, found the cat buried in the corner
> of the closet for shelter, taken the dog for a walk, picked everything
> up and put it back where it belonged, and gotten online.
>
> Another page in the "long strange trip" I'm on.
>
>
>
>
> JoMac, Pentaxian
> "Quadraphonic, Beta, Macintosh, Pentax"
> "Principle over Practical, Every Time."
> "Always a different path, always finite."
> "I may die destitute and alone, but I'll find
> solace in that my life's choices were always the best!"
>
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