shymala

four hours after the quake. Still awake for some reason. My spouse just moved the thesaurus and the German tapes (heavy, because German) to lower shelves. wondering: what does one do after an earthquake? Is there an etiquette?

hi folks. Just writing this down so I remember myself. Thought I'd pass it on. about 5 mins past 8 this evening, first sensation was a rumbling noise. At first I actually thought it was the kid upstairs, who does produce a sound like thunder, and a little shaking in the in-between floor (California construction, don't ask). And then it got louder, so I thought, real thunder, as it is about the time of year that N. Cal monsoon-ish rainy season (cold monsoon rain, *very* weird to somebody from my original part of the world, but that's another story). Right after that 'thunder' thought came the realization 'but the house is shaking' (much more than even the kid upstairs could do) and then the slowly dawning idea that this was an earthquake actually strong enough to feel. After that, several seconds to think, what is it we're supposed to be doing now and a fascinated staring at pictures on the wall, to see what they would do. And then deciding we should loca...