17 years ago today
The San Francisco Bay Area had it's own little shaker. Today is the anniversary of the Loma Prieta quake. Maybe a good reminder to update your emergency kits. Whether for earthquakes or hurricanes or tornados or floods or whatever natural disaster can happen in your area.
posted by Bravie at 7:06 AM
40 Comments:
I thought you were going to lie about your age for a moment. :-)
*snort*
LOL @ kim
We don't keep an emergency kit, exactly. I keep enough non-perishable goods to feed us a couple days if the power ever goes out again or if the roads are so bad due to snow that it's dangerous to go out.
Thanks for caring.
We finally bought an emergency kit a couple of weeks ago. all I need to do now is make one for the cats & dog.
Joey from Friends inspired my Emergency Kit.
What's an emergency kit?
Things like smokes and booze to last for three days in case you can't get to a store after a disaster.
But I don't smoke.
Then you have more room for booze.
That leaves room for more booze, Breezy.
LMAO, great minds, Arkie. *grin*
*snort*
I have nothing to say about earthquakes right now. I just wanted to let you know that almost every time I come here, I have to correct a typo of knickersrus. You'd think knockers would be more my thing than knickers, wouldn't you? Maybe I have closeted feeling like Rulz.
Rulz once admitted to being attracted to boys. But he made the choice to be straight. *snort*
Goodness! The earthquake was 17 years ago?
I don't have an emaergency kit. But I don't smoke or drink, so there's no need.
Doh! I just remembered, I'd need birth control!
*runs off to start kit*
Lesbianism is the best form of birth control. *grin*
Sign me up, baby.
*smooch*
MM <--might have to switch sides, just to spite Rudy
I know where to take you shopping for some good toys. *wink*
I may need more batteries.
No comment
What's the point of the handbook, if you need to use toys? *confused*
MM <--very innocent and clueless
Blogger is pissing me off. I'm having trouble posting. *pout*
I think you should wear that Jan Brady yellow turtleneck at your birthday party.
Also, I think you should carry Breezy on your back up all those San Fran hills.
I said she could stay at my house. Now I have to take her into public, too? *sigh*
*pout* You're not taking me out?
I promise to not wear these pj's and carry the bear... but I may wear the rain hat.
Well, okay then. I'll take you out and about.
*is even more sad I won't be in SF the right weekend*
I'd gladly carry Breezy up the hills.
Was this the earthquake that hit just before one of the playoff/world series games?
OT Post of the Day by Carey:
#174:
I had a great day. I got to play with all of my friends and the people who I like and you in this thread.
LMAO!
That's the one, Augie. The Battle of the Bay. It was the Giants and the A's in the World Series.
The A's ended up winning the series that year.
Thank you, Kim. I was a little giddy after writing that. :)
I was pissed at the earthquake for ruining the Battle of the Bay.
Carey, where were you when the eathquake hit? My dad had just left Newark and driven over the stretch of the Nimitz that collapsed minutes before the quake hit.
I was bartending on B Street in San Mateo. I happened to be on the phone with my Dad when I heard him yell "OMG, this is the big one...Mom...Mom" and then the phone went dead. It hadn't hit SM yet so I didn't know what the hell had happened. As soon as I hung up the phone, it hit us and then I knew what he was talking about.
Our bar ended up being the only building that didn't lose power. Once I got in touch with family and drove to my parents house, I came back to work and ended up making a ton of money because of us having power.
I live in the House of Always Prepared. We got food; we got fuel; we got batteries; we got water; we got lanterns; we got lots of stuff.
Of course the only major disaster we are likely to have is a tornado which would blow all our emergency supplies up into the trees & destroy them. C'est la vie.
I need to call my sister on Oahu.
The only time I was ever in an earthquake was when I lived in Goa, India. In Goa when there is an earthquake what you do is run into the middle of the street and pray to Francis Xavier. That way the terra cotta tiles that all houses are roofed with can't fall on your head.
My emergency kit is water & tinned goods, and DH's kit is smokes and booze. I guess it covers everything.
*gasp* I'm supposed to have an emergency kit?
Oh!!! I also wanted to say, you made me LOL and *snort* several times in Rulz's thresd.
I *heart* you!
...and blogger is pissing me off today too!!! Grrr...
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