Thursday, January 8, 2009

It's trite, but true: The earth moved for me

Guess you had to be there. 5 point oh-oh in San Berdoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rW-YvYmUE

19 comments:

Cafe Observer said...

Well, it moves 4 me 2, kB. Ck your internet. Is your email is workin?!

altadenahiker said...

Yeah pup, all systems up. Got your message. Just waiting to see if the other shoe drops. I hear sirens, though.

Hey, my word is terse!

Anonymous said...

If you say so

wolfwatcher said...

shaken, not stirred...someone finally got my memo.

Pretty funny to listen to the announcers at the hockey game get all shrill and tense.

Vanda said...

I remember my first earth quake: It wasn't any bigger than this one, but it scared he heck out of me. It was at night, I ran out expecting the whole neighborhood to be in the streets... crickets. The next day kind locals explained that till things start falling off the shelves they don't bother.

altadenahiker said...

Unless you play hockey, Vanda, then you're a fraidy cat. If teeth aren't the issue, well then...

altadenahiker said...

On the other hand, maybe I won't take that hike up to Mt Wilson tomorrow.

Or maybe I will.

Mister Earl said...

I've been through a few biggies. The Whittier in 1987 made my house shake violently and tore up my chimney. I was at Candlestick Park in the upper deck for the Loma Prieta in 1989. This one was mellow, but you never know where they're gonna lead.

AH - I bet you know some anti-quake remedies.

altadenahiker said...

Well you're just bad luck all around, aren't you? Aspirin is the remedy of choice, I assume?

Petrea said...

I didn't feel it. Bummer.

altadenahiker said...

Earl may have a solution. But SERIOUSLY, you know we have 12 hours to find out whether this was earth's greeting card.

Mister Earl said...

AH - Do I put the aspirin directly into the ground? (How deep? How deep!) Did you say 12 inches? Or do I mix the aspirin with water and spray it all over the ground?

Mary Kathleen O'Looney said...

You are just high on the numbers. You can't fool me.

Laurie said...

I didn't feel it.

pasadenaadjacent.com said...

Reminds me of a mural I saw somewhere in West LA.

Margaret said...

I felt it, and I was glad that it wasn't much to remember.

pasadenapio said...

Just a reminder to everybody that we have plenty of emergency preparedness information on the city website.

Mister Earl said...

"I felt it." "I didn't feel it." "Maybe if you went a little slower." "Maybe if I sang Cole Porter." "Maybe a jacuzzi would help."

Tonight, Mister Earl will be Backstage at the Coffee Gallery in (gasp!) Altadena seeing Will Ryan and his Cactus Cowboys with special guest Ian Whitcomb. Will Ryan has quite a resume.

Virginia said...

I'm singing, "I feel the earth move under my feet...."
That's all I remember. You folks in Cali like living on the edge don't you!