Earthquake!!!!!!!

[jobob]

Just got home.

I was driving home at the time. I was stopped at a stoplight in Menlo Park, and my car suddenly started shaking.

At first I thought "geeze, the car is idling really rough, I shouldn't have put off that tuneup for so long" but then it occurred to me the engine was running just fine.

I had the car radio on KCBS so about the time it finally dawned on me that it the earth that was shaking up the car, the reporter on KCBS was saying that the studio in San Francisco was shaking.

As I was heading towards the Dumbarton Bridge they came back on the air saying the epicenter was near Alum Rock. Oh great, right near my home, and right near the bridge I'm just about to cross. gah.

I tried to reach LeeBob on the cell phone but couldn't get thru. He was painting our spare room today and I was hoping he wasn't on a ladder at the time ...

Got across the bridge just fine, the house is still standing, and Lee was done with the painting hours ago (oh, and our spare room looks great!). Lots of shaking but no damage. So all is well in my little world.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but on the radio they were interviewing a guy from the USGS just before I reached home. With a mag 5-plus earthquake, they're saying there's a small possibility of a stronger quake w/in the next couple of hours. Get out your flashlights.

[Trek420]

As I was heading towards the Dumbarton Bridge they came back on the air saying the epicenter was near Alum Rock. Oh great, right near my home, and right near the bridge I'm just about to cross. gah.

And you went across? Hot dayuhm you're brave, girl.

When the big one hits we'll need more than a strapped hot water heater and a flashlight

www.72hours.org

Party at Treks, I've got water at least ;-) Y'all bring the beer and chocolate.

The quake was on the Calaveras fault according to the news.

[aka_kim]

Weird, we didn't feel a thing here in Concord.

The epicenter was close to Sierra and Felter roads (in addition to Meli-sam's house). Being near the epicenter of a 5.6 must have been pretty intense.

[jobob]

Maybe it flattened the climb out a little bit.

[margo49]

Ahh... eathquakes makes me homesick for New Zealand!

[Mr. Bloom]

Glad it was light and everyone's OK.

A few years ago, we had a 5.0 tremor in Evansville. The next day, there were city workers using jackhammers outside my office building.

The level of vibration from the jackhammer equaled the level of vibration from the earthquake.

Gave me a new respect for that city worker on the street holding on to his jackhammer!

[maillotpois]

Maybe it flattened the climb out a little bit.

Ooh - we can only hope. That'll make DMD a piece of cake!!!

[jobob]

Relatively speaking

[sgtiger]

I don't miss earthquakes a bit, no I don't! I have childhood memories of dishes crashing and a hanging plant swinging wildly over a fellow classmate.

I'm glad everyone is okay.

~Sg