Well, in case of aftershocks, I thought having a bike to get around might be good (I am also on the college's emergency response team--fortunately, there are almost no students here at the moment)--hmm, Trek, maybe I should look into that trailer, my dog kids are rather elderly! I am also on the Bay side, and there are communities located on the spits of land that frame the bay, so they were definitely evacuating last night. According to the interactive map on our website, our area is OK, but who really knows? You are right, Denise, the wave took out a big part of that community, which is about an hour from here. It is probably wise for everyone to think about those priceless things (e.g.such as in my case, my deceased mom's wedding ring) that one would want to grab in any emergency. People here were also pretty blase, at least in my 'hood; the tsunami warnings are normal in ocean based quakes, it is just that after the Indonesian wave we all respond with a higher level of anxiety, plus this one was a long roller one.