I’s alllll over the news, but HOLY CRAP!
It has been 20 YEARS since the Loma Prieta earthquake. Well, on the 17th anyhow.
I cannot even fathom that it has been 20 years- but looking back- I remember every second of it. One of the scarier days of my life. From the initial quake that left me and my roller skates on our ass- to the millions of aftershocks that scared me to death. My dad having to work all night (he’s a policeman) and my pregnant mom and I staying with my uncle.
I can only hope that next time my family is as fortunate as we were in 1989. Only a few little items broken in our house, no injuries etc.
Anyhow: It’s hard to believe this happened so long ago. My little brother (who will be twenty in April) wasn’t even ALIVE. I mean, that’s mind boggling.
Earthquakes are the scariest shit ever. I think about them everytime I have to cross the bay or get stuck in slow traffic on an overpass. It’s a real fear. I’m hoping I got my one big earthquake out of the way early. I dunno if I’m ready for the next one. I mean, before 1989- 1906 was the last notable earthquake in the Bay Area. 83 years. I should have 60+ years left earthquake free! Cross your fingerssss.
October 9th, 2009 - 11:12 PM
That’s Mikey’s Birfday <3
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October 10th, 2009 - 4:55 PM
I remember that day super well. We were getting my cat Fluffy at SPCA. We walked out to the parking lot and it hit. The parked cars were going side to side hitting eachother. When we got home, all of the cabnits in the kitchen were open. Not very much stuff broke. I remember watching the news… Craaazzzy day.
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October 10th, 2009 - 6:22 PM
Crazy!! I cannot imagine cars smacking eachother side to side! I was on the playground at Washington school… so I didn’t see anything but that old building swaying like it was made of rubber!
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October 17th, 2009 - 2:25 AM
I actually lived in Monterrey at the time so we felt it but not nearly as much. I was sitting at a picnic table with my sister outside our house and things started shaking. I yelled at my sister because I thought she was doing it on purpose to mess up my coloring. Then a couple neighbors came running out yelling “Earthquake, earthquake!” and dragged us away from the buildings and power lines. Our house had a cracked window and a few things fell off shelves but no real damage. My poor mother was absolutely terrified of earthquakes after that and when we moved to the East Coast a few years later she said she would never go back to CA.
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October 18th, 2009 - 6:52 PM
Aww. That’s sad! I heart CA! But, I can totally understand the fear- especially when I’m living it daily. In fact, we drove the Bay Bridge on Saturday, which was the actual anniversary and there was a bit of traffic. I started to kinda panic. Like: What if an earthquake happened and the bridge collapsed AGAIN!? I was kinda freaked.
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