California Quake Gals... Did You Feel It?

[Michelle]

I actually am doing pno tonight
I have a girl spending the night so I ran to get her out of the crib and I held her and my dh ran for my dd
I always wondered if my motherly instincts would make me run to my own kids first in a panic but I ran to the closest child and did the " cover and stay in place thing"

Are you guys ok?
I'm pretty close to LaHabra
so I'm still jittery.

[MissKrys]

Wow, great instincts! Each child had someone with them, probably couldn't have done any better even if it was a planned drill.

We live in the inland empire, and felt it pretty good. I was sitting on the couch with my dh. With the first little shake we just looked at each other waiting to see if that was it, but then it kept going and I said, "Go hold the tv!" We were standing, holding the tv and watching our ceiling fan sway together. XD

Normally I'm up late and feel all those little ones that people sleep through, but this was a pretty good shake for us. Seems like I hear them more than I feel them.

I am literally going to baby proof our home this weekend for our licensing visit in April and have earthquake safety straps for the tv. Guess it couldn't wait for tomorrow, !

[TwinKristi]

Glad you're safe!! I have a lot of friends and family down there! 5+ is a pretty good shake!!

[Sugar Magnolia]

Wow, great instincts! Each child had someone with them, probably couldn't have done any better even if it was a planned drill.

We live in the inland empire, and felt it pretty good. I was sitting on the couch with my dh. With the first little shake we just looked at each other waiting to see if that was it, but then it kept going and I said, "Go hold the tv!" We were standing, holding the tv and watching our ceiling fan sway together. XD

Normally I'm up late and feel all those little ones that people sleep through, but this was a pretty good shake for us. Seems like I hear them more than I feel them.

I am literally going to baby proof our home this weekend for our licensing visit in April and have earthquake safety straps for the tv. Guess it couldn't wait for tomorrow, !

See, this scares the ----- outa me.

We know when hurricanes are coming.

[Sugar Magnolia]

I actually am doing pno tonight
I have a girl spending the night so I ran to get her out of the crib and I held her and my dh ran for my dd
I always wondered if my motherly instincts would make me run to my own kids first in a panic but I ran to the closest child and did the " cover and stay in place thing"

Are you guys ok?
I'm pretty close to LaHabra
so I'm still jittery.

:hug::hug::hug::hug:

[Blackcat31]

See, this scares the ----- outa me.

We know when hurricanes are coming.

yep...

but hurricanes freak me out too....

The cold seems pretty nice in comparison.

[Michelle]

Well they are working on a 4 second warning system.
Do you think that will help us? ::
Other states have tornado and hurricane warnings and our pets are suppose to warn us by acting weird but my pets act weird all the time so that won't work for us

You should see what the earthquake did to my bedroom!
clothes everywhere ... but the rest of the house is so clean
::::::

[Laurel]

See, this scares the ----- outa me.

We know when hurricanes are coming.

Me too and that is why I get nervous when anyone in my family goes to California for some reason and I plan to never go there. BUT, my mom went once for a vacation and she was fine in California cause while she was gone there was a tornado in her area of Ohio!!!

Laurel

[Michelle]

Me too and that is why I get nervous when anyone in my family goes to California for some reason and I plan to never go there. BUT, my mom went once for a vacation and she was fine in California cause while she was gone there was a tornado in her area of Ohio!!!

Laurel

I heard from someone that more people die and more houses are destroyed in hurricanes and tornados than earthquakes.
I am not sure how true it is.
I love California!
Beaches, mountains, movie stars, good people, good weather and Mickey Mouse!
happyface

[Laurel]

yep...

but hurricanes freak me out too....

The cold seems pretty nice in comparison.

Yeah, I am in Florida and not too crazy about the hurricanes either. We know enough in advance that we could possibly leave but so often it is supposed to come but never does (or is downgraded to a tropical storm) so who can take off of work for something that 'might' happen? Plus you'd have to leave pretty far in advance or else you'd just get stuck in all the exodus traffic.

I was born and raised in Ohio so we had tornados and I think they were more scary to me than hurricanes because there was no warning. My mom had her house completely destroyed (not the same time as the California time in post above). They were just lucky as my dad had dug a tornado cellar type of thing for them and they got into it soon enough. They also had warning sirens which saved their lives also but where I lived in Ohio didn't.

Then I heard that Ohio and especially Tennessee (which I always thought was a safe place) will probably get a really big earthquake someday as they are the New Madrid fault line.

I don't think anyplace is safe. Where are you at?

Laurel

[Laurel]

I heard from someone that more people die and more houses are destroyed in hurricanes and tornados than earthquakes.
I am not sure how true it is.
I love California!
Beaches, mountains, movie stars, good people, good weather and Mickey Mouse!
happyface

I'm not saying California isn't appealing (although I've never been there) but some day it is gonna get the big one I'm afraid. Otherwise, I'd love to visit.

I'm in Florida and we did get a big hurricane with many deaths (Andrew). I didn't live here then but heard that there hadn't been a hurricane here in a long time so the regulations got lax as far as building codes, etc. Now in a place like Haiti who seems to get them every year, then I'd say that is a bad area for them and wouldn't live there. Also, they are a poor country and probably can't afford the safer construction/hurricane grade windows, etc. So I think it would be hard to make a blanket statement as far as deaths as there are many variables with hurricanes. Maybe not so much with tornados but, even then, there are variables like if the area has warning sirens or not.

Hurricane Katrina passed through my neighborhood before moving onto Louisana but it was just getting started and we just got weather compared to a bad thunderstorm. Then Wilma hit us pretty good. Maybe a category 2/3, can't remember. That one was a little scary. We lost electric for a week, a backyard full of trees down. Almost every telephone pole snapped (they are cement here). We were pretty lucky but my friend a few streets away had someone's patio roof blow off and lodge into her roof. Then when the hurricane switched directions like they do it came out and left a gaping hole with rain pouring in. She said if the patio roof would have stayed there it would have been fine as it plugged up the hole it made.

It was expensive but little by little year by year we finally have all hurricane windows and doors. It is gonna be soooo nice not to have to board up. What a pain!

Laurel

P.S. Hey wait, we have Mickey Mouse too!!! :: And what is this mountain you speak of? We are completely flat. There is a small grade by our neighborhood quickie mart and I have to explain to the kiddies that it is kind of like a hill as they only see snow and hills in books! ::

[Margarete]

I didn't feel it here... I am pretty far away. I've lived in California most my life and have felt 2 earthquakes, and by felt I mean.... Feeling something, and asking my husband... was that an earthquake? Did you feel anything? He didn't. I had to look online to confirm it.

[Blackcat31]

Yeah, I am in Florida and not too crazy about the hurricanes either. We know enough in advance that we could possibly leave but so often it is supposed to come but never does (or is downgraded to a tropical storm) so who can take off of work for something that 'might' happen? Plus you'd have to leave pretty far in advance or else you'd just get stuck in all the exodus traffic.

I was born and raised in Ohio so we had tornados and I think they were more scary to me than hurricanes because there was no warning. My mom had her house completely destroyed (not the same time as the California time in post above). They were just lucky as my dad had dug a tornado cellar type of thing for them and they got into it soon enough. They also had warning sirens which saved their lives also but where I lived in Ohio didn't.

Then I heard that Ohio and especially Tennessee (which I always thought was a safe place) will probably get a really big earthquake someday as they are the New Madrid fault line.

I don't think anyplace is safe. Where are you at?

Laurel

I'm in northern Minnesota ( about 100 miles south of the Canadian border)

The only thing we get around here is cold and snow.
It rains too but not so much we can't enjoy the season.
Fall, Spring and Summer each take equal turns.

Central and southern MN have their fair share of tornados/severe weather but we are a very dense timber/forest area so it's kind of pocketed from anything too bad. Thankfully.

[Michelle]

I'm not saying California isn't appealing (although I've never been there) but some day it is gonna get the big one I'm afraid. Otherwise, I'd love to visit.

I'm in Florida and we did get a big hurricane with many deaths (Andrew). I didn't live here then but heard that there hadn't been a hurricane here in a long time so the regulations got lax as far as building codes, etc. Now in a place like Haiti who seems to get them every year, then I'd say that is a bad area for them and wouldn't live there. Also, they are a poor country and probably can't afford the safer construction/hurricane grade windows, etc. So I think it would be hard to make a blanket statement as far as deaths as there are many variables with hurricanes. Maybe not so much with tornados but, even then, there are variables like if the area has warning sirens or not.

Hurricane Katrina passed through my neighborhood before moving onto Louisana but it was just getting started and we just got weather compared to a bad thunderstorm. Then Wilma hit us pretty good. Maybe a category 2/3, can't remember. That one was a little scary. We lost electric for a week, a backyard full of trees down. Almost every telephone pole snapped (they are cement here). We were pretty lucky but my friend a few streets away had someone's patio roof blow off and lodge into her roof. Then when the hurricane switched directions like they do it came out and left a gaping hole with rain pouring in. She said if the patio roof would have stayed there it would have been fine as it plugged up the hole it made.

It was expensive but little by little year by year we finally have all hurricane windows and doors. It is gonna be soooo nice not to have to board up. What a pain!

Laurel

P.S. Hey wait, we have Mickey Mouse too!!! :: And what is this mountain you speak of? We are completely flat. There is a small grade by our neighborhood quickie mart and I have to explain to the kiddies that it is kind of like a hill as they only see snow and hills in books! ::

seriosuly we just had another one as I was writing this!
omg
I can quickly say that the mountains that I was talking about are the san gabriel mountains, sierras, now i got to go
I don't want to be sitting by this fireplace in case of aftershock

[mom of 4]

CO-
NEGATIVE on the hurricanes and the earthquakes (although we can sometimes feel a very slight shake from say NM or other places)

Tornadoes are rare here unless you're far east.

We just get fires n floods.