posted on June 8, 2006 04:51:19 PM
Looks like Cabazon got hit with a 3.8 quake about an hour ago. I was wondering if you felt it. Just curious if the mountain would amplify a quake on the floor or serve as a shock cushion.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on June 8, 2006 09:05:00 PM
Mrs. Palmer and her 5 daughters.
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posted on June 8, 2006 09:37:12 PM
That could be the one you felt Jack. There's been a couple of aftershocks also. Or, you may have felt one closer to you. We've had 400 of them here in California in the last week.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on June 8, 2006 10:10:07 PM
Sitting on the sofa, talking on the phone, a low rumble, a tiny shake, then BAM, a big loud one, and. . . it's gone.
I was on the phone to my sister-in-law near Sonora, who had built a very fancy cabin near our mountain cabin 8 miles away. Her cabin burned down yesterday and it was a mighty exciting day for all of us; at first we'd heard it might be our cabin. There we were in the middle of a canyon, 7 huge fire trucks came down the dirt road, 2 dozen firemen. Her cabin was hit by lightning. Fortunately, there'd just been a huge rainstorm with lots of lightning and thunder, then 2 inches of small hail, so the fire didn't spread to destroy our whole forest.
These inlaws have pots of money and like to show it, so they'd built a "mountain cabin" with state of the art kitchen, etc. etc. and lots of our family heirlooms to decorate with.
Mostly gone, now. They overbuilt for our canyon, for sure. I always say your second home should have no valuables in it; that way you don't worry about burglaries or disasters. Of course we all have stuff in our cabins that we care about, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if it disappeared.
Anyway--I'm telling her what's left (very little) of her cabin, she's crying, and then comes an earthquake. I just rolled my eyes and said what next.
posted on June 8, 2006 10:29:22 PM
WOW!! Sounds like you had a full day up there. What with the quakes and upcoming fire season here, the severe flooding in New England this week, and the ingredients for a tropical storm in the gulf coming together this weekend for a visit to the Gulf coast, Salt Lake City is looking better all the time. Sorry to hear about the cabin. Hope they had a quality insurance policy, and not one of the bargain basement types that try to classify lightning as an Act Of God so they can deny a claim. I was just curious as to what a 3.8 would feel like after it worked its way up the mountain. I've always been on flat ground when one strikes around here.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on June 9, 2006 09:10:37 AM
Hey, Salt Lake City, while a gorgeous spot, has other drawbacks which I will not mention ;D
But I will mention that it's built right on an earthquake faultline.
Yes, the relatives had good insurance, and ServiceMaster is coming up soon to seal what's left of the building (drying it out first). Today we're going over to sift through the burned portions and find anything old or of value--even doorknobs from the 1870s cabin's doors which had been stored in the first building to burn completely. The oddest thing to me is that these family members aren't even going to drive down from Sonora to look at the damage to their home before going to Europe this MOnday for a month! Go figure.
Not sure if you'll recall this, but about two years ago I had a real problem with this rather paranoid sister in law, who thought all the old stuff I was selling was family stuff. I had to get a second eBay user name she didn't know about to sell the rest of the old things I had lying around. It was a big hassle. So then we started piling on her some family memorabilia and heirlooms that she'd originally said she didn't want, just to satisfy her. And of course those are some of the things that burned in her fire. Sometimes I think I really do believe in karma.
afternoon delight...