Shake & Quake

Some of you have asked about the recent earthquake in our area, so let us assure you we are fine. It was amazing how little damage was done, and everyone is grateful.

We were sitting with a friend in a Mexican restaurant when the earthquake happened. The waiter looked a bit panic-stricken, and asked, "What is happening?"

Neil assured him that it was an earthquake, but that it was probably only around a 5.0 and that everything really would be OK. Of course, he said that as the building continued to roll, feeling as if it were a ship at sea, and the light fixtures swung gently to and fro, so I'm not sure how comforted the waiter was at that moment in time!

As many of you know, we have been having a remodel/repaint/recarpet job done at our condo, beginning with demolition of our master bathroom on 12 June. On earthquake day, our downstairs neighbor had a guest, who happened to be taking a shower when the earthquake hit. He kept thinking, "What on earth are Neil and Patty's workers doing to create so much chaos, and is someone going to fall through the shower ceiling and land on me?"

It wasn't until a few hours later that the poor guy realized he had actually been in an earthquake.

Thus endeth the tale of two people's first earthquake experiences, and thankful we are that they are humorous tales rather than tales of woe created by the chaos a big earthquake can cause!