Nick o’ time
Posted By Russ Emerson on December 22, 2003 at 5:38 pm
It really looks like I timed my return from California pretty well.
I got off the plane in Raleigh, got to my truck 30 minutes later, flipped on the radio news, and what do you know: Orange Alert. Travel was bad enough without the extra extra hassles. I’m glad I avoided a checkpoint colonoscopy.
And today, the earthquake. I hate earthquakes. I grew up with ’em [the L.A. quake in ’71 threw me out of my bed] but familiarity has indeed bred contempt.
I called Mom, about 75 miles from the epicenter — she had noted the swinging chandeliers and the water slopping out of the swimming pool, but there’s no damage there, and everyone at home is A-OK.
Did I mention I hate earthquakes?
From where I was, this was one of those nice, rolling quakes.
The Northridge Quake in ’94 on the other hand…
Glad you made it back east safely. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Marie
Russ,
Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and safe 2004.
welcome back.
Jeez, you had to remind me…. I was in college in Pomona at the time. I remember waking up standing in a doorway, and then my roommates and I flipping on the TV and having to settle for the only station on the air, watching the sweatshirt-clad channel 4 night-shift engineer in the nearly-demolished studio, giving out what news there was until the actual news people made it to the studio.
No fun.
“checkpoint colonoscopy”
LOL, that’s a good one :-)
I’m glad you’re back all safe & sound. Merry Christmas!
Jennifer Martinez sends