Twist and Shake

So, it has been a while since I posted a blog. Some people may have heard that thanks to Cliff’s “My Crazy Life” podcast, I developed a completely irrational fear of tornados. See, the thing is that I live in Southern California. We don’t even get thunderstorms much less tornados. My theory was that tornadoes are much scarier than earthquakes. When an earthquake hits, there is no siren. Usually by the time you really register what is happening, it is over. There is no little reaction time that you don’t have time to be afraid. I had been saying this a lot lately. Just ask the people who went to the GNI meetup. I was obsessed with tornadoes. It has also been a while since we had any substantial earthquakes. We don’t have any earthquake season here, you never know when they are going to hit and you tend to get a bit complacent about them. Today just before lunch, I had to go potty. I went into the bathroom, where there are two stalls, but I was alone. As soon as I sat down I felt shaking and figured it was a small quake and that it would be over soon. It just kept going. This is not a fun situation when you are not fully dressed at work! I got put together as quick as I could, flushed and rushed out. Everyone was rather shaken up (no pun intended), but everything here was okay. Cell phones were out of service for about an hour, there was some minor damage… things coming off shelves and breaking, but nothing too bad. This is why I maintain that earthquakes are preferable to me over tornados. There has been nearly no damage, and virtually no major damage. It is a little unsettling to wait for the inevitable aftershocks, but overall we are all okay. I am just happy there was no sirens… that is the scariest noise ever! We did have one aftershock about an hour and a half ago and I was again in the bathroom! This time I was just washing my hands and was with a co-worker. I am avoiding the bathroom until I go home! Overall, thanking God everything seems okay. You guys can keep your twisters.   

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