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Earthquake

    18-Jan-94 18:09:17
Sb: #76964-Earthquake
Fm: David Stinnett 70214,774
To: John Ellis 72440,3046
>> Thing is you can't always see the structural damage. I have a friend who lives in the Marina district in S.F. He went outside after the big one to see what was going on, and watched the apartment collapse after an after shock. Ouch! At least I live in a single story wooden structure, and the aftershocks in this area have been pretty weak. I just noticed a little while ago that our nieghbors chimney looks as though it will collapse if I so much as blow on it! The scary part is that the power went out during the quake, so I had to feel my way around and dig out a flashlight before doing anything, as the house was pitch black. I'm glad I knew exactly where it was! Anyway, things are back to normal, at least for me. Thanks. David