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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 5:49 am
...My granny would say to make sure you've got your affairs in order 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, February 25, 2005 - 6:07 am
We still haven't had as much rain as the area did at several points pre 1900, and the world has continued for over a century since (and that is just since weather was recorded). And in the grand scheme of things 100 years is the blink of an eye. Still it is an unusual year when SoCal has more rain than Seattle.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, February 25, 2005 - 11:59 am
We finally had rain here today. It's been very very dry up to today. (But we're NOT complaining)
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, February 25, 2005 - 1:12 pm
We've had some rain free days and I'm hoping the next storm plays nice and waits til after Tuesday. I'm going to a taping of the Dr Phil Show with a whole raft of women from our Curves. They are sending a bus to get us but no rain would be a good thing.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 6:51 am
We were awakened by an earthquake last night. It was a small one, but big enough to wake up my deep-sleeping hubby. The news just said it was a 5.4, located north of Montreal, felt as far south as Boston. I wonder how many TVCHers noticed it.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 6:59 am
WOW, I never think of you guys having earthquakes......would have flipped me out!!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 7:29 am
Oh, yes, Annie, we have a few faults up here, in addition to our flaws. 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 7:33 am
LOL
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Lobster
Member
04-13-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 8:54 am
Mak, what time was that? I probably slept through it or thought it was a truck or train. LOL
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 9:17 am
It was a little after 1 a.m. I was too sleepy-eyed to read the clock correctly, but the news confirmed the time. It did have that rumbly truck or train sound. A picture on our wall started vibrating in a loud, persistent way, like fast knocking, so I couldn't ignore it. It passed by very quickly, though. LOL @ Vee's comment!
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Lobster
Member
04-13-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 9:49 am
I was just going to bed then, Mak! I don't remember feeling anything, but like I said, if I did, I probably thought it was a truck or train. I'm gonna check with my brothers later. I wonder if they felt anything. Tell Mr. Mak I said Hi!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 11:34 am
Yikes, we too every once in a blue moon get a report of an earthquake!! today is a wonderful warm, sunny day, I'm thinking I should take dd for a hike in the woods! (since the rest of the week its supposed to either rain or snow, bleary!!)
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 12:28 pm
That's awful on the earthquake. You don't think of that part of North America having earthquakes.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 4:56 pm
It was officially centered in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec. No damage has been reported.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 5:14 pm
That's pretty wild. I remember when I was a kid we had a small quake,and I was lying on the floor watching tv. Scared the crap outta me. Have never been in one since,but I am still terrified of earthquakes.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, March 07, 2005 - 12:18 pm
US Earthquake Map The magnitude is a factor and then how deep the quake was too.. and the type of quake, but clearly that was one to get your attention! If you felt it, click on the yellow box and then on that screen you can click on Did you feel it? and add to their database with your observations .. I do that whenever I feel a quake out here.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, March 07, 2005 - 12:23 pm
Here's the map with the reports from those who felt the quake and reported on it: quakemap
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, March 07, 2005 - 1:40 pm
Thanks, Sea. When my dd lived in L.A., I often checked the west coast earthquake map. I hadn't thought to check it for our area. I added to their database just now. It's interesting to see where the reports have come from. They said on the news today that that area of Quebec experiences many quakes but most aren't noticeable.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 4:17 pm
I wanted to pass this link on to each of you. This site is call FLASH - Federal Alliance of Safe Homes. It has safety information for protecting your home from almost any disaster. There are movies on the proper placement of shutters, excellent information on everything. One article mentioned that masking tape on windows for hurricane protection is a myth. There are tons of movies on almost any subject to protect your home. I'm passing this site on to everyone I know! http://www.flash.org/welcome.cfm
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 4:28 pm
It just got through what we call hailing here. The hail was about the size of a pea.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 4:49 pm
Heck San Francisco actually had a tornado this week! http://www2.cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_080172058.html
Here's a pic of the funnel cloud which did eventually touch down... We very rarely get thunder and lightening, once in a blue moon we've had had a smidgen of snow, and occasional hail.....but in the 26 years I've lived in SF, this is the first time I've ever heard of a tornado in San Francisco!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 12:48 am
I saw that on the news Sanfran, how frightening! This week has really been odd with the weather. I think back in December we got more rain in one day than we got all week this week, but the storm was more severe. the wind was really blowing so the rain was coming down sideways and trees and bushes and pretty much anything not tied down was being flung around. It was very intense for awhile on Tuesday. Yesterday it rained on and off and was windy and cold. Today we haven't seen much rain, but it's still very windy (I will say wind isn't too unusual by itself here, even hard winds, but add it with the rest and it was strange.) It's also still very cold, and while we usually have a couple nice weeks end of Feb begining of March followed by a couple chilly weeks, it's never really as cold as it's been. It feels like we're back in the middle of winter, icy cold. Our mountains are still getting snow which doesn't help much either!
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 12:13 pm
It's HOT! It's not supposed to be 81 degrees here yet! I've got all the windows open and the ceiling fans going. I'm trying to clean,and I'm sweating like a pig! I refuse to turn the air on in March.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 12:44 pm
Hell, we have had ours on since late Jan! LOL
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, March 29, 2005 - 12:45 am
We're under a wind advisory until 3am Tuesday. So far we've had winds up to 30 and 40 mph's and gusts up to 50. Tomorrow isn't looking much better according to my weather reports either. I had to run to the store earlier and the wind was just whipping away. I saw there were tree limbs already down in places, tumbleweeds in the middle of the street, and the wind was blowing up dust and dirt. Looked like we'll have a big mess to clean up once it stops.
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