duck n cover

i’ve never lived through a natural disaster. no big floods, extremly dangerous storms or an earthquake powerful enough to make me think it was anything more than my chair moving back from my desk for a few seconds.

when john’s family was here they asked about tsunamis – and wouldnt we get one head on should there be an earthquake out in the pacific. well, where we’re located we wouldn’t get the full force – the west side of vancouver island and further south along the coast of washington state. we’re slightly protected in vancouver although still in a path of danger. and we’re always waiting on that ‘big one’ – the big earthquake we’ve been prepping for since san franciso.

i just listened to the podcast john compiled yesterday. he uses audio sent to him by a friend/former co-worker at the radio station. it’s amazing to hear the police scanners, personal accounts and details. by far, it is not on the same level as tsunamis in indonesia or hurricanes in the gulf coast. but still – it’s moving, it’s scary, and it’s real.