This one didn't freak me out at all and I think it was the biggest one I have felt in the almost 4 years I have lived in LA. Nothing has yet to scare the crap out of me like the Nisqually earthquake in 2001.

I had lighting hit the phone line and power lines into my house. My first thought was that the house had been hit by a car, because it was very loud and the house shook. It took out everything that was drawing power at the time: dryer, VCR, television and cordless phones, plus the kitchen appliances on one circuit. It fried the computer modem (one day before the warranty expired) but didn't hurt the computer, which fortunately wasn't on at the time. My great grandmother's sister was killed by lightning while trying to bring clothes in from the line. According to family legend, she was wearing a shirtwaist with metal buttons down the front and she had burns from each button.

I've lived in tornado country most of my life. I've debated whether it's more worrisome to live in hurricane country, where you have lots of warning, or earthquake country, where you have none. The problem with tornado country is that it's the boy who cried wolf land. We get so many tornado warnings that don't turn into tornadoes that it's hard to take them seriously.

I've always thought a grocery store would be a bad place to be during an earthquake. So many heavy objects to fall off a shelf and hit you on the head, so few places to take cover.

The problem with tornado country is that it's the boy who cried wolf land. We get so many tornado warnings that don't turn into tornadoes that it's hard to take them seriously.

I think that happens with hurricaines too. "This house has taken a hundred years of storms..." Sure, but now its a hundred year old house, dude.

I don't blame people, really. Evacuations can be nightmareish and most storms you just loose power or have a little flooding.

Never been in an earthquake. Don't think I would like the out of control thing. Hurricanes are fine because you get a bunch of warning, but they are distracting for a long period of time with the whole preparation stuff, the actual storm, then the cleanup time.

Good to hear that everyone is ok. Nice try with the jumping up and down, but you still have to work the rest of the day.

Scrabulous is disabled now?

My sister's gonna be pissed!

Evacuations can be nightmareish and most storms you just loose power or have a little flooding.

Well, yeah, and you have to find a place to evacuate to, food supplies etc for while you are there, and then once you've laid out all that money and time, it's just a ton of rain and some wind. There ain't no FEMA check for that.

Timelies all!

Glad all the LA-istas are ok.

I just stumbled across this clip from a hilarious show from England called Have I Got News for You, hosted by a rather profane Brian Blessed, one of my all-time favorite Brit actors ("Quintilius Virus, where are my eagles?!!!"), and co-hosted by Paul Merton. It looks like a Brit Daily Show, so I don't get many of the local news references, but I just love watching Blessed at his roaring best.

Got my hair cut. I think it's even shorter than when I got all the long hair cut off.

Paul Merton? He of the twiglets and the Party from the Brit Whose Line? Love him! Of course a profane Blessed is wonderful. And though I can't quote back at you, Kathy, I did get the ref.

ETA: Eeek, Dana! End of an era. How do you feel?