Has it really been that long?

[Iggy]

Ohh Iggy, do you still reside in Seattle? I am from the Puget sound my self. I did also go though that quake that Niqually quake some years ago. We lost half the fireplace chimney. Mom told me all about the Columbus day storm. she was working in a hospital in Portland. She told me the bricks were being ripped off the roof. I was at the 12th street bridge when the Kingdome was exploded. I did not know it, but a Discovery TV crew was next to me filming it and cause my voice on the audio saying WOOHOO after it imploded :)

I live on the central Oregon coast- Lincoln County. My family all live in or near Seattle.

My Junior high school was waving when I got there during the earthquake. All of the stair cases were seperated from the walls on the first floor. I stood outside and watched as the second floor of the school met the play ground and then seperated from it. I turned around and went home, actually I staggard, cause the ground was doing a slow-mo bump and heave. When I got home, 4 blocks away, I vomited in the front yard and Dad came and got me and took me into the house at the back door. We spent most of the day in the kitchen. Seemed safer in there. He also walked to the high school-6 blocks away, and got my sisters and told them to get home. I ended up with a migraine that lasted nearly two weeks. Spent all of the time in bed wih ear plugs in, and a home made mask on my nose and mouth and wet compresses on my eyes.

I was living in Oregon when the latest quake hit Seattle. My family was okay- no damage to thier homes or even where they worked, though my sister saw lots of buildings damaged as she made her way home.

Yeah the kingdome was a wreck- so was the Amtrak and bus depots. I came up about a month later via the train, and had to walk around debris that still had not been cleaned up.

[pam]

Who the heck is Ryan White? I've heard of and known of many of the other events on the list (espicially #2 and 5), but I have NEVER, NEVER heard of this guy.

Ryan White - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Wingnut]

I had to look up Ryan White, too.

[MichaelCraig]

LM, I totally agree with you about Mother Teresa. Not to compare them in any way but I had some issues with the way Michael Jacksons death completely blocked out every channel and news print when on that same day Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahan died. No disrespect meant against Michael Jackson or his fans but sheesh!!!