take care of yourselves everyone!!!

I've always lived in earthquake areas .... only experienced a couple of large ones and those have all been far enough away that it mainly makes for the equivalent of a good amusement park ride ... with a bit more adrenalin packed into the moment for the fact that no one set up safety specifically for that day and time. Now that I live in So. Cal on the coast, we have El Nino years that have been interesting, but for the most part don't cause anywhere near the damage as Hurricanes or tornadoes (or if they do, it's extended over a longer period of time). So far I just keep a 24 hour emergency kit close by and a prayer in my heart.