Earthquake!

As many of you, I woke up this morning to my room quaking. It brought back a lot of memories as a kid. We used to feel the quakes in the San Francisco area on the way to and from school, while playing, or just climbing the island on our way home. Most people who experience a quake don't know what it is right away, and then by the time it's over, they realize (probably because someone told them) that they have been in a quake.

The old safety rule is go outside. Not a lot is going to fall on you if you are outside, and if it's a bad quake, the gas lines won't get you out side, but for most quakes, there is not enough time before the thing is over. And, no, in the history of the world, no one has ever been swallowed up by a ground fissure.

Many people are frightened by small earthquakes because the earth, which is normally stable, seems unstable and that's a big concern to those whose normal life does not include quakes. The truth is, a small earthquake is just that - a big one is a whole lot different - duh.

We have to remember that here in Southwest Indiana we are on the largest fault line in the country. We can out snob the San Francisco area fault line like a high school senior snubs a freshman. If this place ever does go, it will look a little like waves on the ocean and everything will go - fall down, be rubble in a matter of minutes and it will take a long time for that shaking to stop.

So, collect your wits and think positively. It probably won't happen again for years.

Today we are going out to the park on a field trip. The weather should be nice. We're going to try a new lunch idea, so that should be worth reporting next time.