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*tomato* · 01-07-2010, 01:47 PM

sh.. we just had an earthquake!!

4.1 quake rocks the Bay Area
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...EVPU.DTL&tsp=1

That was just a little one, maybe just to keep us humble and remind us to stock up on emergency supplies

so we can be prepared when the Big One hits.

ugh

abdallah380 · 01-07-2010, 03:33 PM

yes its always better to have emergency supplies ready, if god forbids an earthquake is struck. best of luck. take lots of care.

TLyttle · 01-07-2010, 11:13 PM

That's tough on the nerves, ain't it?

*tomato* · 01-08-2010, 02:16 AM

I do OK with earthquakes during the day, knock on wood.
Those that wake you in the middle of the night are a different story.

SilverBack · 01-08-2010, 05:01 AM

We've had a swarm in our area too sharing the the same fault line last year, which can be a sign of a big one on the way (that's how we had Northridge 16 years ago). Nothing's happened yet, but anyday now...

sqcomp · 01-08-2010, 05:49 AM

4.1?

Wake me up when you have a real earthquake. A 4.1 is a fart in the middle of the night that makes you turn over in bed.

*tomato* · 01-08-2010, 12:48 PM

I agree 4.1 is small but if you happen to be right at the epicenter, then you feel it real well. I should know, I live on the Hayward fault.

We're all waiting for the "Big One" to hit. We're 20 years overdue. Over the past couple of years, I've seen more and more "classes" and ads on the buses, etc., about getting prepared for it. Scary.

YAR1S · 01-08-2010, 12:50 PM

I have yet to experience one.... it would be interesting to say the least....
maybe when I visit the bay area I will have that experience... LOL

Altitude · 01-08-2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by YAR1S

I have yet to experience one.... it would be interesting to say the least....
maybe when I visit the bay area I will have that experience... LOL

It's not something to look forward to! I had moved to San Jose two days before that big one back in '89. It's not something I care to ever experience again.

*tomato* · 01-08-2010, 01:54 PM

Oh, you were in San Jose at the time? Yeah, you must have felt it real well.
I was in Marin, still driving my Honda Civic 1st gen. The earthquake and the aftershock tossed that little car around for what seemed like minutes (of course it was over sooner than that). Fortunately, I was stopped at the time, reading on campus, waiting for my night class to start, so it wasn't too scary. People in the tall buildings in the SF Financial District, people underground, and just about everywhere anything can fall on them got really, really scared. And then of course, who can forget this

*tomato* · 01-08-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by YAR1S

I have yet to experience one.... it would be interesting to say the least....
maybe when I visit the bay area I will have that experience... LOL

Are you coming to the Bay Area, Yar!s?

Greenthunder · 01-08-2010, 08:13 PM

I can say that I'm lucky not to have experienced one during any of my trips to Cali over the years

YarisSedan · 01-08-2010, 08:20 PM

Yeah it was very minor. Barely even felt it. Simular to a large truck driving by just shook the ground slightly.

bobselectric · 01-08-2010, 08:37 PM

Nah it's Elvis' b-day- you know-- all shook up!

YAR1S · 01-08-2010, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tomato

Are you coming to the Bay Area, Yar!s?

I want to maybe this coming summer or fall.... Its a place I've always fancied visiting.... any suggestions?

Greenthunder · 01-08-2010, 08:52 PM

SF bay area is a good spot to visit. I've been there myself. If you get a chance to visit Solvang thats a nice place to stop and see also, but its quite a drive from SF :\

*tomato* · 01-08-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by YAR1S

I want to maybe this coming summer or fall.... Its a place I've always fancied visiting.... any suggestions?

yeah, lots! As your trip approaches, you should post up in the regional forum and ask again and we'll come up with ideas for ya.

In the meantime you can always ask Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler ;)

(check out the Bamboo thread

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24121

and scroll through the first few pages) that should you started

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Originally Posted by bobselectric

Nah it's Elvis' b-day- you know-- all shook up!

hahaha!

sqcomp · 01-08-2010, 11:08 PM

I suppose I'm jaded. I grew up in Japan...that country has earthquakes!

01-07-2010, 01:47 PM	#1
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	eeeeeeeeeek! sh.. we just had an earthquake!! 4.1 quake rocks the Bay Area http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...EVPU.DTL&tsp=1 That was just a little one, maybe just to keep us humble and remind us to stock up on emergency supplies so we can be prepared when the Big One hits. ugh __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

01-08-2010, 02:16 AM	#4
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	I do OK with earthquakes during the day, knock on wood. Those that wake you in the middle of the night are a different story. __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

01-08-2010, 05:01 AM	#5
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	We've had a swarm in our area too sharing the the same fault line last year, which can be a sign of a big one on the way (that's how we had Northridge 16 years ago). Nothing's happened yet, but anyday now... __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

01-08-2010, 05:49 AM	#6
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	4.1? Wake me up when you have a real earthquake. A 4.1 is a fart in the middle of the night that makes you turn over in bed. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

01-08-2010, 12:48 PM	#7
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	I agree 4.1 is small but if you happen to be right at the epicenter, then you feel it real well. I should know, I live on the Hayward fault. We're all waiting for the "Big One" to hit. We're 20 years overdue. Over the past couple of years, I've seen more and more "classes" and ads on the buses, etc., about getting prepared for it. Scary. __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

01-07-2010, 03:33 PM	#2
abdallah380 Fly Emirates :) Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Arab Emirates Posts: 69	yes its always better to have emergency supplies ready, if god forbids an earthquake is struck. best of luck. take lots of care.

01-07-2010, 11:13 PM	#3
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	That's tough on the nerves, ain't it?

01-08-2010, 01:54 PM	#10
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	Oh, you were in San Jose at the time? Yeah, you must have felt it real well. I was in Marin, still driving my Honda Civic 1st gen. The earthquake and the aftershock tossed that little car around for what seemed like minutes (of course it was over sooner than that). Fortunately, I was stopped at the time, reading on campus, waiting for my night class to start, so it wasn't too scary. People in the tall buildings in the SF Financial District, people underground, and just about everywhere anything can fall on them got really, really scared. And then of course, who can forget this __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

01-08-2010, 08:13 PM	#12
Greenthunder View User's Garage Drives: 2006 Ford Mustang GT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 150	I can say that I'm lucky not to have experienced one during any of my trips to Cali over the years __________________ I love this smiley!

01-08-2010, 08:20 PM	#13
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Yeah it was very minor. Barely even felt it. Simular to a large truck driving by just shook the ground slightly. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3210549

01-08-2010, 08:37 PM	#14
bobselectric Kickin' Yaris Drives: 07 Yaris liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: west harrison, ny Posts: 523	Nah it's Elvis' b-day- you know-- all shook up!

01-08-2010, 08:52 PM	#16
Greenthunder View User's Garage Drives: 2006 Ford Mustang GT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 150	SF bay area is a good spot to visit. I've been there myself. If you get a chance to visit Solvang thats a nice place to stop and see also, but its quite a drive from SF :\ __________________ I love this smiley!

01-08-2010, 11:08 PM	#18
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	I suppose I'm jaded. I grew up in Japan...that country has earthquakes! __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine