[IYAS9YAS]

The big eruption of Mt. St. Helens is one of those “where-were-you-at-the-time” events.

I was at home. We found out about it from my grandmother first. She lived in Bend, OR. I still have news clippings she saved for me, and a small bottle of the ash from her yard. I was 11 at the time.

[Joe 6-pack]

"I was at home. We found out about it from my grandmother first. She lived in Bend, OR. I still have news clippings she saved for me, and a small bottle of the ash from her yard. I was 11 at the time."

We're about the same age. My birthday is at the end of May, and I had some cousins living in Olympia, OR at the time. They sent me a ziplock bag full of ash :-)