Posted on 10/17/2024 3:21:49 PM PDT by old school
"For many Bay Area residents who lived through it, the Loma Prieta earthquake was an unforgettable moment.
The magnitude 6.9 temblor killed 63 people, 42 of them on the Cypress Freeway in Oakland when a large section of it collapsed. The quake injured 3,757 people and caused billions of dollars in damage. Dozens of buildings were destroyed in Santa Cruz, about 10 miles from the quake’s epicenter. A portion of the Bay Bridge collapsed, and in San Francisco, a fire broke out in the Marina district and several buildings collapsed. Approximately 16,000 homes were left uninhabitable.
Game 3 of the World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants was about to begin when the shaking started at 5:04 p.m. The series then was delayed for 10 days, and the A’s claimed the championship in a four-game sweep on Oct. 28."
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I remember that very well. I was in the hospital where my why was getting an x-ray taken with a big xray matching over her, when the quake hit and everything started shaking. We were rushed out of the hospital with her in the gurney and spent most of the night there in the parking lot with dozens of other patients. I’ll never forget that day.
Jolted me out of mine too. I had retired from the Air Force, at Travis AFB, in 88, and was working in San Rafael, but living in Fairfield. I don’t ever want to feel that again.
Funny how?
(of course ref Goodfellas) but seriously
Like what else?
everything is a long list. I’ll have to get back to you.
I was living in Santa Clara at the time.
Dove under my desk and said calmly to myself “I wonder if I’m going to die today?”
I saw the shock waves in the concrete floor.
Yeah. I was maybe 10 miles away.
It was loud. It roared.
I was there too. Just a few miles south of Oakland.
Funny, as in the deep state makes me laugh, funny like a clown.
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