[ErnBatavia]

Being a southern Californian, I used to be kinda nervous sleeping in homes in the midwest -- due to all the knick knacks on wall rails, and stuff all over high cabinets.

We 'decorate' a little differently here if we want to avoid head breakage, let alone loss of possessions.

[RJS1950]

I was stationed on the Mohave desert in the early 70s about 150 miles from the epicenter when a big one hit. It shook the concrete barracks we were in that morning and when I felt it I looked out the window to see the trees between the buildings swaying. The California quakes definitely make anyone living there think about their surroundings.