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  • Dec. Quake's Legacy a Hot Spring in Calif.

    03/09/2004 4:35:10 AM PST · by Thinkin' Gal · 5 replies · 131+ views
    Yahoo (AP) ^ | Tue Mar 9, 4:05 AM ET | By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer
    A disaster area sign hangs on a chain-link fence surrounding a hot spring Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, in Paso Robles, Calif. Affectionately known as 'The Hole From Hell,' the stinking, steaming, simmering cauldron wafts a rotten-egg fog through City Hall, across the town park, and past the downtown cafes, antique stores and farm suppliers. For many citizens in the Central Coast agricultural community, the prolific hot spring that bubbled up in City Hall's parking lot after a devastating earthquake holds great promise, despite its stomach churning sulpherous odor. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)   Dec. Quake's Legacy a Hot Spring...