Who thinks California is not fun

[Luciana]

If you'll like to experience a natural rollercoaster come and visit California.

We just experienced a 5.8 earthquake. It was fun. Shook us well but everything looks to be fine now. Until next time.

So ... if you are an adrenaline junkie please come and see us.

[Trillium]

No thanks...I'll stick with hurricanes...at least we know they're coming!

Glad you're safe!

[Riot]

I'm with Trill on this one..

[*Teach*]

The ground is NOT supposed to move
California should be declared our national ride

*do earthquake victims get rum rations?*

[Joyce "Delfinia DuSwallow" Howard]

Watching this on the news right now. Hope you guys are all safe!

[Lavender]

Can't remember the last time the earth moved for me...Oh wait it was the end of May.   Glad to hear you are okay sis. 

[CapnFayeCutler]

Someone would think California is NOT fun!? Where else can you go from winter to summer weather in one day, and still be in the same state!?

Of course the ground is supposed to move...5cm a year! But seriously for moving so little at a time it sure does make a racket! Ah plate tectonics. My geologist side sighs in sheer delight!

Though, I do kinda agree with the hurricane thing. At least you know it's coming! 

[Tipsy Gypsy]

Someone would think California is NOT fun!? Where else can you go from winter to summer weather in one day, and still be in the same state!?

Umm...Texas.   I'm with Trillium and Riot on the hurricanes, though. I''ll take that, drought, blistering heat and a plethora of "creepy crawlies" over quakes, rampant wildfires, and mudslides. Unless that mudslide involves chocolate and alcohol....

Hope everybody's ok out there!

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

Don't forget the massive tornado's you Texans get.

I'll stay in Colorado thanks, No earthquakes, no hurricanse and the tornado's we get are most often small, whispy, bounce all over , are in unpopulated area's and don't last. The one in Windsor was the exception to that. And forget what everyone tells you about the cold and snow, it's not that bad. if you want that, go to Wyoming or North Dakota. Yup Colorado is pretty much it. No wonder so many Californains, Texans and New Yorks move here

Hope all is OK with you all in Cali

[Capt. Bacardi]

The good old days of shake and bake, have not felt one in 30 yrs.....

[jinx]

Someone would think California is NOT fun!? Where else can you go from winter to summer weather in one day, and still be in the same state!?

Umm...Texas.  

Aaaand....Ohio.  xD  And you'd not just have to be in the same state.  You could be in the same city.  Heat in the morning, AC in the afternoon.  I've done it more than once.

I think I'll stay east.  The thought of the earth suddenly moving kinda freaks me out.  O'course, so do tornadoes.  Hurricanes do, but we're not likely to get one of those in Ohio. 

[Blushing]

I was worried because I couldn't reach my family - the phones were busy for a bit.  Granted, 5.8 (or 5.4) isn't THAT strong, but there could have been damage.

But I'll take quakes over tornadoes any day.  I grew up in SoCal ... my clock landed on my head in the big Northridge quake (ouch).  But I was living in Fort Worth when the tornado that tore up downtown touched down very close to where I was living.

And ask me in winter when I'm freezing and driving through the snow to work where I'd like to live!  =)

[Kruzar]

I am new to San Diego, and I sometimes miss Texas.  My mom sent an email just a bit ago to make sure I was ok.  Truth be told I didn't even feel the quake in my office building. 

[Arsinoe Selene]

Eh, every part of the country has their own thing.

Most of our earthquakes are quite small, with little to no damage. I can't even remember the last one I actually felt. Sometimes I will wake up in the middle of the night thinking "Was that an earthquake? Or was I just dreaming?"

The fires, though, eeesh. There is one near Yosemite, last I heard 10% contained. We have a cabin up there. My dad and I were going to drive the 2 1/2 hours up there today to bring back some of the stuff that we wouldn't want to lose (old German Bible, huge dictionary, some glasses, a few Navajo rugs, etc) in case the place did burn down. We didn't, because we calle a family that lives down the highway (yes, it is on the highway), and they said it got to the top of the mountain that you can see from your window, but the firemen stopped it there.

[PurpleDragon]

My In-Laws live in San Diego.  Dad was in the house and felt it, Mom was on the porch and didn't. ~shrug~  When I lived there, I slept through 3 or maybe it was 4 of them, including the Northridge Quake way back when. I'll stick to Hurricanes here in Texas, at least I can watch them form and track them and estimate/guesstimate whether or not I really need to get the hell out of town.