Amazing.
Thirteen years after the "E"arthquake that changed lives, I finally missed the anniversary of the event. The Northridge Earthquake occured January 17, 1994. This is probably the first year I really forgot it.
I remember seeing the timelines that Michael and his classmates would create in their early elementary grades and they inevitably had the earthquake on it even though they were three and four when it happened. Plenty of people referred to various anniversaries as either before the Northridge quake or after the quake. We bought our house from a person who decided to move out of the area after the damage was pretty severe. The aftershocks lasted for months. Some bowling centers closed for months and others closed permanently. I actually have an earthquake kit--something I put together after the multiple aftershocks that first Friday after the main quake. I think there were four 5.0+ shakers in a row. That's all it took. I still restock the earthquake kit once a year, so I guess I have to do that this weekend or next.
We seem to get a really good shaker every twenty years, so I guess we're closer to the next one than we are away from Northridge quake. But I will optimistically accept the idea that I will sleep through the night January 16th from now on.
Gotta split,
Angel
Posted by Angel Zobel-Rodriguez at January 17, 2007 06:01 PMI am trying to locate an Angel Zobel who attended Severna Park High School in Maryland. There is a reunion coming up and I was told that Angel Zobel's married name is Rodriguez. Any chance this is the same Angel??
