Oct 17 2002
Superstitious
Not that I’m superstitious or anything, but…
Today marks the unlucky 13th anniversary of the unlucky 1989 earthquake, or the Loma Prieta Quake, as we call it around here (Loma Prieta being the fault line which kindly brought us this natural disaster). It measured 6.7 on the Richter Scale (for comparison purposes, the 1906 quake, which is still the one to beat, clocked in at 8.25).
And when did the 1989 quake strike? Yes, during the World Series. And yes, this was the last time two California teams were in the world series. Coincidence?
Before you start thinking this was written by an imposter and I’m really being held hostage somewhere, it’s pretty much impossible even for those of us who live a sports-free life not to know that the Giants are in the World Series, especially when you are the only girl working with three boys and all they can talk about is how the Giants are in the World Series.
I just realized that the ’06 quake was around 5 in the morning, and the ’89 around 5 in the afternoon. Hmmm. Not that it means anything, of course. But I’m glad we have all that water and canned food and an earthquake plan, anyway. If you don’t have one, and might need one (we San Franciscans all pretty much accept that it’s a case of when, not if), here’s some useful info.