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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Today I gave up on trying to accomplish anything at 10:00. Started work at 9:00. At least I didn't give up before I started. I'm completely numb now. Gone into protection mode. I don't care any more because I am not allowed to.
I'm not gonna grump...just the opposite, actually.
Although I deplore my (for the moment) day gig, I am healthy enough (again for the moment) to be back at it...but the best news is my gig situation has radically changed from being just a bass slinger 8-12 times a month, I'll be swapping bass chores with our keyboardist, and picking up console steel duties as well...
Makes gigs exponentially more fun, having new goal oriented challenges is a blessing, etc...and no one fussed if I sit down all night now
Although I deplore my (for the moment) day gig, I am healthy enough (again for the moment) to be back at it...but the best news is my gig situation has radically changed from being just a bass slinger 8-12 times a month, I'll be swapping bass chores with our keyboardist, and picking up console steel duties as well...
Makes gigs exponentially more fun, having new goal oriented challenges is a blessing, etc...and no one fussed if I sit down all night now
Great news Ken! Just don't forget and act too energetic, ya's got's to milk da sympathies out of all around you!
dieselman
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So, Fri night I just got through working on a project in my little studio and came downstairs for a cup of coffee. My wife was playing cards with two friends and my daughter was texting while sitting on the floor across the living room. How nice.
And then a 6.7 EARTHQUAKE struck. Epicenter about less than a kilometer from the house. No warning, no little intro shake. Full throttle, except this one wasn't shaking side to side, it was VERTICAL. About 2 foot heaves at 0.5 second intervals. The lights went out immediately and I was totally blind. I tried to stand and was thrown to the floor. I got up to try to get to my daughter who was screaming. Stuff was being hurled and breaking all around. I got up and tried to take a "giant" step toward my daughter just as the house heaves upwards and wound up flying through the air like superman, landing on my hands and knees next to her. I got her under me and we both were getting airborne as the house heaved., like kids on a blanket toss.
After it was over we were all okay. The house has some cracks, rooms full of broken glass. Studio and instruments okay. I have some bruises, that's all. Both TV's dead. The car was thrown about three feet sideways in the carport.
In town, seven killed, two hundred injured.
Google Philippine earthquake for details.
Aftershocks continue, well over 100 now. We slept outside two nights.
The Philippine people are amazing. Dealing with it without extra drama. Helping each other.
Oh Yeah, my half cup of coffee didn't spill a drop!!! It was still on the coffee table.
And then a 6.7 EARTHQUAKE struck. Epicenter about less than a kilometer from the house. No warning, no little intro shake. Full throttle, except this one wasn't shaking side to side, it was VERTICAL. About 2 foot heaves at 0.5 second intervals. The lights went out immediately and I was totally blind. I tried to stand and was thrown to the floor. I got up to try to get to my daughter who was screaming. Stuff was being hurled and breaking all around. I got up and tried to take a "giant" step toward my daughter just as the house heaves upwards and wound up flying through the air like superman, landing on my hands and knees next to her. I got her under me and we both were getting airborne as the house heaved., like kids on a blanket toss.
After it was over we were all okay. The house has some cracks, rooms full of broken glass. Studio and instruments okay. I have some bruises, that's all. Both TV's dead. The car was thrown about three feet sideways in the carport.
In town, seven killed, two hundred injured.
Google Philippine earthquake for details.
Aftershocks continue, well over 100 now. We slept outside two nights.
The Philippine people are amazing. Dealing with it without extra drama. Helping each other.
Oh Yeah, my half cup of coffee didn't spill a drop!!! It was still on the coffee table.
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WOW! Thank God you are not seriously injured! I hope your house a things are not a huge loss. At least the important stuff is OK, wife, daughter, studio. No injuries to you wife and daughter, I hope. Off to the news now to read up on it.
Thanks, our extended family is with us as their houses were pretty damaged. Ours is modern, good construction.
By the way, I lived in San Francisco for ten years and between here and there have experienced many, many earthquakes. This was the mother, though. In truth I was not in S. F. when that big one hit there.
We will be okay, it's just these aftershocks non stop. We have had 3 since my original post! Very unnerving.
By the way, I lived in San Francisco for ten years and between here and there have experienced many, many earthquakes. This was the mother, though. In truth I was not in S. F. when that big one hit there.
We will be okay, it's just these aftershocks non stop. We have had 3 since my original post! Very unnerving.
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Wow, thankful luck was on your side this time!
Glad all is well. Living in California my whole life, I can relate.
Whoa... looks/sounds like the planet is just mad.
Rightfully so, all these stupid people living on it, acting the way they do, driving Fords and such.
Rightfully so, all these stupid people living on it, acting the way they do, driving Fords and such.
The East coast of the Phils is right on the fault lines of the Ring of Fire. He's in the earthquake zone. I'll be moving to the East coast as well, but it's also in the typhoon zone with active volcanoes all around! Most of the typhoons large enough to make the news here sweep through the Bicol region, then onto the rest of Luzon, or they near miss North of Bicol. The big one in 2013 that killed so many was an anomaly, sweeping through the Southern Isles, missing Bicol altogether. Much of the thousands that died were due to being unaccustomed to getting a direct hit, not knowing what to do and ignoring evac orders. So where am I moving? Bicol. Probably Camarenas Sur (aka CamSur) or Albay :O
Christmas typhoon I don't recall hitting US news: Invalid Link Removed
Christmas typhoon I don't recall hitting US news: Invalid Link Removed
Holy #&@%!!! Glad you and your family are OK. Bumps and bruises will pass, but I can't imagine what it's like emotionally.
I think our good friend Spankda will be fine, but for those who pray, this would be a good time to pray for those in nearby towns and cities. Thank goodness his extended relatives have a safe place to go and he is willing to open his doors to them. Not all expats there are so kind to their in-laws.
dieselman
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I am glad that all is well for you and your family. They keep predicting a large quake here in the Pacific N.W.
When I watched the news, the first thing I thought about were the folks here who lived or had relations living in the area. I’m so glad that you are OK. Stuff can be fixed or replaced, a life cannot! My thoughts are with you all.
Thank you all for your kind words of support.
The aftershocks really suck. Hard on the nerves and can't get an uninterrupted nights sleep. The two big grocery markets were badly damaged, one was condemned, the other reopened, thank god as that's the only place here to get good ground coffee.
We might build some temporary housing, bunk house style in our yard for the family. Until things get sorted out.
I am blessed with a really great set of in laws. They wouldn't hesitate to do the same for us.
The big thing now is water. I will find out today the status of the water system from the guys that work at the pump station down the road from here.
The aftershocks really suck. Hard on the nerves and can't get an uninterrupted nights sleep. The two big grocery markets were badly damaged, one was condemned, the other reopened, thank god as that's the only place here to get good ground coffee.
We might build some temporary housing, bunk house style in our yard for the family. Until things get sorted out.
I am blessed with a really great set of in laws. They wouldn't hesitate to do the same for us.
The big thing now is water. I will find out today the status of the water system from the guys that work at the pump station down the road from here.
As long as you can still get beer all is not lost!!
A small attempt at levity to lighten the mood.
A small attempt at levity to lighten the mood.
I sure hope they can get good clean water flowing soon, or people will drink from contaminated wells. That's a big concern for me when we go there, even when everything is normal. I'll be shipping a life supply of water filters before we leave. I even filter the water here, but mainly for taste.
I'll pray for the aftershocks to stop. My gosh that a long time for them to remain! I guess being such a big release of pressure, it takes longer for the plates to settle in. That must be very unnerving. You're probably safer now that it released the pressure, but I'll bet that thought isn't very comforting when the ground shakes hard again, and again... It will probably be a long time before people don't feel really afraid of even the smallest movement of the ground.
Even with all that goes on... I still can't wait to get back. I think about it almost every day.
Godspeed to all affected, and may God bless and accept the souls of the fallen.
I'll pray for the aftershocks to stop. My gosh that a long time for them to remain! I guess being such a big release of pressure, it takes longer for the plates to settle in. That must be very unnerving. You're probably safer now that it released the pressure, but I'll bet that thought isn't very comforting when the ground shakes hard again, and again... It will probably be a long time before people don't feel really afraid of even the smallest movement of the ground.
Even with all that goes on... I still can't wait to get back. I think about it almost every day.
Godspeed to all affected, and may God bless and accept the souls of the fallen.
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