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Anonymous Coward User ID: 64586599 United States 10/16/2019 03:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Loma Prieta, I was in San Jose getting ready to watch the Giants-A's world series game when the quake hit. I'll never forget the sound of 300 car alarms going off at once. I can still remember it like it was yesterday. Can't believe it's been 30 years now. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78045261 United States 10/16/2019 04:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 63 deaths, 42 alone because of the overpass falling down. 3,757 injuries. Was in hotel room, sounded like a train coming. The sound of the building twisting was a horrifying sound. [link to en.m.wikipedia.org (secure)] |
Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 72359929 United States 10/16/2019 04:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Loma Prieta, I was in San Jose getting ready to watch the Giants-A's world series game when the quake hit. I'll never forget the sound of 300 car alarms going off at once. I can still remember it like it was yesterday. Can't believe it's been 30 years now. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64586599 5:04 pm. Yes, Thanks for sharing your story! |
Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 72359929 United States 10/16/2019 04:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes, I was in the Bay Area when it hit. I watched the ground going up and down in a crazy, surreal motion. That was one of the scariest times in my life. I wore my shoes for weeks, took off only to clean feet. Even slept with my shoes on. So worried about glass cutting my feet and not being able to run away to safety. |
Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 72359929 United States 10/16/2019 04:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 63 deaths, 42 alone because of the overpass falling down. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78045261 3,757 injuries. Was in hotel room, sounded like a train coming. The sound of the building twisting was a horrifying sound. [link to en.m.wikipedia.org (secure)] I know, right? Never will I forget! |
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Foxtrot Charlie
User ID: 76852851 United States 10/16/2019 04:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Funny that my first thought was that I have to call my Mom and let her know that I was OK because she would be worried sick. All of the landlines were out and of course there were no cell phones back then. Pay phones could get out about 20% of the time so I walked around for hours trying payphones until I got through. Some areas like Nob Hill (solid rock) were barely damaged. Other places like the Marina (built on landfill) were devastated and burning. The bridge collapse was the worst part. To this day, I get very nervous if I have to stop my car under an overpass. Foxtrot Charlie |
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GTB
User ID: 76338020 United States 10/16/2019 05:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I remember watching the game with my dad when it happened. I was 8. I remember the overpass footage the most. I'd rather be real and rejected than fake and accepted. Individualism is the logical conclusion of rational political/social opinions. Leftism is the absence of any. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78087198 United States 10/16/2019 05:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Governor's Office of Emergency Services says California's earthquake early warning alerts will become publicly available statewide starting tomorrow. The warnings will be pushed through a smartphone app. [link to www.wsbtv.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77763919 United States 10/16/2019 05:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I remember watching the game with my dad when it happened. I was 8. Quoting: GTB I remember the overpass footage the most. [link to youtu.be (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78085218 United States 10/16/2019 05:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | yep! I wasn't there, but there was a baseball game in SF on live TV. Some of the horrific scenes of cars going off the bay bridge. Or the people trapped under the freeway, nearly crushed and still alive in their cars. Horrific. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77763919 United States 10/16/2019 05:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | yep! I wasn't there, but there was a baseball game in SF on live TV. Some of the horrific scenes of cars going off the bay bridge. Or the people trapped under the freeway, nearly crushed and still alive in their cars. Horrific. [link to youtu.be (secure)] |