Going out with a Bang (or is that a Shake)

Yes, there was an 6.0 earthquake yesterday afternoon in Costa Rica.  We saw that it was even reported on CNN last night. 

Jim was in his second-floor office at work when it hit.  He explained that the floor was vibrating under his chair, the ceiling was shaking above him and the interior walls were creaking.  Jim stayed seated in his chair and "rode" out the tremor.  He knew exactly what to do because earlier in the day he had discussed emergency evacuation drills with a co-worker and knew that you only exit the building during a fire.

Meanwhile, Nancy was at home flipping through TV channels.  All of a sudden, she heard a loud noise and the sliding door behind her head started to vibrate.  She bolted out of the chair and didn't really know what to do.  Her heart was racing a mile a minute.  She didn't really feel much of the vibration but was very aware of the front doors violently shaking and the stairwell windows rattling. 

This is only the sixth tremor that we have felt during the past year.  And thankfully most of them were much smaller.

Tell me again why we are moving to California?