And now what did you do TODAY?

[Voltron]

Same here in Mayberry. Woke me up but not Claire or Alden. Woke up again and checked for news. Largest Bay Area quake since 1989.

[shellylh]

Awesome!

This!

[MexicanDragon]

Glad you kids are OK.

**BRENT**

[blessingx]

^ This. Plus, damn missed another one.

Edit (from /.): "Some power lines down in western Contra Costa County, but Bay Area bridges appeared to be fine, according to the California Highway Patrol. There were widespread reports of power outages, gas leaks and flooding in the North Bay, with at least 15,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers without power in Vallejo, Napa, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Sonoma."

Edited August 24, 2014 by blessingx

[tyrion]

Ric, your daughter is beautiful! Hope all the Bay Area casers okay.

[Salt Peanuts]

Glad to hear everyone's ok.

[Grahame]

News channels now have reports on the damage in Napa, and closer to the epicenter. Old brick buildings did not fare so well, and plenty of broken glass / windows as the buildings 'flexed'. Ruptured gas / water mains / power outages. No damage here Chez Graim. Strongest seismic event while I've been here in the Bay Area, yet smaller / closer events have been felt more strongly at my location. Time to review the "Go Bag" / disaster recovery / zombie apocalypse plans. Glad fellow Bay Area residents, and Mikey's reserves are OK.

[Hopstretch]

Glad to hear everyone's ok.

This!

And I also trust no grapes were bruised ...

[Torpedo]

6.0 isn't slouch. I wish this is the top you hit for the next 25 years term again. Or fifty. Damn quakes.

[Nebby]

Yikes, I'm glad everyone's alright...6.0 is no joke.

[Voltron]

Claire now says she was awake, but she had even less of a reaction to it than I did. Not bad for an east coast transplant like her.

Esmé at the Movies is going to be an awesome tv show some day. The only one with escalator reviews! Wonderful pics.

[ironbut]

Glad to hear that none of our buddies were hurt or suffered much damage!

As far as I can tell, everyone's checked in so you all have basic utilities.

I think that was one of the major bummers after the '89 quake. We were flung back to the stone age for a few weeks.

[guzziguy]

Edit (from /.): ... There were widespread reports of power outages, gas leaks and flooding in the North Bay, with at least 15,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers without power in Vallejo, Napa, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Sonoma."

 

Is Russian River closed?  Oh, the horror.

[Grahame]

From their FB Page

 

https://www.facebook.com/russianriverbrewing

 

"If you have not seen the news, we had a wild ride here in the North Bay this morning. There was a 6.1 earthquake centered in American Canyon just south of Napa, about 28 miles from here. Everything is fine in Santa Rosa, but Downtown Napa is a mess. Damaged buildings, broken water mains, downed chimneys, and several injuries. That was the largest earthquake in this area since the Loma Prieta quake during the 1989 World Series. Sending well wishes to our neighbors in Napa! We are okay here."

 

Head Casers can sip easy, it would appear.

Edited August 24, 2014 by Grahame

[robm321]

My sister's house is a complete mess (Napa). Her chimney collapsed, almost everything destroyed, but no injuries which is what matters. I didn't even feel it in San Jose. I was in the last quake in Napa, a 5.1, we were very close to the epicenter. It dumped everything from the cupboards, chimney's collapsed on the street next to us, etc. It was very dramatic to wake up to. My sister said this one was 10 times worse. threw her mattress off the box springs with them on it, etc, etc.

 

Glad everyone here was far enough from the epicenter. I'm hoping the wineries didn't dump too much wine. This is going to be a pricey one. 

[skullguise]

Glad everyone here is OK, sorry to hear about your sister....hope the recovery is OK for her family and others.

[Voltron]

Sorry about your sister's house, Rob, but glad nobody was hurt.

[Dusty Chalk]

Yeezh.  Glad to hear no major injuries yet.  But yeah, I've seen some horrific pictures on Facebook of wine cellars with >50% of the bottles dumped on the ground. 

 

Me:  slept 'til fucking 3pm -- haven't done that in weeks...wth?  Woke up to a charley horse.  Fuck, I hate those things.  Off to the store to get some bananas.

[n_maher]

Sorry about your sister's house, Rob, but glad nobody was hurt.

This. Chimneys can be fixed.

[morphsci]

Glad everybody in No. Cal. Is OK. Sorry about the property damage but like Nate said, that can be fixed.

[shellylh]

Glad all the NorCal HCers are ok. It looks like a real mess in Napa.

[robm321]

Thanks all! Agreed, a fortunate outcome, considering.

[Augsburger]

Sorry about your sister's house, Rob, but glad nobody was hurt.

This, and glad to hear the rest of you Bay Area folks are OK.

[ironbut]

A news story I saw today said that about 10% of the homeowners in Napa have quake insurance.

While that might seem crazy, the insurance companies were forced to offer earthquake insurance but they don't like to.

So, the deductibles are more than most repairs (like a chimney going through your roof into your livingroom).

Only newish houses "qualify" for insurance and after a claim is made, any current building code that hasn't been followed lowers the insurance claim.

Most folks I know who went through Loma Prieta consider money better spent on upgrading to make your home able to withstand a stronger quake than on insurance.

[robm321]

^ Exactly, very few people I know have it for the reason mentioned.