shari
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earthquake correspondant back on duty in Asuncion
Shari here live from the quake zone... I’m back on the job of reporting earthquake activity. It’s been fairly quiet here over the last month. Only the
occasional rumble and usually at night or before the dawn so you never know if you are dreaming it or not. Morning conversations always include “did
ya feel the temblor (tremor) last night?” but everyone’s lives were pretty much back to normal...we all unpacked our emergency bags, put stuff back on
shelves, although we still turn the propane off at night just in case. Just yesterday my cuñada was saying “ I kinda miss the quakes and would like to
feel one again” Be careful what you wish for.... At 5:00 there was a pretty big quake that definitely woke us all up, it lasted a long time and was
nasty. As we were all sitting up in bed commenting on how bad it was, another big boy hit which made us all scramble into the closest clothes to be
ready to run out. It continued to tremble for the next hour and a half nearly constantly so we got our emergency bag and our truck ready for
evacuation. Nobody went to work, the stores that have cement roofs are closed as well as the schools.....again...and some families have left town
already and at 6:00 there was a long line of cars getting gas at the cooperative. I tried several times to get on the computer to report the latest
news in Nomadland but each time I sat down there was another quake....so I decided to work outside today, laundry, watering...gardening, raking...and
every time I came in the house for something, the shaking would begin...kinda poltergeist like!! This bad boy has taken on human
characteristics....you really feel like it lurks and waits till you are in the shower or the outhouse or making a bloody mary and WHAM...the military
say if there is another big one this afternoon they are evacuating the village again so if ya don’t hear from me, that’s what happened. When I finally
worked up the courage to go online, the power went out....so here I am typing fast before anything else happens.
Our RV guest Nomad Jorgie heeded my advice and brought a VHF radio so we are always in contact...so when I called him at 5:30 this morning to ask if
he was OK, he says “God she was good this morning!!!” LOL. A few days ago when there was a tremor in the night he thought somebody was driving by with
their stereo blasting out too much bass. Jorge has been overseeing putting in our new septic system here and enjoying the beach. Luckily the road was
in good shape when he brought his 30” Coachman in last week and he loves to watch the sea lions, dolphins and whales pass from his coach. Luckily
Jorgie brought us lots of liquid tranquilizers which comes in handy in these stressful situations(especially when they prohibit beer sales!!) Sirena
has returned to school in Guerrero Negro so she can’t make fun of my screaming and dashing out the door! Stay tuned for tomorrow’s
report....LIVE...from Asuncion quake zone!!!
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woody with a view
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shari check u2u when you get the time
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vgabndo
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Judging by the size of the red star, I'd say it wasn't a dream!!
http://eqinfo.ucsd.edu/special_events/2006/333/b/#evmap
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Crusoe
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Hey Shari....Any way you want to slice it up, tremors are way better than cruise ships!!!!
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jorgie
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Hey, Shari; How come I didn't feel anything..........maybe Tecate Time ?????
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shari
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Hey there quake fans...well we had a long nasty night of rockin, rollin and boomin all night long, I counted around 12 during the night. Most folks
slept in their cars or in tents and Jorgie and Old Hippie slept through it all in their campers...we should have been so lucky. But today has been
pretty quiet, only a bit of "thunder" ecxept at 3:20 when we had a jolter. Its interesting only the one yesterday morning registered on the
websites...last night at 9:45 was another nasty but it didnt seem to register. We hope it settles down cause I really need a shower but am nervous to
get naked in our shower cause I just know that is what the "Bad Boy" is waiting for.
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Iflyfish
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Natures rock and roll. Thought it was over. Hang in there. We miss you.
Iflyfish
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rbwrivers
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Our thoughts are with you. Stay safe!
Michelle & Denny
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David K
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This is the third time it actually showed up on the map (that I have seen). Each time it is out in the ocean south of Asuncion and not under Asuncion.
Weird that other villages don't feel it or had the damage that Asuncion has had!
It would be great to hear an explanation... Seems a new volcano in the making to me???
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Diver
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When we were at Shari's, I woke one night thinking the dogs were moving around in the truck and shaking the camper. Instead of back and forth, the
camper seemed to be going up and down ! The dogs were not moving !
We climbed to the tower where the siesmic equipment is housed and turned their solar panel back to the sun. The wind or shaking had broken it loose
and it was face down when we found it. Maybe not enoigh kite string or Elmer's glue 
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shari
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I hear that some more scientists from DF showed up yesterday so maybe there will be another public meeting...or maybe NOT! Yeah that's interesting
about where they say the movement came from...that's where the underwater volcano is...oh no...not this again! They assure us it's not volcanic. But
yes it's really wierd no one else feels it and only one out of about 40 tremors got recorded that day. They say we feel it more at our place as we are
the first point of impact as we stick out into the ocean. All quiet last night. Seems to have gone back to sleep...till when?
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kellychapman
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Hola Shari......long time since contact..... sorry...talked to Alejandro and he
said for the first time he heard real FEAR in your voice....god bless you girl...and your family..and everyone else too. I am thinking about coming
up to Santa Rosalia and coming in with the mail for a 2 nights.......will bring some goodies to get us through....also have your clothes waiting for
you outside when you shower so you can streak to the car....except some shoes of course....or hell, run naked as far as you can if you have too...at
least you will be squeaky clean.....and cold..brrrrrrrrr......
hope your hanging in there.....heard some good property sales where in the area these days....or prices I should say...
take care sweet thing and will talk to you later...
Kelly
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kellychapman
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p.s. we will just stay up all night and drink rum, dance to Regge and the "big bad boy" will probably sleep.....
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shari
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sounds like relief is on the way!! All goodies welcome! Yesterday there was only one medium quake and a couple tiny trembles and one before dawn this
morning. I just rolled over and went back to sleep.
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SiReNiTa
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wrong again mommy!!! i can make fun of your screaming hehe i´ll see you soon mamma and hope to see jorgie there still!!! we are in tj right now and
when we went to the movies last night there were like 10 small ones hehe...but no one seemed to make a big deal about it...but i wasn´t the only one
who felt them so i wasn´t dreaming hehehe
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