I rode out the big one here in 2001 in a old building in downtown (4th floor) I thought the floor was going to collapse, we had two million dollars of damage. Something I'll never forget. I can't imagine what the people in Japan must have felt, I think theirs lasted 6 minutes. eek2
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He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

- Albert Einstein.