Fifteen Seconds…Seventeen Years Ago….October 17, 1989…..Pregnant with Matt……..San Francisco Earthquake.
Dan and I were there.

I watched a special about it tonight.
I haven’t thought of that event much. I was there. I felt it. I was affected by the earthquake.
But I don’t think of it much.

We were staying in a very nice hotel and they took great care of us.
So many people were there for a large convention.
We slept in our room that night, but were awakened the next morning by the hotel intercom, urging us to try to leave.
No electricity, no food, dwindling work force….you can imagine.
We were never charged for that event.
I can still remember that voice on the intercom. We were sleeping and his voice woke us.
He said something like we are all here and today is a new day. And he thanked God.

The day after the quake, we were scheduled to tour a winery near San Francisco. We never made it.

I hope to someday go back.
To the same hotel.
and thank them.

.And pay our bill

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