As you can see in an earlier post John (Rubberguts), is fine......here's his reply to me , I don't think he'll mind me sharing it with you....but the bit about the cafe is great!
"Thank you for your concern, Yes, happily mum and I are fine.
Our thoughts and feelings are with those less fortunate, unlucky enough to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, paying the price with their lives. Also those who have succumbed to the seemingly never ending aftershocks and are complete wrecks.
Continual aftershocks have the effect of making one wonder if it will be another "Biggie." Oops, another shudder as I type.
On the lighter side. Mum and I were having our usual lunchtime coffee at a local Cafe when the quake hit. No longer sprightly. we sat it out and watched as people screamed and ran outside. A lone woman, obviously well versed in earthquake safety, decided to seek shelter under the table, which happened to be of a smaller circular type and crouched, as she thought, safely beneath it.
The result was an empty dining room with one rather large rear left poking out, rather like an Ostrich with it's head in the sand.
Great!
Topic: Dictators and Disasters (Read 4218 times)