So there was an earthquake in LA last week. As earthquakes go it was a fair size, a 5.8. You don’t really want one any bigger than that. The epicenter was in the ocean. Also not ideal. I work near the ocean (I also think I used to call this the sea) Anyway, I didn’t feel a thing. Not a sausage!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy about that. I’m not good in an emergency. In fact, I’m pretty terrible. My first thought was, ‘I’m glad I wasn’t running from a tsunami today, I’m wearing my glasses.’ I’m not kidding. I think it’s really important to be able to see when faced with disaster.
I should probably be a bit more earthquake ready than I am but I’m not sure that it would help. You can buy ‘little’ earthquake survival backpacks that you have by your door, ready to grab if an earthquake hits. I wonder where I’d be going with this bag and if my level of hysteria, which is quite predictable in such an event, would allow me to remember it was there. Also if there’s anything decent in it (chocolate for example) it would probably be empty.
I know I shouldn’t joke about this, because it is a thing here, but I think all I’d really need is my passport and the hope that LAX was still there. The earthquake preparation website suggests I have plastic sheeting and duct tape to construct my temporary home, but honestly I just can’t see it. Apparently I’d also need ‘moist towelettes’, local maps and a ‘wrench to turn off the utilities’. At first, I objected to all of these but as I'm addicted (seriously!) to my sat nav/GPS the maps might not be a bad idea. Additional supplies include a fire extinguisher, books, games and puzzles. I’d have to be pretty bored to be taking up Sudoku in what sounds like the apocalypse!
I think I’ll carry on doing what I’m doing now which is pretty much nothing. Oh except maybe I’ll go back to wearing my contacts to work
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