WOW! Is really all I can say. I was born and raised here in the midwest. In school we prepared ourselves for Tornados, often practicing the drill of sitting in the hallway with our head between our knees position. Never once can I remember practicing what to do for an earthquake; I don't even think I've read anything on what to do for in an earthquake. That's something that happens just in California, right?? NOT! This morning at 5:39 a.m., my family was suddenly awakened by the house shaking. I knew immediately what was happening, and noticed Ryan was not in bed (he now has the flu). So I yelled out for him. He too was awake, and we did what you do in a tornado. We picked the kids up and went into the bathroom. During the very brief episode, I said, "Are earthquakes covered on our home owner's insurance policy." I can laugh now, but as the ward welfare specialist, isn't it ironic and too late for me to be asking that question! I have felt such an urgency to help us as a family as well as the members of the Vincennes Ward to get their homes in order. We are in the process of developing a very comprehensive self-reliance program to the members here, that I hopefully can initiate in the next 4-6 weeks. There will now be included, "What to do in an earthquake!"
Lesson learned....and I will be calling Allstate today!
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Welcome to our world! Kind of crazy. Just yesterday Abbey asked me the difference between a hurricane and a tornado and I explained that tornados happen in the midwest and hurricanes on the coast and we only get earthquakes and the midwest and the coasts(with the exception of the west) don't usually get earthquakes like we do. Man, was I wrong or what!
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