Good Window-Closing

As noted previously, a geologist who has made some accurate predictions said that a major earthquake would hit the West Coast during the past week. His "seismic window" closed last night, and we're relaxing a bit.

However, we're not putting away our bug-out bags just yet. The Pacific and North American plates, which meet at the San Andreas fault, aren't on that fine a timetable and don't know that the deadline has passed.

We'll continue the process of storing some emergency supplies outside away from our building. I'm backing up the files on our three desktop computers. I still need to take pictures of all the stuff in our house for an insurance claim that I hope will never have to be filed. Yes, we should have taken these steps many moons ago, but it's pointless to lament the past. The future---that is, increasing our chances of having one---is what matters.

The outdoor deck box has camping gear and emergency supplies.