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xmas74

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2. I remember those drills back in high school.

Reply to iris27 (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 07:52 PM

Dec 2011

We had red "X"s on some of the ceiling tiles, warning us what areas we should move away from. Of course my desk was directly under one of the "X"s.

There are so many interesting stories about the 1811-12 quakes, yet most have no idea how bad they really were.

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2 centuries after New Madrid quakes, what's next? [View all] xmas74 Dec 2011 OP

The threat of "The Big One" is always lurking. I remember doing iris27 Dec 2011 #1

I remember those drills back in high school. xmas74 Dec 2011 #2

We recently had an earthquake drill where I work; afterward, I wouldn't... lastlib Mar 2012 #3

I remember kids trying to take naps during the drills. xmas74 Mar 2012 #6

We did that drill too The Genealogist Mar 2012 #4

Late 80's, early 90's? xmas74 Mar 2012 #5

I got the class wrong where the drill happened The Genealogist Mar 2012 #7

I graduated in 1993. xmas74 Mar 2012 #8