I remember the same in LA in the 80s, mainly in the context of my friends winding me up b/c I was from Iowa. Much like Australians and their drop bears.
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As for the drop bears, I heard about them via the Halo Medal for earning so many assassinations. I had to look it up, lol
jul 30, 2025, 5:29 am • 0 0 • view
Exactly! Same kind of thing. Were you still there for the Northridge quake? I was at UCSB for that one, and only a handful of miles from the Loma Prieta Quake in '89.
jul 30, 2025, 5:24 am • 1 0 • view
Was actually in Australia for Northridge and back in Iowa for Loma Prieta — got lucky! For all my time in LA, the biggest earthquake I ever felt was in Iowa. www.nytimes.com/1987/06/11/u...
jul 30, 2025, 5:35 am • 1 0 • view
You know, a 5.0 is pretty big for areas not built for them and people not used to them. Knowing the preparedness y'all need for tornadoes though, I assume that factors in too.
jul 30, 2025, 5:44 am • 0 0 • view