Loma Prieta Earthquake 20th Anniversary

Just a note in rememberance of being in the Loma Prieta Earthquake 20 years ago today.  We were just sitting down to dinner when the earthquake hit at a little after 5 pm (pacific time zone).  We were living in Campbell CA and I was due to deliver Tyler any day.  We were 20 miles from the epicenter.  We grabbed Russell who was just a little over 2 years old and took cover under the table.  Even though the earthquake only lasted for about 15 seconds it seemed much longer.  We were blessed to not have any damage to our condo.  We had several homes in our ward and stake damaged.  We lost power for only a few hours as our home was on the same grid as the police station.  I was grateful that I didn't go into labor that night as we had no idea of the condition of the roads between us and the hospital which was in Mountain View, about 25 minutes north of where we were.  Tyler was born 3 days later amidst many aftershocks at the hospital and at home.  There was a lot of damage in Los Gatos and over the mountain in Santa Cruz.  All night long and for several days afterwards we had helicopters flying back and forth to Santa Cruz to give aid.  There was a lot of damage in San Fransico as well.  Many lost their lives as the Bay Bridge collapsed and pancaked together.  We felt so very blessed to be safe.