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Posted by: Sparky Dec 22 2003, 05:41 PM

I hope all you wrong coasters are doing fine and no one on the list or associated with any of us are impacted by the quake.

My best,
Mike D. (on the right coast)
'73 tub ... It's a blank canvas and I'm getting ready to break out my paints!!!

Posted by: rick 918-S Dec 22 2003, 11:12 PM

Hey sparky! any brush strokes in the canvas yet?

Posted by: Sparky Dec 23 2003, 07:15 AM

This was a shell I picked up from e-bay that had been sandblasted and poorly primed. I was able to actuallly remove 90% of the primer using MBTE and a scotch brite pad. I've sprayed the devil out of it with http://www.stoprust.net. Next step the weld shop. My cousin and I have a deal worked out on a fair shop rate, he's gonna do some creative triming for me and stick on my custom flares. Sorry folks no pics until I spring for a digital camera, hmm digital camera or new fuel cell.....

Stay tuned for updates!!!

My best,
Mike D.

Posted by: need4speed Dec 23 2003, 10:12 AM

My first - I was in Santa Maria, and we had to get out of my office building. No damage there, or at home.
Though I feel sorry for the folks up in Paso Robles. . .

I guess the last big quake in this area was 47 years ago, a 6.2.
If that was "the big one", I'll trade that for tornadoes any day.

Growing up in Illinois; seeing a piece of your neighbor's house blowing down the street was God's way of telling you to get your ass down into the basement.

And that was every spring. Sometimes, more than once a year. This earthquake business was no big deal. Though I'm sure I'd be more nervous about it if I lived in either of the big quake zones (LA or SF).

Posted by: NoPorsche Dec 23 2003, 03:02 PM

I think Parkfield (north-East of Paso Robles) and the Carrizo Plains area (south-east of Paso, but almost due east of you, only ~30-40+ miles away) are more likley to have a HUGE quake soon. More likely than LA or SF. Both on the San Andreas Fault...

LA and SF are notible, because they are huge metro areas, but generally aren't where the "big one" is expected... Better hang on...