11:44
That was a pretty big quake here in LA. time to call the family.
11:50
Family are okay though there is no cell service. Had to use the land lines. Need to call sister in AZ to let her know. It started as a slow roll and then a couple of big jerks for a few seconds, then subsided with more slow rubbles. Maybe lasted 15 seconds.
11:55
5.8 estimate in SE of LA in Chino Hills. Seemed bigger than that, but it was still kind of fun.
12:15PM
seems very little or no damage on the news except for a water main breakage
12:50PM
I look forward to the interviews of CalTech Seismologist because I like Dr. Lucy Jones. This time Dr. Kate Hutton is giving a press conference.
01:16PM
The quake has been downgraded to 5.4. Like housing and the stock market--everything goes down. Still felt pretty strong but probably because I am about 20 miles from the epiccenter. They say the closer you are to the quake, the stronger the jolts will be. I say that is pretty true.
11:10PM
It's been almost 12 hours since the quake, and there hasn't been any aftershock that was noticeable. They say there is a 5% chance within 24 hours, that the quake could be a foreshock to a bigger one. Some think that should bring fear, but I'm father excited at a chance to ride another one though. When you live in CA long enough, you generally don't fear earthquakes as much because yet common for here, they are really rare. For some people, they actually have a hint of regret if they don't feel one.

Just throwing gas on a fire and getting everyone all riled up into a needless frenzy. I say hysteria and chaos is the way to go. It's more newsworthy.

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LA Times has multiple updates everyday in regards the events involving IndyMac Bank. Though with FDIC in place, I am sure it is hard not to panic and let the insurance claims get your money back but who really wants to go through that process. Wouldn't it be better to just get your money while you can rather than dip into the FDIC pool. There are numerous reports of police being called to watch over these lines as people go get their money. Just last week, people were lining up to drop a few bills on the latest iPhone and now people are lineup up go get their life savings. All this news has been intriguing to ignore.