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Richard Schimel
Well folks, I survived the earthquake that originated in Mineral, Virginia! Actually, it was a non-event for me -- I was on an elevator in a D.C. office building, and I didn't feel a thing. My new associate, with whom I was sharing a "teachable moment" at the time, felt it, but did not mention anything to me. We went to lunch, and I noticed that there were lots of people milling about on L Street near Connecticut Avenue. Apparently, all of the building occupants were told to evacuate.
The Metro ride back to Bethesda was loads of fun. We were packed in like sardines, and the train was running at 15 mph so that the operator could look for line breaks.
When I was able to call home, I learned from my family that a herd of elephants had landed on the roof of our house, or so it seemed. As a joke, I wore my OSHA-approved hard hat when I got to my house.
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