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Subject: Re: Stone Walls

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#5 again

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Date Posted: 01:25:16 09/06/09 Sun
In reply to: Barry O' (#5) 's message, "Re: Stone Walls" on 01:17:39 09/06/09 Sun

But one thing I do remember from that short time at that little schoolhouse, was the Air Raid Siren at the Fire Station every few weeks (or was it once a month?) and having to duck under our desks. Little 5-year olds with no concept of Nuclear bombs or blowing up, it was just plain surreal as I think back on it... Many years later, in California, I was about 14 yrs old and had not been through those drills for years... we had a large earthquake early morning of Feb.9, 1971, and in my sleep during the shaking I automatically ducked under the shelf by my bed, just like I did during those old drills, not even realizing it as I awoke to the shaking, and finding myself in that position under a shelf holding a stereo, record albums and books... I had to push off a pile of debris and broken records, etc. off my back and shoulders when the shaking stopped... It might have saved my life! If I had not done that, it all would have crashed right down on my sleeping face as I laid there. Funny how that reflex kicked in to duck and cover.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Stone Walls	ohiomarie	16:44:25 09/06/09 Sun

Re: Stone Walls	Barry O'	22:50:14 09/06/09 Sun

Re: Stone Walls	Mayor Don	06:58:10 09/07/09 Mon
Re: Stone Walls -- ohiomarie, 17:09:06 09/07/09 Mon Re: Stone Walls -- marie from florida, 08:24:23 09/09/09 Wed