The Northridge earthquake is so embedded in me I flinch every time I see it's Jan 17th.
I've crashed cars, had guns put in my face, all kinds of things, but nothing comes close to that.
I was in the SF Valley just off Ventura. When it happened it didn't even occur to me that it was an earthquake, it felt like the building or the world was exploding. It was so loud I think I woke up screaming but my wife right next to me said she didn't hear me.
