Looks like Mt. St. Helens is trying to open for business again

greeneyedlady

greeneyedlady

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that sucks, but, its not suprizing. Youd be shocked to see how strictly mother nature follows her schedual. CA was due for another string of earthquakes, and well.... we got em
 
I grew up close to tornado alley the only thing between me and that alley was a mountain range and that kept them out, I can imagine living in a earthquake zone that would be too freaky if the ground started moving :eek:
 
i wouldnt know, im in southern california luckily. Plus, im only here for college, so i havent really experienced anything big yet (knock on wood). Connecticut, where i live normally, is supposed to have some of the most siesmic activity (you just cant feel it), but i really dont believe that at all. i think that was probably made up by someone trying to compensate for the fact that CT is so darn boring
 
I've only driven through CT, sooooooo I wouldn't know :p but I would imagine that just like anyplace else if you live there you are bored at times ;)
 
nonononono....not at times



all the time
always
as in never anything to do.....ever

where i live has trees....and cows, and thats about it
 
Trust me when you get older you will appreciate the trees and cows and "nothing" else ;)
 
We flew over Mt. St. Helens when we left Seattle on one vacation. What an awesome looking site it was! It's hard to imagine the blast that took place! I wish I had the camera ready.....

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The explosion was 500 times the punch of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
It "blew its top off". 1300 feet, that is.
The first eruption (a minor one) was felt on March 27, 1980.
Within a week, 18 people died and 71 were missing. In total, 75 died.
Yakima, a town 85 miles east of the eruption, experienced "midnight at noon" due to the ash.
President Carter declared the scene a federal disaster area.
Rocks were found in Montana, 400 miles away.
Housewives were told to use only detergents when washing clothes (soap might mix with the water and form sludge, clogging the wash machines).
The eruption could be seen from 30 miles away.
Trees worth at least $1 billion were flattened.
Crops within 3 miles of the crater were destroyed.
8 tons of ash per acre fell in the area of Idaho.
Ritzville, Washington had 5 inches of dust dumped on it and 2-5 foot drifts.
On the east coast, there were bits of the ash cloud that was carried by the wind and reddish sunsets due to the dust.
 
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An online floaty pen trade friend, who lives in Spokane, sent this info in an email, I thought it was quite interesting:

Well, the old lady is at it again. Last time she blew her top was May 18 1980. Funny we moved to Spokane from Seattle 18 days prior. Spokane was covered with 3/4 inches of fine volcanic ash. I hope you weren't on the receiving end in '80! Our winds usually come from the west, southwest so we here in this part of the country. Southern B.C. & Alberta also are keeping our fingers crossed. One of the reasons is we had to change our auto engine oil and filter and air filter every 200 km. There aren't many cars from pre '82 still running here. One had to be here, not being able to see for more than a couple meters because of falling ash. It was pitch black and outdoor lights attracted bugs who left their footprints in the ash. All quite eerie!
 
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