Enjoying your blog. Particularly liked the Banksy coke bottle. The first natural disaster I can think of that directly affected me was the 1971 LA earthquake. Serious jolt at 6am and then off of work for several days while the schools were being checked for damage. We were caught in a forest fire the next summer driving in the Yukon. Had to drive in caravans when they let us. Thanks for commenting on my Sitemeter problems post. Thanks for the Statcounter recommendation. It looks good and Imay switch. I'll give Sitemeter a few more days to get back working.