NYC Earthquake and Blind Blazer Fan
Dentist has tooth wide open when screaming starts. "The building's moving!!!" I look up to see the nurse flying out the door followed by dentist, leaving me alone in dental office. C'mon people. It's a little earthquake. I'm blocked in by a tray of root canal tools, and I have this suction thing in my mouth, but I'm able to get to the hallway after a while and it's utter chaos, people running away like mad. I get outside, which I'm not certain is the best idea, and the streets are jammed with people fleeing their buildings. The dentist finds me and takes off the little blue bib still attached to my chest and this great big woman on the sidewalk just passes out cold: sack of potatoes dropping to he ground. The people all crowd around. I look up to see this blind guy walking toward the mess and stop him. I have him take my arm and walk him around the mess. "Where you from?" he says. "Oregon." "Portland." "Yeah, sure." "Heck of a basketball team you have out there," he says. He gave hints that he had not been blind his whole life, but it seemed impolite to ask what era he last "saw" a game and when he started listening on the radio. It was a nice surprise in a day of less than fun surprises. Oh, and the stupid dentist was too scared to finish my tooth properly. He ran in and jammed some putty in my mouth and rescheduled for Thursday. Fun fun.
9 months ago
Y5k
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Worst place to be in an earthquake
Long list with in dentist chair being very near the top.
Team Aldridge
could have been worse, can you say proctologist?
by blazinagain on Aug 25, 2011 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
undergoing neural surgery would be a little tricky during an earthquake
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Interesting story - thanks for sharing!
My brother lives in West Orange, NJ and felt nothing. He didn’t even know that there had been an earthquake until I called him to make sure he and his family were alright.
What a touching story
"How you gonna fire a ninja Paul?" - Rich Cho
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 24, 2011 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
that was later
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by Y5k on Aug 25, 2011 3:57 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The dentist or the blind guy?
"How you gonna fire a ninja Paul?" - Rich Cho
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2011 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Definitely an interesting story.
Who woulda thunk you’d run into a random blind guy who’d be a Blazer fan.
But all in all, I’d probably be happy that you didnt end up inspiring the next Final Destination sequel. :)
Say it ain't Cho
by Sean in Vancouver on Aug 24, 2011 10:43 PM PDT reply actions
How about a earthquake right in the middle of a haircut.. lol that would suck too.
"Im ready for a fight..." -Joel Przybilla
by KillaPrzydollaBILLA on Aug 25, 2011 5:24 AM PDT reply actions
Second half of root canal today … and now a hurricane.
"All is vanity and vexation of spirit."
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If Jesus wanted those teeth out he would have taken them when the Rapture happened
"How you gonna fire a ninja Paul?" - Rich Cho
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You talkin about Jesus "Chuy" Martinez?
I know that fool
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by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 26, 2011 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't feel anything when it happened.
People out here are freaking out. Earthquakes Tornados and Hurricanes…
We felt it in Vermont
I’ve been through a lot of earthquakes on the West Coast, and this was one of the more impressive ones—even 800 miles north of the epicenter.
My natural disaster list includes check marks next to ...
… Hurricanes, Volcanos, Flash Floods, Forest Fires, Earthquakes, and psycho crazy-mad Love.
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Can you say FRACKING anyone?
It is not unlikely that the earthquake was caused by fracking.
Here is a link for those unfamiliar with fracking:
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