Called the airlines immediately as soon as the Jamaica Region started experiencing more than the garden variety of earthquakes. That was when it occurred to me that a trip down to that islands region might just be in order due to Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico might all be places where the next Major Earthquake could strike.
I had to think it all through and had no problem finding direct flights out of Chicago to Montego Bay. Did not get to the hotels there before the thought occurred to me that it MIGHT just be like Quake Chase 2011. . . and actually be TOO BIG of an Earthquake to want to be that near the epicenter. Of course there is always that little problem of not wanting to bring along my PFD (Personal Flotation Device) as carry-on. We will just have to wait a couple more days till early this week to see if a tsunami will be generated by the earthquake that might strike there.
Finally as the end of the week set in and I was all prepared knowing something WAS going to shake, it next occurred to me that I might just jump in my car and drive out to California for a quick Quake Chase. Perhaps out along Highway 1, in the Paso Robles neighborhood and a quick drive through beautiful downtown Northridge, California. Where the plan is right at the moment is that the last several times I drove back and forth to California I was paying somewhere between $50 and $80 for gas. Just in the back of my mind never having stopped to figure out the difference. . . i think it would be a lot higher today. All in all the problem with both Quake Chases is that the Earthquake Energy due to strike is not of the straight line variety such as was the event of October 2011 at Coos Bay, Oregon. Making this weekends potential Major Earthquake slightly less certain and just a little bit on the difficult side to just jump in the car and drive out there to. A sponser who would help out with a trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica????? Probably not anytime in the near future. So, I will be home with the phone screaming about every hour now (With latest earthquakes, you know) and just wait to watch the Next Major Earthquake on TV like everybody else will be doing at any moment, now!!! Thank-You for reading! Quake Chaser
