Good to hear you're ok Richard. Thoughts with everyone there for what lies = ahead. > Russell should be fine, he is about 800km from the epicentre. >=20 > I was about 10k away and it was a good shakeup but little damage > around me. The central city appears to have born the brunt of it with > several buildings collapsed and a death toll of 65 and growing. >=20 > Now we've got several months of aftershocks to look forward to again.. >=20 > Looks like I'll get the rest of the week off work until the building is c= hecked! >=20 > Richard P --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .