On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:53:25 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Just moments ago at about 4:35 am CCT we had an eaurth quake right
here in S. Ilinois. Things got rocking enough to wake us up. First
Ithought it was the daughter doing laundry (yes, at odd hrs.) ad the
washer was way out of balance. Nope. Lasted about a minute, but Thats
a minute too long.

now the wife is wanting me to look at the house foundation etc. Not
tonight. plenty of time to do that in the day light.

I wonder what the news will have to say about it this morning?

I'm covered. I posted this in another group a few years ago.

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Having miraculously survived a quake which hit Chicago in the 80's,
rattling my windows and shaking my living room shrubberies, and
reading that the New Madrid fault can level Memphis, Nashville and St.
Louis, and cause significant damage in northern Illinois, I figured
I'd ask my ins agent the cost.
Actually kept forgetting to ask until about 12 years after I first
thought about it. Then when he said sixty bucks a year I was kind of
hooked. I mentioned it to my wife. She didn't say anything, but like,
hey, how would I feel if my house gets leveled by an EQ and I refused
to spend yearly for EQ insurance what I spend every week for smokes
and every month at Starbucks for coffee? Especially since I had
already dodged the bullet for 12 years. And my wife knowing it was a
lousy 60 bucks a year. How would I feel then? Had to do it.
Peace of mind. Shoulda never asked. Shoulda never told.
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By the way, my agent had to contact corporate to get the rider/price.
Apparently not too many of us in the Chicago area are covered.
I'm still thinking about volcano insurance, but haven't pulled the
trigger.

--Vic