The most unpleasant thing about LA is the forces of nature, or more precisely, earthquakes. We got "lucky" too. It happened so suddenly, and to be honest, I hadn't even thought that it could ever happen. Anyway, it was a normal sunny day, and I decided to call my mom back home. Lesha and I grabbed our bikes and went to 7-eleven. I returned to the house and called. Everything would have been fine if I hadn't suddenly noticed in the middle of the conversation that everything in the house started shaking. But even at that moment, I didn't think about an earthquake!!! About five seconds later, the house started to shake, I looked up, the chandelier was swaying, everything on the walls too, and oh my God! I was too!!!! It's hard to convey what you feel in such moments; you don't understand what to do, especially if it's happening for the first time in your life. The first stupid thought that came to my head (it's true) was that someone was rocking the house. Then I realized that was impossible... I got distracted from the conversation with my mom... Joanna ran into the doorway and shouted "Oh my God!!!! Marcus!!!!!!" Edgar appeared, panic started, he shouted "Earthquake!" Mom was shouting something to me on the phone, I felt like I had frozen, I didn't understand anything. What? What? What to do?!!!!!!!.... Everything stopped.... Silence.... Finally, I heard my mom. - yes, yes, yes, mom. What's up with us? An earthquake! - whaaaat???? Alina, that's it! Come back home! - no, no. everything is fine now. I'll call you back. - okay, I'm going online to read what happened to you guys!!! - love you - love you too. Everyone was already watching TV, everywhere it was being broadcast what happened in the city. The earthquake reached 6.7 magnitude!!!! - What? is it much? (I ask) - yeah! but it often happens! (Edgar) - Really? oh my God! i didnt know about this!!! WOW! - Jo, why did you say "Marcus"? he wasnt here!!!! - ....i dont know!!! (Joanna) Marcus is her boyfriend. And for some reason, she started shouting his name)))) My guys were sitting in the trailer at that time. They said that when the earthquake started, they also didn't understand anything at first. But then, when the shaking started, they thought the trailer was about to fly off, break the gate, and they would hit the road)))) At the same time, Tolik was at work at the supermarket. According to his story, he felt some tremors, saw that everything was shaking, and decided that a big truck had crashed into one of the store walls. But then everything started falling off the shelves, people started running out of the store in a panic, and some even started praying. Only one manager was shouting at them all "Where are you going!? It's nothing serious!" When everything stopped, the employees started cleaning up the area. A lot of goods were damaged and people were hurt. One lady was even cut by something. It all continued until the evening. Late in the evening, when we were all sitting in the trailer and chatting, our main Troglodyte Zhorik was rocking on a chair. To be honest, by that moment we were all used to how Zhora walks, everything sways and shakes if he starts walking (God forbid running)!!!)))) So Zhora asks: - do you feel the tremors? - Oh, Zhor! It's you again! - No, it's not!!! - Yes, it is!!! We continue talking. - and now? - it's you again! Unable to convince us, Zhora went to sleep. And the next day we find out from the news that at that very moment there really was another earthquake.!!!! That's how life happens. You know, as they say, during an earthquake, you shouldn't run outside, but have a good snack so it doesn't seem like it.))) In case you are in California, it's better to be safe and run outside after all.