Quake Hits Bakersfield: No One Cared

Blogger was reading a book this Saturday at the famous Barnes and Noble of Bakersfield (where the few, the proud, the literate of Bakersfield come to read books) when he noticed that the bookshelf was shaking.

In fact, he looked over and noticed that the whole row of bookshelves were gently swaying. He waited for the expected yelling and screaming that often comes with such natural displays of earth shaking. He saw none. He waited for people to look for the nearest door jam, but saw none.

In Bakersfield, little concern is given to such things as a 5.1 earthquake centered 25 miles away. Everyone is much more concerned about finding a way to escape Bakersfield for life, not just for one natural disaster.