What Happened) It was a Sunday afternoon and we were all sitting inside the Grand Hall at the Town and Country Convention Center playing bridge.  At some point, the large metal overhead door (shown open in the photo) began shaking exactly like an angry truck driver was standing outside periodically kicking it in effort to get let in.  Well, since it was the last couple hours of the tournament and I was the closest thoughtful person to the door, I got up to go and let the truck driver inside.  Of course, when I looked outside there was no one there but the door was still banging away every few seconds.  I returned inside to relate this strange occurrence but before I could say anything someone in the room shouted out, “Hey, I think it is an earthquake.”  As soon as I heard that I turned around and went right back outside.  Although it is perhaps an exaggeration to say that I panicked, I did not exactly wait around to see that Pam made it out safe either.  Fortunately, Pam is able to think and remember clearly in situations like this.  Perhaps you should ask her for the unbiased version of what actually happened. (1)






















We were told by a local that it always rains the day after an earthquake. 
Sure enough, Monday was the only rainy day we experienced during our two weeks in California.








Here's another coincidence.  We booked 8 nights at the Days Hotel before we knew that the only restaurant would be called the Pam Pam.







Coincidence 3. After Pam failed to purchase the weight lifting frog statue, we saw this frog just a couple blocks from our hotel.