Where were you, shortly after 5pm Pacific Time, on October 17, 1989?
For most Americans, the answer is probably "I was about to watch the World Series" or "I had just sat down for dinner when I turned on the news..."
But for thousands of Bay Area residents, and people all throughout California, that day was a day of destruction, danger, and in some cases, death. For me, it was a day of confusion, fear and anger- anger that something had intruded into my happy little world. In contrast to the horror stories of that day, my experience was relatively trivial.