I work and live VERY close to the epicenter of todays 5.8 Earthquake in Chino Hills, Ca. This one was vicious. It was said to have lasted for about 40 sec to a min. That is really long. I am used to the rolling kind that are kind of fun. This one scared the bajezus out of me. To top it all off, I was at work. AND we were having a visit for one of the top dogs in my department. Great!

So we had to evacuate the store. We had to go up and down the isles to make sure there was no one hurt, and get people to go up front and leave. People were not happy. One poor lady came in with a new born and we told her we were closing and she couldnt shop. She was so upset. “All I need is diapers! Its really important!” So I ran and got her some in the size she needed. (Newborn!!) But there was no way I was going to let her walk thru the store with the baby, seeings how the tiles on the ceiling were coming off, and light fixtures and signing were loose.

We ended up closed for about 3 hours. I couldnt believe the mess!!! There was shampoo and mouthwash, lotions and soap ALL over the floors. They were all busted open and up and down the isles. The grocery section was nasty. Soy sauce, hot sauce, tomato sauce everywhere. Broken glass and liquid. Fun stuff to clean up. The worse was the wine. Broken bottles of wine were everywhere. And it stunk. BAD. I dont drink, even tho the girls I work with are convinced that I am drunk half the time, and now I remember why. I cant drink something that smells like shit.

Anyhow, I ended up cleaning this stupid store for 2 hours before going back to my job. We tried to go home, since the store was closed, but no. Big boss man said we had to be there to answer phone. Blah. We opened back up 3 hours later, and I was there until 730. I am so sore! I am not used to the physical labor. But its okay, I got my work out in! :)

BTW, we are all safe. No one was hurt, thank God. We did have a casualty in the form of a TV. But we will live.