Where were you? 18 May 1980. St helens.

[darin]

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I was 9. Woke that morning to what I thought was light snow. Ash, man...ash.

Dated video now - more than 25 years obviously, but a remarkable story


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njV9ski1gB4

[Kathianne]

I was safely in IL. LOL! It was major news and while the effects were felt across the country, can't say I remember 'where I was' in the sense of JFK shooting or 9/11. Probably because it was natural and just darn cool-at least from IL!

[indago]

I was safely in IL. LOL! It was major news and while the effects were felt across the country, can't say I remember 'where I was' in the sense of JFK shooting or 9/11. Probably because it was natural and just darn cool-at least from IL!

I recall reading about a photographer who ensconced himself high up in a tree branch with his camera to get some good shots of the eruption. After all the ash had settled, and crews were looking for survivors, he was found in the tree, covered in ash — dead. An autopsy revealed his lungs filled with ash. He was still holding his camera. The film was processed, and revealed some spectacular views of the eruption.

[Bilgerat]

I was in North (by God) Dakota, EPO of the Omega Station.

We had concerns of ash building on the insulators of the support wires. That would result in arcing, with a possible failure of the wires holding that 1200 foot tower in place.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

I was in Houston Texas working ..
I remember the traffic there was horrible, they had 35,000 people moving to Houston each month then..
Hot weather was not as bad there as it was in Arkansas, at least not to me.-Tyr

[Noir]

I was non-existent 0,0

[jimnyc]

I was 12. I recall hearing about it back then, obviously was a big story. But I was probably busy out playing a sport of some sort, or getting into trouble of some sort. :)

[Elessar]

I was in Cape May, NJ working in the Training Center Gym.

But my folks were in Corvallis, Oregon. Dad said the ash was so dense
you did not dare go outside or drive. The ash would get sucked into
the carburetor and literally destroy the engine

[Gunny]

I got all y'all beat so far. I was in Key West. FL. You ain't getting any further away than THAT without a boat or a plane. :laugh:

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

I got all y'all beat so far. I was in Key West. FL. You ain't getting any further away than THAT without a boat or a plane. :laugh:

You mean all but Noir.... ;)
Can not get any further away than not having been born yet!!!! :clap: --Tyr



I was non-existent 0,0

[Bilgerat]

I got all y'all beat so far. I was in Key West. FL. You ain't getting any further away than THAT without a boat or a plane. :laugh:


Ah Key West!

I lived there for a year or so. Just can't remember much of it (lol)

[indago]

Ah Key West!

I lived there for a year or so. Just can't remember much of it (lol)

Must have been really exciting...

[hjmick]

Ooooh...


"I was nine" "I was twelve"


Ooooh...

Dicks...


I was fifteen, just finishing up my freshman year of high school in Camarillo California

[Elessar]

You mean all but Noir.... ;)
Can not get any further away than not having been born yet!!!! :clap: --Tyr

Damn You! That was funny!:laugh:

[Kathianne]

Ooooh...


"I was nine" "I was twelve"


Ooooh...

Dicks...


I was fifteen, just finishing up my freshman year of high school in Camarillo California

Same to you, I was still on my honeymoon. ;)

[hjmick]

Same to you, I was still on my honeymoon. ;)


Well played madam, well played...

[Bilgerat]

Must have been really exciting...


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[Gunny]

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Ain't THAT about right. :laugh:

[aboutime]

San Diego, at Morse Code Operator School, listening to code at 22 words per minute, 8 hours a day until I was able to type as quickly as I heard the letters.

Learned about St. Helens late in the day, but life went on in Southern California like Nobody really cared.:laugh:

[Abbey Marie]

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When I recall my vacation in Key West, it's not drinking I remember, lol.

[Elessar]

San Diego, at Morse Code Operator School, listening to code at 22 words per minute, 8 hours a day until I was able to type as quickly as I heard the letters.

Learned about St. Helens late in the day, but life went on in Southern California like Nobody really cared.:laugh:

SoCal cares about nothing much unless it involves them.

LA Times barely even mentions anything past San Fran.
Orange County Register and Long Beach Press-Telegram are no better.

[Black Diamond]

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Between sloppy Joe's and captain Tony's,. Amazing anyone walks down Duval Street. You'd think they'd all crawl.

[Bilgerat]

When I recall my vacation in Key West, it's not drinking I remember, lol.

Fantasy Fest perhaps (lol)


Between sloppy Joe's and captain Tony's,. Amazing anyone walks down Duval Street. You'd think they'd all crawl.

I spent more than a few nights here. Damn shame about Jared Hobgood

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[Said1]

I was camping in Norther BC with my aunt, uncle and asshole cousin. My parents were down there somewhere, I forget where. They came back with soot on their vehicle, that I thought was cool.....I was 8 :laugh2:

[Gunny]

When I recall my vacation in Key West, it's not drinking I remember, lol.

My fondest memories were as a kid. My father was stationed a NAS KW for a couple of years. When I was there in 80 I lived in Miami. We'd get off work at 2AM then "ROAD TRIP!" :laugh: We'd usually go to Key Largo. Not quite sure how I ended up in Key West. :alcoholic: