Re: East African Rift (Lake Tanganyika) Earthquake (Ms 6.3)
Posted by Don In Hollister on October 25, 2002 at 01:52:21:

Hi Kiddo. From my point of view you did all right with the Alaska prediction considering what you had to work with which in this case it wasn’t a whole hell of a lot.

Over the last 3 years that I have worked with you I have noticed that you are an extremely good observer with a very excellent memory of what you observe. This plus the fact that you have very good intuitive powers. They are far better then mine and I have had training in that field.

Look at what you had to work with. You had a bunch of quakes that were saying something was in the making and for all purposes and intent they were pointing to the area you predicted. Was there anything there that indicated the quake was going to occur where it did? Would the knowledge of the movements in the area been of any help? I doubt it. I didn’t see anyone else making a prediction for a quake anywhere in Alaska, but then again no one said there wouldn’t be one. The fact of the matter is that no one really saw anything that indicated a large quake was about to occur let alone occur where it did. If they did why didn’t they speak up? Maybe they weren’t all that sure. If it’s any consolation I didn’t see it. True your window was a little large, but you and I both know some people who use a much larger window and still can’t get it correct in all counts and they have been making predictions much longer then you and I have put together.

So you got a little egg on your face. That’s great. Wipe it off put a little bacon in the pan and have scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast. I have had many a good breakfast that way. Don’t tell me your not making any more predictions because you will. You will because you’re not a quitter.

This weekend the breakfast will be on me as I sure that somewhere between now and then I will get some egg on my face if it isn’t already there and I don’t know it yet. Take Care…Don with the yokes on him