Chris,

Let us be abundantly clear.

I did not send you a figure, I sent you a computer map.

Your daughter had an ear tone last year and a resulting earthquake occurred which measured the precise distance it should have and you emphatically denied her ear tone was for an earthquake. That's the only one you ever reported with the full details, so as to what your other experiences might have revealed is unknown. So what's with the denial?

There are several reasons why we keep our reports behind the scenes. That this is a research project and you have to be honest; when was the last time you laid a project out here and expected us to figure out whether it had any value or not?

The people participating in the group do not wish to be put to public scrutiny. Why would they. Considering what people have called me over the years, no one would want to put up with that attitude or the unpleasant connotations.

And of course there are the others on the net who wish to borrow. They are out there and if our information where here, in the public eye, then people would borrow it and make predictions based on that information when they have no right to do so.

As for convincing scientists who have no interest in this type of research, I could stand on my head wearing a bunny suit and I'd never be taken seriously. If I had a prediction record that beat everyone and everything on this planet it would only make it worse. Just having hit Parkfield hasn't helped on iota. Think about it. The government spent a gazillion million on Parkfield and the instruments didn't pick it up, but some woman hundreds of miles away gets it and she's not on anyone's payroll. Do you think that brings on warm and fuzzy feelings? It just exacerbates the desire for the name calling to continue.

If a scientist who is serious wants to spend a year understanding a truly great mystery solved, then I'm more than amenable to work with that person. So I'll be patient and wait. And while I'm waiting we will keep documenting the experience and when an interesting event occurs which seems as though its something I want to post, I'll post it.

I don't want a record; you're mistaken about that. I used to, but I've changed my mind. I don't want to deal with the harassment; the irritations and the non stop constant disbelief. I want someone to understand something happens of an electrical nature before earthquakes. It is just that simple.

You know Roger Musson is an excellent scientist and he understands that my group hears these sounds. He's not interested in researching them anymore; but he is very supportive of the work I'm doing. He never belittles me or makes me feel bad or hurts my feelings. That is what I want to see from someone else.

I'm not some stupid farm girl for heavens sakes. I probably know precursory earthquake activity more than most scientists. And some scientists don't even know what I know. And you want to know why I know, because I listen and I read and I research. If you haven't noticed I have spent the last seven years of my life in tunnel vision to learn everything I could learn. I don't think I'm doing poorly at it either.

And therein lies the problem. I know to much, so that if someone is trying to pull the wool over my eyes I know better. I didn't quite a few years ago and a scientist out there thought he might have a little fun at my expense and he did. And today, he profits from some information I gave him. So I taught the scientist and you know what; he's never said thank you. And he never will. As my daughter says, "that bites." It does.

In the world of science if they say a man accomplishes because he has "left field inspiration" such as Jim Brune, then that's ok, but if I accomplish because I hear something then I'm a psychic and thought not to be smart. So what is left field inspiration? I asked Jim Brune what it meant to him and he said he didn't know.

You're right, we could never get along. I am a stickler for details and I want everything spelled out so there is no mistaking anything. You are not like me. I don't mean that in a derogatory fashion, we just look at things differently.

So answer your own question: What good would it do if I had an excellent prediction record? My answer is that there would be no change from the way things are today.

Petra