Hi, Pat
I really enjoyed reading your post. You write so well. Have you seen the work we are doing over on earthwaves with our meter sites? We are trying to predict quakes using the same methodology as the experiment in the book, "When Snakes Awake." Would you be interested in setting up a site? I'd love to monitor the San Francisco area. You can visit the meter site at: http://www.geocities.com/mcstealth1/
click on quake meter

Regards,
Sandi