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>From: ravenraingoddess>
>>Where were you on May 18th, 1980?
>>
>
>  Wow - I was only 7 at the time, so I don't remember much about Mt. St.
>Helens.  Plus, being closer to the East Coast, it didn't have nearly the
>impact
>that it must have on you.  I DO remember when I was a little older, 9 or 10,
>reading a book about it at school.  The pictures reminded me of what a forest
>would look like after a nuclear blast - very eerie. I remember a little bit
>on
>the news,  I think.  
>
>Sorry Bea, I'm afraid I don't have much to offer here, lol.

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I was 12 at the time.  Since I have lived in the northwest for 25 years, I have
heard about it...a lot.  Strange thing is though...never heard one word about
it yesterday on the news.  I guess they forgot?  I do recall going back to
school and we were not allowed to go outside for a week because of the ash.  We
learned how the ash cloud traveled around the world....very high up in the
atmosphere.  We tracked it.  It was educational for sure.  I just always feel
bad for those people who were still on that mountain and died.  Gives me the
chills everytime I drive over one of the local mountain passes, since they we
are surrounded by volcanos.  ::::chills:::