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Sala Thai post earthquake

Sala Thai post earthquake

I thought you may find this interesting as an update to a previous blog post regarding where we were when the Feb 22nd quake struck.

Below is a photo of where I was during the quake. Mike Styring and I were having lunch at Sala Thai when it hit. This is what is left of Sala Thai and look – the table Mike and I were sitting at is still there!

Pretty scary huh!

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