I found this op/ed on the RGJ website today and couldn't help but link to it. Basically, we've had a lot of earthquakes in the NW and live and work a bit differently than most other people in Reno. Here's a few I could relate with:

• The USGS Web site is your home page, and you check the UNR Seismology site as frequently as you check your e-mail.


• You can adeptly convert UTC to Pacific Daylight Time.


• Earthquake insurance brochures and estimates are in your “To File” stack.


• Wall hangings = floor leanings.

From RGJ.com: You might be a Northwest Reno resident if …