Time Summary:
0:30 Describes experiencing the earthquake while working as a sales rep visiting a store in south San Jose

2:27 Decided to continue to work after the shake; checks in on next appointment before heading home to Watsonville

3:13 Describes heading home via 101 towards Hecker Pass, while listening to limited earthquake news about bay area

5:28 Describes view of Watsonville, including no lights but a fire, from the top of Hecker pass

5:46 Details descent from Hecker Pass and elaborates on the damaged state of the road

7:10 Describes arrival at home in Watsonville, where their home hadn't moved as much as the neighbors

8:30 Relates husband's return and hearing of damage to the Moss Landing Marine Lab where he worked

9:8 Describes neighbors staying outside, and everyone’s changes in sleeping behavior in response to aftershocks

10:31 Relates eating based on what would spoil in the fridge over the days power was out
11:01 Describes how after a night of shaking, they headed to Moss Landing campus to help with response

11:39 Describes earthquake's effect on the lab and her husband's experiences

12:28 Talks about learning of the destruction of the highway one bridge between Green Valley and Riverside exit was damaged

13:10 Describes devastation in Watsonville

13:17 Elaborates the consequences of the earthquake for Moss Landing as an institution and her husband personally

14:16 Discusses her understanding of the enormity of the earthquake, both during the moment and later on

14:52 Describes financial and career impacts of the earthquake on her family

16:21 Describes the challenges of the broader commercial life downtown, and especially her husband working in downtown Santa Cruz during the Christmas season

17:32 Elaborates on the destruction in Watsonville

17:44 Emphasizes the importance of infrastructure in minimizing loss of life and property in response to earthquakes

18:11 Discusses the state of affairs in Aptos at the time of the earthquake and their reliance on the fire department

18:39 Elaborates the consequences of the earthquake for her family's well being

19:12 Talks about what it took for them to get back on their feet, including job changes and dealing with fallout from global events

22:16 Discusses how insecurity for agricultural worker houses intersected with earthquake consequences

23:08 Describes large community impact in Watsonville, though she was a newcomer to the area during the earthquake

23:54 Describes how personal emergency preparedness has dropped off after the first ten years of the earthquake

24:46 Talks about how Loma Prieta influenced their process of moving to different houses in the subsequent years

25:30 Describes how despite some complacency, she and her husband are mentally prepared and have a plan

26:21 Talks what it's like to reflect on the earthquake after so many years, including how quickly time passes and the inevitability of nature

27:27 Emphasizes the importance of doing even just a little bit of preparation for disasters

27:52 Talks about the ways she keeps up on earthquake status, especially by using a cell phone app

29:03 Relates anecdote about a customer's grandmother getting new dishes after earthquake

29:19 Talks about issues of disaster insurance

29:41 Lists various steps of preparedness that she advises