From: Ellen K. 

At home there are mountains between me and the beach, which is 20 miles
away.  At work it's flat and I'm 9 miles from the beach.

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:52:19 -0800, Jeff Shultz
 wrote in message
:

>On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 21:49:12 -0800, Ellen K. wrote:
>
>> What can anyone say?  The loss of life and property is terrible, but
>> there's nothing to be done about it aside from donating to appropriate
>> charities.
>>
>> What do you consider "coast", i.e. how far from the ocean?
>
>Anything below 60 feet altitude to the beach. Probably back 5-10 miles
>from the ocean depending on terrain.
>
>We've got a coast range here - If I can get some distance up it, I'll feel
>okay. I've also got a relative that lives at the top of a 50 foot cliff
>about 3-5 miles inland... I always keep track of how to get there from
>where I'm at.

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