Where Were You When Mt. Saint Helen's Blew?

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It was 29 years ago today that the shimmy-shake of a 5.1 earthquake set off the volcanic eruption of Mt. Saint Helens. It spewed dark gray ash for nearly nine hours, causing destruction severe enough to label the volcanic eruption as one of our history's worst. So, where were you when Mt. Saint Helens blew?

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By Kim P. in News on May 18, 2009 11:00 AM

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Ah, I remember it well. We'd just gotten out of 8 a.m. mass and were driving in search of doughnuts when we got a great view of this huge plume of ash. Because it was so big, I thought it was smoke from a huge slash burn at first. Then I realized it was coming from the mountain. That ash blew east. Then next weekend we got ash, too. Dark at noon. Very The Day After.