Where were you in May, 1980?

[jbett98]

If it was the day before Memorial Day weekend, I was standing in front of a San Juan County judge in redneck Monticello, Utah on a trumped up class B marijuana charge. The hippy that picked me up while I was hitch hiking to Colorado forgot to clean up his station wagon floor mats and Sheriff Buford T Justice had an illegal roadblock looking for out of state drivers to fleece, and sure enough just one pot seed is worth a $200.00 fine levied against the both of us.

 

[OldTengu]

I had not yet been even thought of by my parents. Was about 6 years before conception.

 

[orygun]

I, too, figured this was about Mt. St. Helens and I certainly remember Blondie. May 17, 1980 was my Senior prom. I've always said we partied so hard that's what caused it to blow!

Ya know, Portland was a nice place then.

 

[Kruel J]

I was 5. And remember watching St. Helens blow from one of the local parks. Started raining ash that night.

 

[Member 5605]

I hadn't even been made in a sack...

 

[pdempsey1097]

Getting ready to graduate High School in CA.
My folks spent big on me - I got 2 new tires for my car

 

[RicInOR]

courtesy of Oregon encyclopedia

 

[Ura-Ki]

For Mt Saint Helens, Standing on the roof of our New house after having just moved to Portland, and watching her blow!

 

[Oregonhunter5]

7 years old
Waiting to grab 2 gallons of ash off the street at home.

 

[erslll]

8 years old, in East Wenatchee, WA. I remember going to the mall and buying the Call Me 45. I also remember hearing/feeling St Helens blow.

 

[deadeye]

Most likely out in the middle of a field setting irrigation pipe getting ready for the season or just sitting out in a field using a pipe........

The eighties are kinda blurry in my mind.......

 

[fredball]

Standing on the deck (Back then I lived on Mt. Scott) watching Mt St.helen's BL OW it's top on the May 18th 1980

 

[clearconscience]

I was still in my daddy's nut sack

 

[WAYNO]

I had been out of the Army nearly 5 years. I was still wondering what my lifelong career would be. Little did I know, I was already in it and would be for another 34 years.

 

[Mark W.]

May 3 1980 Pretty sure I was on Ward 5 W Oak Knoll Naval Hospital well for at least part of the day.

 

[2A-Jay]

I was at sea on the USS David R Ray between Hawaii and Subic Bay RPI.

 

[Diamondback]

In the womb, one month to go before delivery... which was an hour to the minute before MSH's NEXT big one. LOL

 

[Martini_Up]

Probably ripping around the neighborhood on my Honda SL70. That or grounded in my room.

 

[ron]

Working as an Electrician at Precision Cast Parts in Portland.

 

[orygun]

Working as an Electrician at Precision Cast Parts in Portland.

Do you still work there?