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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #50 on: August 23, 2011, 11:27:48 AM »
LMFAO !!!  i guess I was right.  



Obama was on the golf course when this occured.  



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ROFLMAO,
I`m sorry, but for some reason I actually do find this hilarious.  HAHHAH

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #51 on: August 23, 2011, 11:27:55 AM »
I hope nobody in the gym was hurt when benching or squatting during the quake.

Nothing but bruised egos I'm sure..

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #52 on: August 23, 2011, 11:28:28 AM »
Strangest thing I have ever felt.
strange we just had one here in pa house started to shake i thought kid was going off on punching bag but no one home strange, now waiting for aftershock.
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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #53 on: August 23, 2011, 11:29:25 AM »
I wonder if Bama felt it on the golf course?  

LMFAO!!!!


I was right on this.  He was golfing on the time.   Ha ha ha !!!!!


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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #54 on: August 23, 2011, 11:31:27 AM »
LMFAO !!!  i guess I was right.  



Obama was on the golf course when this occured.  



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I don't know whats worse, Obama's leadership or that God awful finish to that golf swing :-\

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #55 on: August 23, 2011, 11:33:29 AM »
Mountains? Don't you live in North Carolina?

Yep...but I'm only speculating the reason I didn't feel anything...not all of North Carolina is mountains
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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #56 on: August 23, 2011, 11:33:41 AM »
TA, actually most people can't deal with it, but I can kinda deal with it if kids are around.  Last big one we were in was in the L.A. area and we had four young kids in house who were pretty frightened until I jumped up and hopped around and yelled, "RIde 'em, cowboy!"

Believe me .... I was scarred shitless but I had to hide my fear on behalf of the kids. After that shock they ran around yelling, "Ride em, cowboy!" the rest of the day.

You might be getting some after-shock for a few days and some authorities will be telling you what to do if a bigger quake hits.... but I always recall my dad rounding us up under a table or under a doorway in an attempt to prevent damage by falling objects.

Other than that we were always told to get out of the house and wait for the next one on the street with a warning to avoid areas where and when the street cracks open.

Basic earthquake survival tips that might have changed lately but could save you from cerebral damage or falling into earthquake cracks.

One newspaper ran a photography of a cow who fell halfway into a crack and then it closed up again on him so you only saw half the cow whith his ass, tail and rear legs sticking out of the ground.

Don't let that happen to you or your loved ones.
I really didn`t know what to do.  We have 14-16 foot ceilings and I thought it would be dangerous under them so I ran to the nearest door frame, which is about 10-12 feet tall.  After about 45 seconds Jezebelle and I just ran outside as we didn`t know what to do and did not know how long it would last. I could even see one of the chimneys moving about.  Even outside we could feel it and hear.  Its quite a terror when you realize there is no escape from something like that.  I don`t think I could ever get used to it enough to "Ride it".  I can handle Hurricanes and storms, but not that.

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #57 on: August 23, 2011, 11:34:52 AM »
Yep...but I'm only speculating the reason I didn't feel anything...not all of North Carolina is mountains

I meant that the mountains in NC are not really mountains I mean, how tall are they? ???
I hate the State.

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #58 on: August 23, 2011, 11:35:05 AM »
That's what that was.. I knew i was'nt going crazy! :o

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #59 on: August 23, 2011, 11:37:13 AM »
Brother just called and said that the news is saying the Epicenter was Reisterstown, MD. Which is just outside of Baltimore...

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #60 on: August 23, 2011, 11:38:40 AM »
I meant that the mountains in NC are not really mountains I mean, how tall are they? ???
Only the Highest Peak in the Eastern United States, Mount Mitchell.

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #61 on: August 23, 2011, 11:38:48 AM »
Brother just called and said that the news is saying the Epicenter was Reisterstown, MD. Which is just outside of Baltimore...

Oh, I know who you're talking about..

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #63 on: August 23, 2011, 11:42:43 AM »
A bloated Albert Haynesworth took the field in New England in full pads today for the first time.

Completely unrelated, I'm sure.

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #64 on: August 23, 2011, 11:46:23 AM »
I meant that the mountains in NC are not really mountains I mean, how tall are they? ???


Depends on where you're at.  My home is 2,000 feet above within the Blue Ridge Mountains.  The highest point is Mount Mitchell which is 6,600 feet.  
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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #65 on: August 23, 2011, 11:48:16 AM »
My sister works in downtown Boston and her building shook.

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #66 on: August 23, 2011, 11:48:28 AM »

Depends on where you're at.  My home is 2,000 feet above within the Blue Ridge Mountains.  The highest point is Mount Mitchell which is 6,600 feet.  

Deliverance?

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #67 on: August 23, 2011, 11:50:14 AM »
LOL @ "The Coast Guard was actually engaged in practice rescue efforts in Detroit when the event occurred"

haha come on conspiracy people.   Let's make an interesting discussion here.  Drill at the same time as an actual rare event that hasn't happened in 100 years?  hmmmm

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #68 on: August 23, 2011, 11:50:59 AM »
maryland to boston  :o :o :o  thats one big fucking quake

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #69 on: August 23, 2011, 11:51:17 AM »
LMFAO!!!!


I was right on this.  He was golfing on the time.   Ha ha ha !!!!!


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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #70 on: August 23, 2011, 11:52:54 AM »
When do we expect the After Shocks?

Foxnews just reported that the Washington Monument may be tilting now.

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #71 on: August 23, 2011, 12:01:34 PM »
When do we expect the After Shocks?

Foxnews just reported that the Washington Monument may be tilting now.

Aftershocks could start right away, once in a while or not at all. It's unpredictable.

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #72 on: August 23, 2011, 12:02:09 PM »
I was jerking off in my bedroom, thought i was just my stroke...came all over the place.
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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #73 on: August 23, 2011, 12:02:36 PM »
Aftershocks!! No one but dumb people can accurately forecast when they will occur, so I would say that you should be somewhat concerned for the next three days at least..... but as a consolation .... aftershocks are USUALLY much smaller than the primary quake you just experienced.

Another comment about ones feeling before, during, and after a sizeable quake.

Waiting for an aftershock to occur is a pretty bad feeling and on many occasions I've noticed that for some unknown reason, people start getting funny and often laugh for no reason at all. I've heard comments from smarter people than me (there are a couple) that fear of the unknown causes people to laugh when nothing funny is happening.

And during the actual quake ... vertigo, helplessness and sometimes panic are very common. And panic is probably the most dangerous if you are in a crowded place such as a theater, department store, or even while shopping for groceries.

I'd avoid large, crowded areas until the area settles down.

ANd then after the ground stops shaking, you sort of wait in fear of the next shaking period, so expect to be somewhat uncomfortable for the next few days.

You mentioned that your chimney was shaking. If it's a brick chimney , it'll most likely be the first part of the structure that will collapse. Nowadays brick chimneys or structures over a certain height are forbidden.

I'm a bit surprised that this quake ocurred on the east coast though as I thought that they were relatively uncommon back there ... but someone once told me that the largest recorded earthquake within the USA actually did occur back there somewhere.

Here are some photographs of things not to do in earthquake territory

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Re: I was just in an Earthquake.
« Reply #74 on: August 23, 2011, 12:03:21 PM »
Holy shit, Everybody in my office was running for thier lives. the walls were shaking and cabinets falling and then we realized it was a freaking earthquake.........excit ing day in Maryland
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