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Offline MAN OF BLUES

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EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« on: August 23, 2011, 12:07:49 PM »
COOOOOLLLLLLLLLLL
we jus had a 5.8 hit in Mineral Virginia, we felt it rocking and rolling here in richmond, approx 1:50 p.m., a few minutes ago....
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coool ??? ;D
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2011, 12:14:13 PM »
I was killing time on the internet in a blow-off class (I have a 349/350 in it right now.), and a friend from Virginia said there was an earthquake.  I googled it, 5.9 at the center.  His place got a 5.8 and he felt it for 45 seconds.


http://abovethelaw.com/2011/08/the-d-c-earthquake-of-2011/
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2011, 12:26:49 PM »
Felt it up here in King George.  Thought it was AP Hill firing a few biggies but it got worse and worse.  No apparent damage here.  No sirens going off.  5.9 now.
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2011, 12:32:02 PM »
Most people from the Ninja250fourm are in the East Coast.

Needless to say, they're all checking their bikes if they rode to work...   ;D
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2011, 12:38:39 PM »
Here's some interesting info, click on the tabs for more.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005ild.php#details
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2011, 12:46:51 PM »
I felt it here in Boston! In our building everyone on the fourth floor and above felt it.
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2011, 12:52:11 PM »
National Airport is stopping incoming aircraft......stop.......Lake Anna nuclear facility which quite frankly is a stone's throw away from Mineral is shut down (no damage, just checking things out).....stop......cell phones ain't working real well here as are long distance land lines...stop.....Car 54 where are you?.....stop

Update...stop......National Cathedral damaged in quake.  One of the spires partially fell off and another went catawampus....stop
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2011, 12:59:16 PM »
felt it in pottstown PA, for about 10 seconds,  was in my house and it felt like the house was on a boat.
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 12:59:43 PM »
Triad NC here  and WOW!!!
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2011, 01:01:11 PM »
Serious damage at my house, found.  My fart machine, which I've had for years, fell off the shelf and shattered.  I'm now trying to make repairs.... :yikes: :'(
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2011, 01:03:47 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on August 23, 2011, 01:01:11 PM
Serious damage at my house, found.  My fart machine, which I've had for years, fell off the shelf and shattered.  I'm now trying to make repairs.... :yikes: :'(

Best laugh I've had all day!   ;D ;D
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2011, 01:04:04 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on August 23, 2011, 01:01:11 PM
Serious damage at my house, found.  My fart machine, which I've had for years, fell off the shelf and shattered.  I'm now trying to make repairs.... :yikes: :'(

Try this Jim

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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2011, 01:10:23 PM »
Thank God it was only cosmetic in nature.  I'm glad to report it is now fully operational and ready for action.  I was worried there for a bit.
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2011, 01:21:14 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on August 23, 2011, 01:01:11 PM
Serious damage at my house, found.  My fart machine, which I've had for years, fell off the shelf and shattered.  I'm now trying to make repairs.... :yikes: :'(

 :rotflmao:
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2011, 01:32:53 PM »
I thought a plane had gone down at Dulles!  This was my first one, and I don't think I'd like to experience another one.  My office building is set off the founation to run network cabling through so we had a good ol' time.
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2011, 01:36:52 PM »
Felt the earthquake that hit VA today. Nothing big here. I would have like to have seen at least the road split open and lava spewing out, dinosaurs emerge and fire breathing dragons...but sigh, no such luck. Just a tickle in my ass.

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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2011, 01:52:19 PM »
Residents post pictures of the horrible devastation in the DC area!  It brings a tear to my eye to see things like this...
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2011, 01:53:01 PM »
We had a doozy in'01 WA State), I was out salmon fishing and all of a sudden the boat felt like one of them coin operated beds (or so I've heard).  Fishing was awesome right up to the shake, nada bite to be had once the rumble started, which went on for some time.  When we got back to the dock some divers were just pulling out, they were a little pale, seems everything turned black at the bottom, with no visuals it really threw them for a loop.  We had a few mild aftershocks for a few days, all I gotta say is way cool when you're on a peat bog, feels like the biggest bowl of jello ever made.  The quake really messed up I90, lots of upheavel places, some of which they still havent fixed, just adds to the experience I guess.
Be safe all, I hope all is well,
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2011, 02:01:34 PM »
Whatever happens in Virginia never stays here.....
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Re: EARTHQUAKE!!!!
« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2011, 02:03:22 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on August 23, 2011, 02:01:34 PM
Whatever happens in Virginia never stays here.....
So, shaken, not stirred, eh ;)
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