Holy Crap, Earthquake!!!
04-18-2008, 10:36 AM
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Hopefully everyone is Ok back there.
04-18-2008, 11:01 AM
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There were two of them... within 1 minute...
Since the guy I was on the phone with was in Kentucky and felt it a slight second before me, I'm asuming they was a pretty decent size aftershocks.
04-18-2008, 11:09 AM
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Kinda reminds us all about disaster preparedness! http://www.ready.gov/
04-18-2008, 11:23 AM
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Deep breaths, Tireman! 
Seriously, it is scary, but this is what we live with here every day. You never know when they are going to hit, and just hope you are in a safe place or near home or something when it does.
I keep a change of clothes/sneakers in Blackie, flashlights and a gas generator at home. My office has what I call "earthquake food" (Cup o'Noodles!
) and snacks that can last awhile, etc. All my animals have micro-chips or tags.
Sindy is right--we all need to be as prepared as we can--something I know I'm not!
Seriously, it is scary, but this is what we live with here every day. You never know when they are going to hit, and just hope you are in a safe place or near home or something when it does.
I keep a change of clothes/sneakers in Blackie, flashlights and a gas generator at home. My office has what I call "earthquake food" (Cup o'Noodles!
) and snacks that can last awhile, etc. All my animals have micro-chips or tags.Sindy is right--we all need to be as prepared as we can--something I know I'm not!
04-18-2008, 12:31 PM
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I had just laid back down after getting up about 4:25am to go wee wee, was still awake when it hit. Epicenter of it was 45 miles west of our city (Evansville).
I knew what it was as soon as it started, but curiously it didn't feel as strong as one we had in June 2002. When the one in 2002 hit I was home and a workman was in the crawl space of our house at the time. It was funny because he had a tough time getting in the crawl space through the small scuttle door access, but when that quake hit he shot out of there like he was greased up or something.
I knew what it was as soon as it started, but curiously it didn't feel as strong as one we had in June 2002. When the one in 2002 hit I was home and a workman was in the crawl space of our house at the time. It was funny because he had a tough time getting in the crawl space through the small scuttle door access, but when that quake hit he shot out of there like he was greased up or something.
04-18-2008, 12:37 PM
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Actually we did have a small quake here a few weeks back in south Texas. Small quake or not, moving ground just aint cool! I can handle tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, even baseball sized hail. But moving ground just scares the crap outa me. I'll keep ya'll in my prayers!
04-18-2008, 12:38 PM
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I had just laid back down after getting up about 4:25am to go wee wee, was still awake when it hit. Epicenter of it was 45 miles west of our city (Evansville).
I knew what it was as soon as it started, but curiously it didn't feel as strong as one we had in June 2002. When the one in 2002 hit I was home and a workman was in the crawl space of our house at the time. It was funny because he had a tough time getting in the crawl space through the small scuttle door access, but when that quake hit he shot out of there like he was greased up or something.
I knew what it was as soon as it started, but curiously it didn't feel as strong as one we had in June 2002. When the one in 2002 hit I was home and a workman was in the crawl space of our house at the time. It was funny because he had a tough time getting in the crawl space through the small scuttle door access, but when that quake hit he shot out of there like he was greased up or something.
That was the size they reports on local St. Louis news...
I bet the tourists at the top of the St. Louis Arch were begging to get a ride down when that hit...
04-18-2008, 12:40 PM
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I just watched a video of a weather guy back there who was on the air when the first one hit.
He handled it much better than our local news guy (Kent Shockneck) who dove under his desk during the big Northridge quake. He is now known as Kent Aftershockneck.
He handled it much better than our local news guy (Kent Shockneck) who dove under his desk during the big Northridge quake. He is now known as Kent Aftershockneck.
04-18-2008, 12:55 PM
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I didn't feel the aftershock at 10:18. About that time I was outside under a tent at the football stadium unloading pallets from our truck when a bolt of lightning hit very close to us. I'm standing under a huge tent with metal poles all around. It didn't take me long to get inside the truck after that I'll tell ya.