tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7551878224271843084..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: I Felt the Earth MoveOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18577318466228429332017-07-09T06:27:44.816-07:002017-07-09T06:27:44.816-07:00Hahahaha!
How did I miss THAT? Priceless that is....Hahahaha!<br /><br />How did I miss THAT? Priceless that is.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54136759743976425512017-07-09T01:27:51.996-07:002017-07-09T01:27:51.996-07:00On Facebook Shaun posted that his DNA test said he...On Facebook Shaun posted that his DNA test said he was a midget giraffe.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89290927012358017482017-07-08T07:02:39.397-07:002017-07-08T07:02:39.397-07:00??OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39723467425978345402017-07-08T03:01:27.406-07:002017-07-08T03:01:27.406-07:00I had forgotten how hard it is to kill a midget gi...I had forgotten how hard it is to kill a midget giraffe, so I was concerned.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70583374831560205292017-07-07T17:40:58.178-07:002017-07-07T17:40:58.178-07:00I feel ya. Tomorrow's post covers some more sc...I feel ya. Tomorrow's post covers some more scary things Mother Nature has to offer.<br /><br />(Tornadoes being one!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23046167114067742672017-07-07T16:54:01.468-07:002017-07-07T16:54:01.468-07:00I woke up one morning at 4:30 with the bed shaking...I woke up one morning at 4:30 with the bed shaking. Thought "what the heck?" Then noticed my DH at the time was still snoring, and then the stuff on the dressers started rattling...had the "OMG it's a earthquake!" moment. Woke up DH who peered around bleary-eyed and said "Nothing's shaking, what are you talking about?" Of course, by that time, nothing was...but in upstate NY (Capital District Area) that was not earthquake country. The quake was up in the Adirondack's. I was proven right when the news came on. <br /><br />The most recent time was a couple of years ago in west MI, I was downstairs, doing laundry, when everything started rattling from west to east through the basement. Thought at first it was a big truck or tractor going by, when DH yelled "did you feel that earthquake?" All I wanted to do then was get out of the basement!! <br /><br />I can handle blizzards, no problem, just hunker down. Hurricanes are best if you can just get out of the way, or up high enough to be out of the flooding, but you can keep tornados and earthquakes! Definitely not my favorite things. Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56355602011705783512017-07-07T16:31:26.282-07:002017-07-07T16:31:26.282-07:00Ouch, WWII barracks. They still had a couple of th...Ouch, WWII barracks. They still had a couple of those at Lowry when I was there.<br /><br />Rickety described them well.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2333881511852351192017-07-07T14:08:49.554-07:002017-07-07T14:08:49.554-07:00Having lived in NorCal for some years, I have felt...Having lived in NorCal for some years, I have felt a few 'quakes. The most interesting one was while in a WWII barracks.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37654724657082414402017-07-07T13:50:09.276-07:002017-07-07T13:50:09.276-07:00I doubt we'd feel the asteroid impact, we'...I doubt we'd feel the asteroid impact, we'd be fried by the heat of its entrance into the atmosphere. On the opposite side of the globe, who knows. I don't trust movies for an accurate depiction of such things.<br /><br />I did note the earthquake out yonder (Scott the Badger mentioned it at your place I believe), didn't think you'd be impacted by that, as you say, you're a fair piece from either Lincoln.<br /><br />All the weather effects you cite, I've experienced. Some scary sh!t right there.<br /><br />Driving near the senior center at lunchtime, copy that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70208225320005884382017-07-07T13:11:03.398-07:002017-07-07T13:11:03.398-07:00There was an earthquake in San Diego when I was in...There was an earthquake in San Diego when I was in HM A School. Well, the epicenter was north of LA and it was alleged to be a "purty good one." I didn't notice it but a lot of people said they did. Close as ever I came. I do expect to feel it when Yellowstone blows up, as long as we don't get creamed by an asteroid first. I imagine I'd feel the asteroid impact as well.<br /><br />There was a 5.8 at Lincoln, Montanny night before last. I get the sense that it was initially erroneously reported as Lincoln, Nebrasky. Either way, I didn't feel a thing, being 400 miles from one Lincoln and 800 miles from the other.<br /><br />We get tornadoes around here but up above 5,000 feet there's just not enough atmosphere to grow them bigger than f1. Most are f0. Lightning, hail, and -- in the winter -- blizzards are larger concerns. But those pale in comparison to the danger of driving near the senior center at lunchtime.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13094926965958666402017-07-07T08:49:09.424-07:002017-07-07T08:49:09.424-07:00That's the thing with earthquakes and tornadoe...That's the thing with earthquakes and tornadoes, extremely violence over a very brief span of time.<br /><br />Hurricanes and typhoons form, you watch them travel, strengthen and weaken, zig one way, zag another, then they come roaring in. The sustained violence of one of those is breath-taking (literally for some folks) and the violence covers a wide area. They are extremely worrisome. It's the one thing which makes me nervous about living on the coast.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25216743820174509022017-07-07T08:35:04.410-07:002017-07-07T08:35:04.410-07:00Like Aaron, a displaced Californian here. Big one ...Like Aaron, a displaced Californian here. Big one for us was 1989 Loma Prieta. Jeanie was downtown Santa Cruz and watched a couple of buildings come down. Our chimney was destroyed and a lot of drywall nails had to be reset. One does become accustomed to the occasional rattling at night. AND they are over before you wake up.<br />Matthew was nastier.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6593863638554684452017-07-07T08:21:52.407-07:002017-07-07T08:21:52.407-07:00That's a good point, no problem, or too late t...That's a good point, no problem, or too late to do anything.<br /><br />Still frightening if you don't know any better.<br /><br />(The mental picture of you running about the yard in your undies at 2 AM seems so, I dunno, Southern Californian?)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1516561037973104662017-07-07T08:19:56.643-07:002017-07-07T08:19:56.643-07:00I don't like feeling, or seeing, the earth shi...I don't like feeling, or seeing, the earth shimmy and shake. Not at all.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71945175482758074222017-07-07T08:17:52.605-07:002017-07-07T08:17:52.605-07:00That was a big one.
Being a native New Englander ...That was a big one.<br /><br />Being a native New Englander we don't see many earthquakes or tornadoes, so yes, terrified of them I am.<br /><br />Hurricanes and typhoons, though I've been in a few of those, aren't quite as terrifying, but are damned scary enough.<br /><br />Oddly enough, though I know blizzards can kill ya, I'm used to those. But only the foolish would ignore being prepared for those!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56872196149113996112017-07-07T08:14:38.565-07:002017-07-07T08:14:38.565-07:00That was my excuse, "I wasn't awake yet!&...That was my excuse, "I wasn't awake yet!"OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60295095953663706292017-07-07T08:14:12.374-07:002017-07-07T08:14:12.374-07:00Heh.Heh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91463028848154251292017-07-07T08:13:45.907-07:002017-07-07T08:13:45.907-07:00Not fun!Not fun!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1096974878295899892017-07-07T08:03:52.189-07:002017-07-07T08:03:52.189-07:00I had a similar experience with my first quake out...I had a similar experience with my first quake out here in SoCal- ran outside in my underwear at 2am and fortunately was the only one out there. Ran back inside to get my roommate up and he just rolled over. By then the quake stopped. He was from San Francisco so he wasn't worried at all. Now I realize it's either not a problem or it's too late to do anything about it.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32509663777212588762017-07-07T07:36:34.638-07:002017-07-07T07:36:34.638-07:00Denver, fall of 1967, sitting on a veranda in the ...Denver, fall of 1967, sitting on a veranda in the Capitol Hill area drinking coffee with my father, we watched a ripple in the ground coming towards us. Looked like a ripple in the water of a pond. Gave us a good shake. <br /><br />Then my father told me of being in a major quake, Assam area of India, in 1945 that destroyed the air base. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71279735553467977162017-07-07T07:11:34.086-07:002017-07-07T07:11:34.086-07:00Ex-pat Californian here. Lived through two major q...Ex-pat Californian here. Lived through two major quakes in the '90s, the biggest being the Northridge quake in '94. Plus a few less interesting ones. Thought process usually went "Why is my bed shaking... Oh, I guess it's another earthquake... this has been going on for a while, I should probably get up and stand in a doorway or something... and it's over."<br /><br />Earthquakes don't bother me much. As a (probably permanent) resident of the Midwest now though, tornados scare the fire-truckin shit out of me. Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939258752953586017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39326317188131768932017-07-07T07:05:04.440-07:002017-07-07T07:05:04.440-07:00I would imagine extra scary if it wakes you from a...I would imagine extra scary if it wakes you from a deep sleep.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62918368336159484572017-07-07T05:52:54.942-07:002017-07-07T05:52:54.942-07:00If the house is a rockin'... WE'RE ALL GON...If the house is a rockin'... WE'RE ALL GONNA DIEEEEEEE!a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88762448051839677182017-07-07T04:41:26.782-07:002017-07-07T04:41:26.782-07:00My wife and I were doing some outside work when Ph...My wife and I were doing some outside work when Philly got rattled in August of 2011, unlike your experience ours was more of a "What was that?" and immediately followed by "Was that an earthquake? No way!"<br /><br />I hope I don't ever experience what you went through. <br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.com