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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 06:03 PM
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That was one helluva LONG 6.9 quake
We are far enough away here to not have any damage, but it sure rolled and swayed. I am woozy from motion sickness. :D

I think I'll have a drink! :beer:
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 06:27 PM
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1. Glad you guys are okay over there.
Hope there aren't any severe injuries or damage anywhere in the surrounding area. :hi:
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 06:48 PM
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2. didn't feel a thing!
Earthquake, you say?
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 07:34 PM
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4. Upgraded to a 7.2
You must be on some good solid ground. :D
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 07:54 PM
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6. Free upgrade?
:bounce:
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 06:51 PM
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3. Glad you're OK, glad that I'm far from earthquakes.
I can deal with tornadoes and suchlike storms, but I prefer the earth to stay in one place at all times.

Right now we've got tornado watches up until eleven tonight, spring is here!
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 07:52 PM
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5. A few pots shaking together on video on CNN. Eh. That's nothing.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 08:04 PM
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7. No, but they make me queasy
I am very prone to motion sickness, so I always feel pukey for a few hours afterward. Plus, it's a reminder of what could be, and if this was closer to L.A., it would be more than a few shaking pots and pans.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 08:14 PM
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11. Good point.
7.2 in the Mexican desert is different than 7.2 in the Greater Los Angeles area.

But I bet that doesn't make the people of Mexicali feel any better.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 08:06 PM
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8. L.A. (Whittier)
Edited on Sun Apr-04-10 08:07 PM by Iggo
No damage. Didn't hear any rattling. In fact, I was getting worried because I thought I was having some kind of dizzy spell...lol. Then I looked at all the blinds and they were swaying real good. Weird, though...no rumble, no rattle...just a smooth swaying. Kinda cool.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 08:08 PM
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9. My favorite part
Are the idiots who call in to the TV and radio stations afterward. They act like it's the first, and biggest, quake in history. :D
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 08:11 PM
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10. I know.
Just turn on the TV, and wait for Doc Lucy (Dr Lucy Jones, Caltech).

She'll talk you down. (Unless you're Don Lemon...lol.)
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 08:15 PM
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12. Well for some of us...it is the first real quake
:wow: I hear some places in AZ are without power...
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 08:39 PM
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13. Hope you weather this okay..
sorry about your "seasickness" but maybe beer will help.

:beer:
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 10:15 PM
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14. I had some JD
It did the job. :D
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denbot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 10:59 PM
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15. I did not know it was a earthquake till just now.
I was working on my boat and all the sudden it really started rocking. I could see the boat in the next slip really rocking too, so I popped my head up the ladder to look for a large boat causing a wake. Things calmed down and I did not think about it till I logged on and read about the quake. Man Cub said he felt it, but my wife and Mini Alley were in the car and did not feel it.

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