Earthquakes!
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- Alison Wright
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Earthquakes!
by Alison Wright » Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:38 pm
After living in LA for just over five years, my son experienced his first real quake at midnight last night (PST) It was 3.4 which by their standards wasn't really that bad, but it's really freaked him out. He said he felt a jerky jolt & a sort of rolling motion, & two of his cupbourds burst open & everything tumbled out. There was a milder one on Monday (3.2) but he didn't feel it.
He said the fire trucks were straight out on the streets & dozens of helicopters buzzing around for ages, but up to now no-one has reported any real damage. He's a tough lad (well 41 yr old) but it frightened him enough to pack a case & all his impotant documents/treasures etc & keep the cat carrier handy.
In hindsight, he realised why his newish kitten (11 weeks old) was bahaving strangely - prowling & crying pitifully for about an hour beforehand. He also told me the fault-line lies just a mile under the earth's surface where he lives.
God Forbid there are more
- but if so & it brings him home .................. 
He said the fire trucks were straight out on the streets & dozens of helicopters buzzing around for ages, but up to now no-one has reported any real damage. He's a tough lad (well 41 yr old) but it frightened him enough to pack a case & all his impotant documents/treasures etc & keep the cat carrier handy.
In hindsight, he realised why his newish kitten (11 weeks old) was bahaving strangely - prowling & crying pitifully for about an hour beforehand. He also told me the fault-line lies just a mile under the earth's surface where he lives.
God Forbid there are more
- but if so & it brings him home .................. Last edited by Alison Wright on Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Earthquakes!
by Alison Wright » Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:15 am
Alison Wright wrote:After living in LA for just over five years, my son experienced his first real quake at midnight last night (PST) It was 3.4 which by their standards wasn't really that bad, but it's really freaked him out. He said he felt a jerky jolt & a sort of rolling motion, & two of his cupbourds burst open & everything tumbled out. There was a milder one on Monday (3.2) but he didn't feel it.
He said the fire trucks were straight out on the streets & dozens of helicopters buzzing around for ages, but up to now no-one has reported any real damage. He's a tough lad (well 41 yr old) but it frightened him enough to pack a case & all his impotant documents/treasures etc & keep the cat carrier handy.
In hindsight, he realised why his newish kitten (11 weeks old) was bahaving strangely - prowling & crying pitifully for about an hour beforehand. He also told me the fault-line lies just a mile under the earth's surface where he lives.
God Forbid there are more
Re: Earthquakes!
by Suelle » Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:02 am
Seems like he has an early warning system for next time - lucky chap!
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Re: Earthquakes!
by Joanbunting » Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:48 pm
Hi Alison
It seems to me that when you live in places that are regularly hit by "weather" you just cope. Last year DD and family were in Virginia when an quite strong earthquake struck. DD and daughter slept through it, though it has to be said that when the famous hurricane hit Kent in the 1990's she slept through an enormous beech tree falling a few yards from her bedroom window.
Later last year however she had to evacuate with the kids out to Richmond, away from the beach, when Irene struck. She was on her own and she said that was really scary, mostly because of the idiot drivers who were hell bent on getting themselves to safety and hang everyone else
We had to batten down the hatches a few times in the Bahamas - really really frightening first time, but as you get to know what to do you just cope and hope for the best.
We still haven't heard from our 85 year-old friend in Louisiana neither has DD so she is trying to contact the church.
Those of us who live in moderate climates should be thankful and not grumble about a bit of water in the cellar or honey dripping down the walls
It seems to me that when you live in places that are regularly hit by "weather" you just cope. Last year DD and family were in Virginia when an quite strong earthquake struck. DD and daughter slept through it, though it has to be said that when the famous hurricane hit Kent in the 1990's she slept through an enormous beech tree falling a few yards from her bedroom window.
Later last year however she had to evacuate with the kids out to Richmond, away from the beach, when Irene struck. She was on her own and she said that was really scary, mostly because of the idiot drivers who were hell bent on getting themselves to safety and hang everyone else
We had to batten down the hatches a few times in the Bahamas - really really frightening first time, but as you get to know what to do you just cope and hope for the best.
We still haven't heard from our 85 year-old friend in Louisiana neither has DD so she is trying to contact the church.
Those of us who live in moderate climates should be thankful and not grumble about a bit of water in the cellar or honey dripping down the walls
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