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| all right my So. California friends, check in please; earthquakes, mother natures wake up call | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 2 2009, 01:16 AM (447 Views) | |
| beatlechick | May 2 2009, 01:16 AM Post #1 |
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God damn earthquakes. I hate em! |
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 01:17 AM Post #2 |
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4.3, I think, here in west L.A. Anyone feel it?
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| beatlechick | May 2 2009, 01:21 AM Post #3 |
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Dammit, it was centered very close to where I live! About 15 miles away but fortunately only a 4.4. Nothing to sneeze at but I hate them!!! |
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| beatlechick | May 2 2009, 01:22 AM Post #4 |
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yes, I sure did. |
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| beatlechick | May 2 2009, 01:24 AM Post #5 |
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I think we're in pretty good shape here in LA. Swine flu, bad economy, May Day parades, and now earthquakes!! We're rockin and rollin! Moderator, perhaps we can join this thread and Bev's thread. |
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| MaccasGirl | May 2 2009, 01:32 AM Post #6 |
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Born To Be Wild
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I'm glad it wasn't bad! |
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| beatlechick | May 2 2009, 01:41 AM Post #7 |
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Believe me, Diane, so are we!! Kind of funny hearing reports from people that were right on top of it, practically, they're saying that about the time the quake hit they looked out their windows and saw how the wind has kicked up. It's pretty cloudy and ominous looking and earlier this afternoon I was thinking how the weather is what I was told since childhood as being earthquake weather. I'm to blame for this! I was thinking quake just about 2 hours before it hit! My bad!!!
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| DCBeatle64 | May 2 2009, 01:41 AM Post #8 |
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Wings nutter
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On a somewhat selfish note glad that didnt happen when I was over there but I hope everyone is safe |
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I'm a BIGGER Beatles fan than you and I'm an even BIGGER Wings fan than that... 'You're a Paul McCartney fan? No you're a Wings fan'. 'Thankyou Scotland' Ho Hey Ho... ![]() I am the buttplug goo goo goo joob | |
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| beatlechick | May 2 2009, 02:22 AM Post #9 |
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You probably would've laughed it off. That's what we do after the initial shock of one as small as this one was. Yes it was a 4.4 but nothing even moved in my house, but me! Cats weren't any use, they slept through it!!
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 02:35 AM Post #10 |
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Well, I was in the kitchen pouring myself a glass of Prosecco and didn't even know about it until I heard about it on the news.
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| BeatleBarb | May 2 2009, 02:38 AM Post #11 |
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I was out with my mother having my own natural disaster
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 02:52 AM Post #12 |
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VFW, no doubt. I hope there was at least a glass or two of wine involved.
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 02:53 AM Post #13 |
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VFW, no doubt. I hope there was at least a glass or two of wine involved.
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 02:53 AM Post #14 |
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VFW, no doubt. I hope there was at least a glass or two of wine involved.
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| BeatleBarb | May 2 2009, 03:01 AM Post #15 |
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Does the bear sh*t in the woods?
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 03:03 AM Post #16 |
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There appears to be an echo in here.
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 03:04 AM Post #17 |
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If a bear shits in the woods and there's no one there to see it, does it still stink?
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| BeatleBarb | May 2 2009, 03:06 AM Post #18 |
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No, not until you discover it while watering your houseplants on a hot day, where it has been hiding for 3 days. Damn cats. |
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| SuperBet | May 2 2009, 03:11 AM Post #19 |
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IF v_count_days_not_posting_here GT 365. Write 'HELLO!!!'. ENDIF.
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Done!
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 03:12 AM Post #20 |
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I kept smelling something foul in my bedroom all week and after changing bedspreads, blankets and giving Emerson a bath, the stench was still here. Today, I picked up a towel to throw it into the laundry and voila! There was a HUGE *leftover* on the towel that the petsitter had apparently used to clean up Emerson's butt the night he got *stuck*. I have no idea what any of this has to do with earthquakes, other than the fact that my screams upon discovery of said towel probably measured on the Richter scale.
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| scottycatt | May 2 2009, 03:14 AM Post #21 |
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OK, Bet -- stop messing with my head! I tried to post a reply in the *earthquake* thread, only to get an error message that said "Topic doesn't exist". Not a good thing to do to someone whose head is already hampered by the flu!
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| BeatleBarb | May 2 2009, 03:14 AM Post #22 |
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Earthquakes stink
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| Bill | May 2 2009, 03:37 AM Post #23 |
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Only if they smell with their eyes. We had one of around 4.6 here a month or so back. No damage, but enough to know I wouldn't want to feel anything any stronger. In looking for information on that one, it surprised me the amount of seismic activity there is around the world on an hourly basis. |
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| BeatleBarb | May 2 2009, 03:38 AM Post #24 |
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Yeah, the 7.2 I lived through made a believer out of me
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| beatlechick | May 2 2009, 03:46 AM Post #25 |
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I was surprised going on the USGS site how many quakes happened all over California within minutes of ours. I've been through about 4 or 5 earthquakes of 6 and higher. Not fun but as you can see I'm still here and in good shape. We've had some stuff break, water compromised, but that is about it. Thank you Bet! Edited by beatlechick, May 2 2009, 03:46 AM.
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| Blackbird1942 | May 2 2009, 06:51 AM Post #26 |
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didn't even feel it... |
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| beatlechick | May 2 2009, 06:30 PM Post #27 |
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If you were standing you probably wouldn't have noticed it. It was felt in the Southbay but just not strong enough for all to feel. Interesting that my boyfriend was on the bed and I had to tell him about it. Our cats didn't do a thing either. Just a sharp jolt that lasted several seconds and a fault line no one knew about.
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| wackadoo | May 4 2009, 03:57 AM Post #28 |
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I felt it. |
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| Queenbee | May 4 2009, 04:37 PM Post #29 |
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When we lived in CA. I felt one earthquake 5. something.It was enough to make my bed jump and for a split second, thinking someone was under it. Tornadoes and earthquakes scare me, so is life. Glad it was a little one and everyone is okay. |
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PEACE and love to my friends, Judy When the Power of Love over comes the Love of Power, the world will know Peace. -Sri Chinmnoy Ghose Till me meet again ~ I Love you Mike! You were one of a kind. | |
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| BeatleBarb | May 4 2009, 05:02 PM Post #30 |
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I've got rather use to them. When we had the big one back in 1989, I had a "bail bag" near the door for 6 months, had to go to bed knowing where my flip flops were, etc. When that one hit, glass was everywhere and you couldn't walk through the house, had no on hand cash, etc. That never happens anymore. |
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| beatlechick | May 18 2009, 03:54 AM Post #31 |
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Here we go again! 4.7 not far from Los Angeles. Jillian, I think you had to have felt that one. Hope you're okay, I'm sure you are. |
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| Blackbird1942 | May 18 2009, 03:57 AM Post #32 |
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DEFINITELY felt that one... we were rocking and rolling down here
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| beatlechick | May 18 2009, 04:00 AM Post #33 |
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Kind of funny as the quake was hitting here someone outside was slamming their car door. I thought wow they slammed it hard enough to shake the house. Hope everything is okay with you. Friends near Long Beach said it was pretty hard there but they are okay. We're Californians, We Can Handle IT!!
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| Blackbird1942 | May 18 2009, 04:03 AM Post #34 |
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yea we're fine down here. got it pretty hard, but we can definitely handle it. it was actually a 5.0, felt like it went on forever. we thought it was the dog jumping on the backdoor, and we looked out there she was cowering |
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| beatlechick | May 18 2009, 04:05 AM Post #35 |
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They keep changing it from 5.0 to 4.7 now they're saying it's either one. Our cats did nothing unusual that I could tell. |
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| Blackbird1942 | May 18 2009, 04:08 AM Post #36 |
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yea i keep hearing that too. o well, i guess we'll get the full report later on tonight |
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| beatlechick | May 18 2009, 06:11 AM Post #37 |
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Hearing of some minor damage, like broken windows, but nothing to write home about. |
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| BeatleBarb | May 18 2009, 03:12 PM Post #38 |
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Glad to hear you LA chicks are ok! |
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| Queenbee | May 18 2009, 07:28 PM Post #39 |
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Glad to hear your all okay with a few things broken. Do you use any of that putty stuff to hold knickknacks in place and does it work? I'd imagine if a quake is high enough, they will get broken. I hate tornadoes too! |
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PEACE and love to my friends, Judy When the Power of Love over comes the Love of Power, the world will know Peace. -Sri Chinmnoy Ghose Till me meet again ~ I Love you Mike! You were one of a kind. | |
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| wackadoo | May 18 2009, 07:51 PM Post #40 |
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I didn't feel this one but my daughter did and she lives in a guest house on the property. go figure. |
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| beatlechick | May 18 2009, 10:44 PM Post #41 |
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I know we use what is known as Quake Hold. It does pretty good. |
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| beatlechick | May 18 2009, 10:46 PM Post #42 |
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OH YEAH!! We can handle a little rock and rollin' whilst we shake and bake! We're Macca crazed LA chicks!!!
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| Queenbee | May 19 2009, 05:07 PM Post #43 |
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When we moved to Valencia, CA back in 1979, we bought a two story house. Upstairs was a big room over looking the living room. My kids always wanted to sleep out there and I would never let them for fear of an earthquake, would fly them over the railing. I had such a fear, we sold our house and bought a ranch. And that's where I experienced my first earthquake. Valencia, CA., has quite a few faults running through it. The longer your a California, the harder it is to move out of state (unless you have to), because the weather just grows on you. We lived there for about 3 years and I'd say another 6 months an I would of had a hard time leaving. The weather is sooooo pleasant. |
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PEACE and love to my friends, Judy When the Power of Love over comes the Love of Power, the world will know Peace. -Sri Chinmnoy Ghose Till me meet again ~ I Love you Mike! You were one of a kind. | |
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| beatlechick | May 20 2009, 01:43 AM Post #44 |
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I've been in California all my life and am at a time in my life where I don't think I could ever fully leave. In the winter where else can you go surfing in the morning, skiing in the afternoon, climb rocks in the evening, and still feel there is more to do when you go to bed? In the spring, summer, and most falls take the skiing out and put in hiking and you still have a great place to be. Sure we have earthquakes but that's just nature's way of telling us we have to have the bad with the good (we also get floods and small tornadoes on occasion. Let's not mention Big Rock in Malibu (where the rock actually does slip! shhh!)! Edited by beatlechick, May 20 2009, 01:43 AM.
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