If the Building's a-Rockin'...
POSTED BY: Kwicko
UPDATED: Thursday, July 31, 2008 00:50
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Earthquake in Southern California just a few minutes ago. I was listening to Jim Rome (Sports talk radio), and in mid-interview, he says - "Whoa -that was a good jolt. The building's swinging right now."
Amazing how calm he was in the middle of a quake.
They're saying 5.8, centered under Chino Hills.
Keep yer heads down out there!
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia
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Well, it wasn't TOO bad. And I'm almost on top of it. I didn't even lose the document I was working on!
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Let's party like it's 1929.
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A 5.8, you'd certainly notice it. Might jingle the glasses in the cupboards a little.
You know, to this day I still won't let the glasses' edges touch when I put them away in the cupboards. My wife asks why, and I have to laugh - it's so they won't rattle when we have a tremor!
'Course, that's all left over from growing up in Taiwan and Monterey (Fort Ord). We don't get a lot of earthquakes in Texas. Still, I'm prepared if we do! :)
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Earthquake in Southern California just a few minutes ago.
It was Global Warming.
If we all switched to wind power and stopped driving cars the Earth would never move...
H
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I felt it pretty good. I was babysitting in a house filled with glass, tall book cases and sharp, pointy things. Had a wee bit of panic trying to figure out a safe place for the both of us!
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Thank god the weather wasn't particularly hot. It drives me up the wall when people sagely say Yep, this was earthquake weather.
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Jess waitin' for The Big One.
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Originally posted by Hero:Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Earthquake in Southern California just a few minutes ago.
It was Global Warming.
If we all switched to wind power and stopped driving cars the Earth would never move...
H
Shit, I figured you'd blame it on Iranians, Iraqis, or other "terrist"...
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia
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Originally posted by SignyM:
Thank god the weather wasn't particularly hot. It drives me up the wall when people sagely say Yep, this was earthquake weather.
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Jess waitin' for The Big One.
Hey, now that you mention it, it DOES feel like earthquake weather in Texas! (Sorry - I couldn't resist)
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia
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I had just downloaded a dashboard widget called the Ayn Rand Lexicon.
The exact second I double-clicked on the Zip file is when the quake struck.
Y'know, ever since I bought The Fountainhead, everybody's been giving me a hard time: "Yikes! Don't read Ayn Rand! She's a Fascist!"
Now the gods are joining in! 
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Read The Fountainhead, then try Atlas Shrugged. They've changed my life. Twice.
:)
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Shit, I figured you'd blame it on Iranians, Iraqis, or other "terrist"...
Please. Terrorism is SO over. Now God is angry because I drive my car. Don't you read the papers?
H
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So "God" sent the terrorists? How can you possibly fight them, then, if they be God's will?
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia
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