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Yes, well Dan nicked the title I was going to use.
So, last night I had finished my emailing and all the other palaver I do on the internet and was just closing the Mac ready to settle down. The clock on the Mac had just ticked over to 1.00am… and then it hit. The things on the shelves jangled, a badly stacked pile of books fell over (they were very very badly stacked though) and my bed shook in a very disconcerting way… all for about 5 seconds
My thought process went like this:
Something has crashed nearly… Oh Christ, terrorist attack… Earthquake? Nah… Loosing my mind… possibly?
I peered out of my bedroom curtains and watched four or five lights go on for about 30 seconds and then go off again as, I imagine, the same process was worked through. I couldn’t see any massive fireballs so I assumed the crash/attack ideas were out; and, yes, seeing the other lights go on did make me think that maybe I wasn’t crazy, but I wasn’t ready to hang my hat on the earthquake just yet. i mean, I live in England for God’s sake. As Dan says when we have extreme weather, you could fit it in most of the world’s back pockets and use it as an appetizer to their extreme weather. When we have a crisis it is always an ‘English’ crisis – you know something where we can make a mountain out of the hill of a mole.
So, as the others were trying to get back to sleep I was clicking refresh on various news sites and googling like crazy trying to find out what was going on. But it was all apparently nothing. I thought about getting up and putting the news on but after a half hour of debate with myself decide I was too tired and went to sleep.
I know a 5.2 earthquake is nothing but it frightened the life out of me – God forbid I ever be involve in a powerful one – I’ll be the one sobbing in the corner.
8 Responses to “Did the Earth Move For You?”
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February 28th, 2008 at 4:44 am
You should have rioted and stolen a TV.
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February 28th, 2008 at 8:29 am
*Apparently* it was felt around where I live but I didn’t notice a thing, proving that when I say “I can sleep through an earthquake” – I really mean it ;o)
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February 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I wasn’t sure you’d have noticed it all the way over there. I was sat watching Late Night Poker when it happened. Having never felt an earthquake before I wondered what was happening. Last time we had a bigger one was before I was born. I’m just glad I didn’t have a hot drink at the time.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Avitable – You are absolutely right. I should have done… But had my ‘looting been in proportion with the event it would have been less a TV and more a pack of gum.
Penelope – I’m absolutely certain had I been asleep it would not have woken me. I can sleep through most things… including my alarm!
yorksdevil – Oh, yes, Lancashire managed to take place in an event last night! I was in the same boat as you – no idea what that was – but glad I didn’t miss out!
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February 28th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
So we’ve finally figured out what will help you fall asleep…
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February 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Yep, so if we could just arrange a nightly earthquake that would be blindin’
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March 1st, 2008 at 7:07 am
I LOVE earthquakes!!! Not the damage they do, but the thrill. Good thing I live in California, huh? But here, we don’t even notice anything less than 6.0.
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March 1st, 2008 at 11:23 pm
SJ -Part of me would love to live in a place when these exciting things happen but the way out little 5.2 disturbed me was not fun. It felt like the ground no longer belonged to me… or anyone else. Massive wake up that I am still ‘processing’.
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