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Title: California Earthquake
Post by: Timmay on July 29, 2008, 03:01:08 PM

Did you all hear about the earthquake in California.....do any of you californians have any comments???

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Sly Red on July 29, 2008, 03:03:15 PM

5.4 Earthquake near L.A.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/29/state/n114525D55.DTL&tsp=1

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: FR8TRAIN on July 29, 2008, 03:04:14 PM

Too small and too far away for me to feel it here in the Valley.

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: schro on July 29, 2008, 03:10:53 PM

5.4?  ???
Wake me up when it's serious.

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: FR8TRAIN on July 29, 2008, 03:12:13 PM

Quote from: schro on July 29, 2008, 03:10:53 PM

5.4?  ???
Wake me up when it's serious.

Now THAT"S what I'm talking about!!!!

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on July 29, 2008, 03:15:28 PM

One authority I know says not to bother until 6.3, but I'm not waiting.  The Big One's going to hit one day, and hopefully on that day I'm not in Bagdad by the Bay.

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: MagmaBabe on July 29, 2008, 05:32:12 PM

we had one in England a little while back that was 5 something on the Richter scale.. apparently, that wasn't no big doozie - most people slept through that!
It's more to do with the depth of the quake anyway :)

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Robmeister on July 29, 2008, 06:26:56 PM

Schro and I would have felt it pretty good if it hit while we were throwin' down in Anaheim a couple Wednesdays ago.   

5.4 moves things around a bit, but not much to worry about.

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Tyler on July 29, 2008, 06:30:33 PM

Yeah, it was about 300 miles from my house, so I didn't feel anything.  Some of my friends down south got shaken up a bit.

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: GASlick on July 29, 2008, 07:32:20 PM

Where's FEMA!?    :*))

Just a joke!  Glad everyone's OK.  i guess all those strict building codes pay off.  Ya'll be careful out there.

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Jer on July 29, 2008, 08:15:34 PM

wow, I've actually never felt an earthquake and am sort of wanting to, not a biggie mind you, but just one like this I guess that you all seem to find small...

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: MagmaBabe on July 30, 2008, 01:22:07 AM

I have a friend in the SF Bay area and he says it's like a truck rumbling past your house. But it would be a cool thing to experience.. I'd love to see a tornado up close, that would be amazing!

(not too close, mind!)

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Bolohead on July 30, 2008, 04:59:30 AM

I lived at one time close to where the SF Bay Area BIG shaker was that dropped part of the Bay Bridge, no thanks any more.  We escaped back in 90, and now only use SACTO Airport as a stop over when flying to Hawaii.

But I got friends that still live out there in the land the rumbles  O:O

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: FR8TRAIN on July 30, 2008, 10:05:47 AM

Quote from: MagmaBabe on July 30, 2008, 01:22:07 AM

I have a friend in the SF Bay area and he says it's like a truck rumbling past your house. But it would be a cool thing to experience.. I'd love to see a tornado up close, that would be amazing!

(not too close, mind!)

Now look here Dorothy, don't get too close to that tornado! LOL

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: wpruitt on July 30, 2008, 09:33:14 PM

I survived the great Atlanta quake of a few years ago. Happened around 6 AM.  I was lying in bed when there was a loud bang.  I was trying to determine what it was when the whole house shook.  I fell back asleep  When I woke up I decided i dreamed it  Then turned on the TV and learned Atlanta had their first quake.

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Flatbadger on July 30, 2008, 10:51:45 PM

It shook pretty good in Riverside California (Where I work)!

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Tyler on July 31, 2008, 01:33:11 AM

Quote from: Flatbadger on July 30, 2008, 10:51:45 PM

It shook pretty good in Riverside California (Where I work)!

I bet it did!

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: MagmaBabe on July 31, 2008, 02:11:27 AM

Quote from: fr8train on July 30, 2008, 10:05:47 AM

Quote from: MagmaBabe on July 30, 2008, 01:22:07 AM

I have a friend in the SF Bay area and he says it's like a truck rumbling past your house. But it would be a cool thing to experience.. I'd love to see a tornado up close, that would be amazing!

(not too close, mind!)

Now look here Dorothy, don't get too close to that tornado! LOL

I have some Dorothy shoes.. I'll just click my heels together and I'll be fine  ;)

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: StumpyDave on July 31, 2008, 06:46:38 AM

The recent one in England was quite close to where I live.
It was a lot more intense than a truck going past.  It felt like the whole house moved backwards and forwards.  I sat up in bed and exclaimed "What the F!!! was that". 
"Just an earthquake I think" said my wife. "Go back to sleep"

You should have seen the carnage in the morning.  Some of the rocks in my aquarium had slipped an inch or so!

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: dog20 on July 31, 2008, 07:01:08 AM

The earthquake happened during a taping of judge judy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvXS3lS7ENs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvXS3lS7ENs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5t_p6Adu8E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5t_p6Adu8E)

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Timmay on July 31, 2008, 07:12:16 AM

Magma...we have tornados here in SW Indiana...come over there and visit and Im sure I could give you a whirl! LOL...

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: dog20 on July 31, 2008, 07:37:43 AM

Magma is my girlfriend lol

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: schro on July 31, 2008, 07:41:06 AM

Quote from: dog20 on July 31, 2008, 07:37:43 AM

Magma is my girlfriend lol

Is she aware of this?

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Timmay on July 31, 2008, 07:46:26 AM

ought oh!  We got a claim issue going on here........

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: MagmaBabe on July 31, 2008, 08:48:31 AM

Quote from: TimmJ on July 31, 2008, 07:12:16 AM

Magma...we have tornados here in SW Indiana...come over there and visit and Im sure I could give you a whirl! LOL...

ahahaha!! you kill me!  :D

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: MagmaBabe on July 31, 2008, 08:51:06 AM

Quote from: schro on July 31, 2008, 07:41:06 AM

Magma is my girlfriend lol

lol, Whaaaaaat?!!!  :D

Quote from: dog20 on July 31, 2008, 07:37:43 AM

Is she aware of this?

I am now!  :o

Title: Re: California Earthquake
Post by: Robmeister on July 31, 2008, 10:04:56 AM

Quote from: dog20 on July 31, 2008, 07:01:08 AM

The earthquake happened during a taping of judge judy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvXS3lS7ENs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvXS3lS7ENs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5t_p6Adu8E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5t_p6Adu8E)

That's a pretty good shaker, man.....imagine a 6.0 or 7.0?....YIKES