Earthquake? This was not on the schedule!
Aug. 23rd, 2011 03:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyvyolaWell, I enjoyed my earthquake. How about you? (I'm not enjoying the adrenaline hangover, however. Headache and bodyache. Damn glands.)
5.9, jeesh. That's a heck of an east coast quake. The epicenter was less than 75 miles south of us. I watched the entire house sway from side to side. No, sway is too mild a word. It doesn't convey the speed and intensity of the movement. I saw the walls and ceiling flex, people. Over and over. If I'd been on the stairs, I don't know if I'd have kept my balance.
Amazingly, not a thing seems to have fallen and no cracks have appeared. Trust me, given the quality construction (ha!), that's a miracle in and of itself.
Mom and I agree that Dad would have loved it.
5.9, jeesh. That's a heck of an east coast quake. The epicenter was less than 75 miles south of us. I watched the entire house sway from side to side. No, sway is too mild a word. It doesn't convey the speed and intensity of the movement. I saw the walls and ceiling flex, people. Over and over. If I'd been on the stairs, I don't know if I'd have kept my balance.
Amazingly, not a thing seems to have fallen and no cracks have appeared. Trust me, given the quality construction (ha!), that's a miracle in and of itself.
Mom and I agree that Dad would have loved it.
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