Not QUAKER comments. I grew up Quaker, but that's not what this is about.
Chris - I was awake for this quake or aftershock or whatever it was. Was not entirely a fan of my chair rolling across the mat without my pushing it in said direction.
Deb - I will admit that right after I'd posted to your "rapture prayer" post...I said a little one of my own when my building started shaking!!!
For those of you in the far far away...apparently we had an earthquake at some pre-alarm hour this morning. I missed the entire thing. I was out COLD. If the cats needed me...I failed them. I only heard about it when I turned on the TV this morning to check for sandal vs. sock weather. (And just to clarify...NOT sandals worn WITH socks.)
But whatever it was we just had about a half hour ago - I caught that one. Kind of a weird feeling. Skyepuppy, I think I'll leave all this business to you. :)
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OK, when I was twelve and we lived in Elwood, I was jumping on my bed in my upstairs bedroom one afternoon. Then the 100-yr-old house started to shake. I thought I'd done something to damage the supporting walls or worse! I promised I'd stop jumping on my bed if we'd be spared. Later I found out it was from an earthquake in Missouri or somewhere. I recanted my promise and resumed my exercise of choice. Of course the dining room ceiling eventually collapsed, but that's another story.
I left a comment for you at Malott's Blog.
What excitement for you!
I read about the Midwest's earthquakes (very different from California's) in the book, A Short History of Nearly Everything. They're completely random and (other than aftershocks) usually will never happen in the same place again.
I didn't know about the early morning one til on my way to work while listening to the radio. I did feel the after shock later this morning. First tremor I ever felt. My office desk wiggled.
I forgot to comment back!
Amy - I definitely want to hear this other story. Sounds like a good one.
Skyepuppy - I wrote you back - I think. It was yesterday. I've had a lot of birthday cake since then.
Tina - I agree - a very strange feeling! And I can see how the really bad ones cause much panic. I didn't much like what I felt and it was barely anything.
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