Whoa! Earthquake!

[chafu213]

Greetings!

Just sat down to catch up on posts to the Forums and watch some episodes, when I started feeling the rumbling of an earthquake. No biggie, since they happen quite often here, but the rumbling got louder and more forceful and then the shifting started. Quite a few good jerks and shakes...even thought about running outside since I live right on a cliff and have always imagined my apt going over the edge one day. Lasted a good 60 seconds before finally calming down.

I have my apt. pretty well earthquake proofed, especially my music room. CDs cases are permanently affixed to the walls.

I'm gonna guess it was a 6.0

Largest we've ever had was an 8.2 back in '92 before I moved here.

OK, now that it's over I can go back to watching episodes.....

Chafu213

 

[tampa24]

Wow Chafu. I'm glad you appear to be okay. Keep us informed if you have more aftershocks or problems. I've heard of updates causing people to shake all over until they almost pass out or fall out their chairs. But not shaking whole houses. hahA

 

[chafu213]

Hi Tampa...we have dozens of earthquakes here every year, sometimes more than once a day. Coming from Michigan, where I think I only ever felt one minor quake, it was a bit disconcerting at first. But like everyone else who has lived here for any amount of time, you get used to them.

Our buildings are built to code and rarely suffer any damage, although that 8.2 one in '92 (before I moved here) did damage to a newly constructed hotel that cut corners during its construction. They had to take down that hotel.

My biggest concern is that I live right on a cliff, and I keep imagining that one day my whole apt will just go sliding down to the bottom. If that's the way I'm meant to go, then so be it! Have no regrets except not having enough sex! ;-{)>

Still no word on the magnitude of the quake, but I'm betting it was a 6.0

BTW, I'm really glad you've apparently decided NOT to leave the site.

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[gwr19569424]

Chafu213, yes I heard about an earthquake the other night as Breaking News on our 11:00pm news new Guam. It was a pretty deep earthquake and I think they said it registered around the mid to high 5 range.
Southern California had another rattler earlier in the week. It was felt from San Diego up to the LA area. Not sure what it's magnitude was.
Be safe and keep us posted.

Gary

 

[gwr19569424]

Oops, sorry, that should have been "near Guam".
That's what happens when I don't proof read something before I submit.

Gary

 

[chafu213]

Surprised it made the news as they are so common here. Newspaper today reported it as 5.5...with the epicenter 40 miles away. Guess it wasn't as big as it felt.

There was a small aftershock later in the evening....barely noticeable.

I have a friend moving here in a couple weeks from New Mexico. Earthquakes might freak them out. Wait til they experience a SUPER-Typhoon!

Chafu213

 

[gwr19569424]

I spent most of my growing years in the Southern California area and am now living in the Seattle area so earthquakes don't even bother me too much. They say that we are over due for the big one, as is California.

Gary

 

[joninliverton]

I wonder if someone could enlighten me to the abbreviations you guys use for the states you live in. Maybe a little geographic location indication too, something like.

NYC - New York City - North East Coast.

It's second thought to you guys but to us overseas readers it can be confusing.

Thanks xx

 

[chafu213]

I wonder if someone could enlighten me to the abbreviations you guys use for the states you live in. Maybe a little geographic location indication too, something like.

NYC - New York City - North East Coast.

It's second thought to you guys but to us overseas readers it can be confusing.

Thanks xx

Here's a list of the official two-letter abbreviations used by the US Postal Service

Abbreviation = State/Possession

AL = ALABAMA
AK = ALASKA
AS = AMERICAN SAMOA
AZ = ARIZONA
AR = ARKANSAS
CA = CALIFORNIA
CO = COLORADO
CT = CONNECTICUT
DE = DELAWARE
DC = DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FM = FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
FL = FLORIDA
GA = GEORGIA
GU = GUAM
HI = HAWAII
ID = IDAHO
IL = ILLINOIS
IN = INDIANA
IA = IOWA
KS = KANSAS
KY = KENTUCKY
LA = LOUISIANA
ME = MAINE
MH = MARSHALL ISLANDS
MD = MARYLAND
MA = MASSACHUSETTS
MI = MICHIGAN
MN = MINNESOTA
MS = MISSISSIPPI
MO = MISSOURI
MT = MONTANA
NE = NEBRASKA
NV = NEVADA
NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
NJ = NEW JERSEY
NM = NEW MEXICO
NY = NEW YORK
NC = NORTH CAROLINA
ND = NORTH DAKOTA
MP = NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
OH = OHIO
OK = OKLAHOMA
OR = OREGON
PW = PALAU
PA = PENNSYLVANIA
PR = PUERTO RICO
RI = RHODE ISLAND
SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
TN = TENNESSEE
TX = TEXAS
UT = UTAH
VT = VERMONT
VI = VIRGIN ISLANDS
VA = VIRGINIA
WA = WASHINGTON
WV = WEST VIRGINIA
WI = WISCONSIN
WY = WYOMING

Hopes that helps some.

Chafu213

 

[BiGurl0527]

thats great idea jon, if people talked about the uk I would be sooo lost. I am from Iowa it's the midwest and if you look a map of the states, we are the face of the elf that is made.

Chafu, I have never been where an earthqake was but I do have my fair share of tornando's. I live in the city just to not deal with them. I am glad you are okay!

 

[joninliverton]

Here's a list of the official two-letter abbreviations used by the US Postal Service

Abbreviation = State/Possession

AL = ALABAMA - think its in the south
AK = ALASKA - know where that is, who doesnt brrrr
AS = AMERICAN SAMOA - no idea
AZ = ARIZONA - been there so yes
AR = ARKANSAS - south somewhere.. bill clinton ???
CA = CALIFORNIA - been there
CO = COLORADO - middle ??
CT = CONNECTICUT - dont know
DE = DELAWARE - dont know
DC = DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - no idea
FM = FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA - whats that
FL = FLORIDA - know it
GA = GEORGIA - east coast
GU = GUAM - no idea
HI = HAWAII - yes
ID = IDAHO - nope
IL = ILLINOIS - chicago
IN = INDIANA - load of cattle back there ? so guess mid west
IA = IOWA - nope
KS = KANSAS - yes, come on the Chiefs
KY = KENTUCKY - south
LA = LOUISIANA - yes
ME = MAINE - near new york ?
MH = MARSHALL ISLANDS - no
MD = MARYLAND - East coast south of Washington ?
MA = MASSACHUSETTS - near NY, boston
MI = MICHIGAN - not sure
MN = MINNESOTA - mid west
MS = MISSISSIPPI - south dude
MO = MISSOURI - nope
MT = MONTANA - mid west towards pacific
NE = NEBRASKA - isnt that up north somewhere
NV = NEVADA - been to vegas so yes
NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE - Always the first to announce voting isnt it, but I dont know where it is
NJ = NEW JERSEY - East coast near NYC
NM = NEW MEXICO - Yes
NY = NEW YORK - yes
NC = NORTH CAROLINA - North of south carolina
ND = NORTH DAKOTA - yes ive seen a programme
MP = NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - nope
OH = OHIO - north of neveda i think. Remember the CSNY song about the students
OK = OKLAHOMA - Middle south, seen the film
OR = OREGON - nope
PW = PALAU - not a clue
PA = PENNSYLVANIA - East coast
PR = PUERTO RICO - nope
RI = RHODE ISLAND - nyc
SC = SOUTH CAROLINA - east coast south of north carolina
SD = SOUTH DAKOTA - seen it on tv
TN = TENNESSEE - nashville yes
TX = TEXAS - been there
UT = UTAH - north of nevada ?
VT = VERMONT - nope but guess near nyc
VI = VIRGIN ISLANDS - nope
VA = VIRGINIA - not sure
WA = WASHINGTON - aha west coast above CA
WV = WEST VIRGINIA - not sure
WI = WISCONSIN - nope
WY = WYOMING - Tombestone ??

Hopes that helps some.

Chafu213

See my answers above, shows you how dumb I am lol

 

[chafu213]

I really had to laugh at some of your responses, especially Ohio north of Nevada. Some of our members should get a kick out of that.

But then if I had to guess locations of places in the UK (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, etc) I know I'd be just as far off, even tho' I've been to England a couple/three times.

I'd do just as badly trying to locate the areas of Australia, having only been there once for a couple months.

And I imagine most Americans couldn't pinpoint locations of countries in Europe, Central America or South America, or where some of the new countries that evolved from the USSR are.

I'd probably get most of the countries of Africa in the right place, since I spent a lot of time there. But I doubt if most Americans could.

Funny story: when I was 18, I decided to spend the summer between my Freshmen year and sophomore years hitchhiking around Kenya and Tanzania. I started out in Michigan and hitched to NY (New York...see previous list) to catch a flight to Nairobi. One of the drivers who picked me up somewhere in eastern Ohio (which is below Michigan in the Midwest BTW), after hearing my plans, asked if I was going to hitchhike all the way to Africa. Uh, ... duh!!!!!


A few of these listed places are US territories (US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico ... actually I think this is considered a Commonwealth..., Guam, and American Somoa-not to be confused with Somoa). The US Virgin Islands (not to be confused with the British Virgin Islands) and Puerto Rico are in the Caribbean, south and east of the US mainland. Guam and American Somoa are in the Pacific, closer to Japan and the Philippines than the US mainland.

Some come under other names like the District of Columbia (DC), which is on the East Coast BTW. I think the Northern Marianas Islands (my neighbors) are also considered a Commonwealth.

Others are not actually part of the USA, but come under the jurisdiction of the US Postal Service for some historical reason like WWII (Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands). All three of these are in the Pacific as well.

Couldn't explain the differences between Territory, Commonwealth and District, except that they are all considered possessions of the USA. We pay taxes to the local government just like a normal US citizen would do with a state tax, and what would be considered federal tax also gets paid locally. And we can't vote for the President. Go figure!

Quiz will be on Friday.....

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[joninliverton]

I really had to laugh at some of your responses, especially Ohio north of Nevada. Some of our members should get a kick out of that.

But then if I had to guess locations of places in the UK (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, etc) I know I'd be just as far off, even tho' I've been to England a couple/three times.

I'd do just as badly trying to locate the areas of Australia, having only been there once for a couple months.

And I imagine most Americans couldn't pinpoint locations of countries in Europe, Central America or South America, or where some of the new countries that evolved from the USSR are.

I'd probably get most of the countries of Africa in the right place, since I spent a lot of time there. But I doubt if most Americans could.

Funny story: when I was 18, I decided to spend the summer between my Freshmen year and sophomore years hitchhiking around Kenya and Tanzania. I started out in Michigan and hitched to NY (New York...see previous list) to catch a flight to Nairobi. One of the drivers who picked me up somewhere in eastern Ohio (which is below Michigan in the Midwest BTW), after hearing my plans, asked if I was going to hitchhike all the way to Africa. Uh, ... duh!!!!!


A few of these listed places are US territories (US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico ... actually I think this is considered a Commonwealth..., Guam, and American Somoa-not to be confused with Somoa). The US Virgin Islands (not to be confused with the British Virgin Islands) and Puerto Rico are in the Caribbean, south and east of the US mainland. Guam and American Somoa are in the Pacific, closer to Japan and the Philippines than the US mainland.

Some come under other names like the District of Columbia (DC), which is on the East Coast BTW. I think the Northern Marianas Islands (my neighbors) are also considered a Commonwealth.

Others are not actually part of the USA, but come under the jurisdiction of the US Postal Service for some historical reason like WWII (Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands). All three of these are in the Pacific as well.

Couldn't explain the differences between Territory, Commonwealth and District, except that they are all considered possessions of the USA. We pay taxes to the local government just like a normal US citizen would do with a state tax, and what would be considered federal tax also gets paid locally. And we can't vote for the President. Go figure!

Quiz will be on Friday.....

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Chafu213

Thanks for that chafu but could you do me a favour (spelt the English way) and put the info of the location of the state to the right hand side. Then I will copy and paste the list and put it in a file on my desktop so I can quickly bring it up when I'm reading the forum.

And I've just had another idea which I will start a new thread..

 

[BreakerOneNine]

See my answers above, shows you how dumb I am lol

District of Columbia is the nations capital. Washington DC, the place where the White House is located.

 

[mikeyank]

See my answers above, shows you how dumb I am lol

OH = OHIO - north of neveda i think. Remember the CSNY song about the students

You may be off in your geography of the state, but you are right on, in your musical knowlege of the group and the song. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young had an unbelievable sound together. And "Ohio" is a haunting, classic piece. You have excellent taste in your "classic rock" Jon.

 

[joninliverton]

OH = OHIO - north of neveda i think. Remember the CSNY song about the students

You may be off in your geography of the state, but you are right on, in your musical knowlege of the group and the song. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young had an unbelievable sound together. And "Ohio" is a haunting, classic piece. You have excellent taste in your "classic rock" Jon.

I have my late father to thank for my musical taste Mike. Now I have been handed down his vinyls and there is some super stuff there. Hope you join the google maps thread Mike, it would be nice to see the area that you live.

 

[joninliverton]

OMG how embarrassing. I've just zoomed out of the USA to a point where you just get the north american map with the states and their abvs. And look where Ohio is lol.. only on the other side of America from Nevada.

I feel so dumb lol doh..

 

[mikeyank]

I have my late father to thank for my musical taste Mike. Now I have been handed down his vinyls and there is some super stuff there. Hope you join the google maps thread Mike, it would be nice to see the area that you live.

I will jump over to that thread in a second, Jon. I was wondering if your father ever took you to live concerts of some of his and your favorite bands doing revival shows, and which groups you might have seen personally. Now to google maps.

 

[joninliverton]

I will jump over to that thread in a second, Jon. I was wondering if your father ever took you to live concerts of some of his and your favorite bands doing revival shows, and which groups you might have seen personally. Now to google maps.

Before I answer your question here is a very powerfull clip of the song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7-m919ynU&feature=related

My dad took me to see Neil Young, CSN but never with Neil, both at the NEC in Birmingham England. We also went to the see the Rolling Stones a few years back at Wembley. I was going to go to Glastonbury last year where Neil appeared but could not get a ticket, they're like gold dust. I like Springstein too and love the relationship that Nils Lofgren had with Bruce and Neil.

Shit I just realised this thread is supposed to be about an earthquake. Sorry Chaffu dude.. big kiss xx

 

[mikeyank]

Before I answer your question here is a very powerfull clip of the song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7-m919ynU&feature=related

My dad took me to see Neil Young, CSN but never with Neil, both at the NEC in Birmingham England. We also went to the see the Rolling Stones a few years back at Wembley. I was going to go to Glastonbury last year where Neil appeared but could not get a ticket, they're like gold dust. I like Springstein too and love the relationship that Nils Lofgren had with Bruce and Neil.

Shit I just realised this thread is supposed to be about an earthquake. Sorry Chaffu dude.. big kiss xx

I watched that clip, and it is powerful. I was attending college in upstate New York, when that happened at Kent State, in Ohio. The students on my campus protested, no one attended classes and the main building was occupied by students.

Luckily, our college president was very liberal and anti-war as well, and the students were left free to do our thing on campus, without any police presence. It was all peaceful and most student wound up using it as on opportunity to get high and get laid. You know how 20 years are. But it was an important and scary time in our lives.

And your really lucky that your dad took you to see the Stones, Neil and CSN too. Sounds like you had a great relationship with him. You were both very fortunate.

And what are you implying about "The Boss" and Nils???

I apologize too Chaffu. Now back to the earthquake.