Comments on: Earthquake! http://www.joannageary.com/2008/02/27/earthquake/ If content is king, collaboration is queen. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:15:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: links for 2008-07-04 « Joanna Geary http://www.joannageary.com/2008/02/27/earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-372 links for 2008-07-04 « Joanna Geary Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:32:23 +0000 http://joannageary.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-372 [...] Earthquake! « Joanna Geary (tags: column4) [...] [...] Earthquake! « Joanna Geary (tags: column4) [...]

]]> By: Focalplane http://www.joannageary.com/2008/02/27/earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Focalplane Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:22:03 +0000 http://joannageary.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-367 I am happy to report that I have not experienced many earthquakes and the recent one didn't seem to affect us in Somerset (we're not on the Midland Micro-Continent!) But I do remember experiencing the big Mexico City Earthquake in the 1990s (not the very big one in 1985) even though I was in Houston, Texas. I was on the 23rd floor of an older building (1927 being old) and it shook as it is supposed to do. The elevators rattled and banged around, apparently, but no-one in Houston was hurt. I have never understood why so many geologist colleagues choose to live in California. I am happy to report that I have not experienced many earthquakes and the recent one didn’t seem to affect us in Somerset (we’re not on the Midland Micro-Continent!)

But I do remember experiencing the big Mexico City Earthquake in the 1990s (not the very big one in 1985) even though I was in Houston, Texas. I was on the 23rd floor of an older building (1927 being old) and it shook as it is supposed to do. The elevators rattled and banged around, apparently, but no-one in Houston was hurt.

I have never understood why so many geologist colleagues choose to live in California.

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]]> By: feelByte // tech blog http://www.joannageary.com/2008/02/27/earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-368 feelByte // tech blog Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:54:17 +0000 http://joannageary.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-368 [...] e lavora per il The Birmingham Post, è stato la fonte primaria della notizia. Leggendo il suo post si scopre come abbia reagito al terremoto, usando Twitter, chiedendosi cosa fosse [...] [...] e lavora per il The Birmingham Post, è stato la fonte primaria della notizia. Leggendo il suo post si scopre come abbia reagito al terremoto, usando Twitter, chiedendosi cosa fosse [...]

]]> By: simon gray http://www.joannageary.com/2008/02/27/earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-371 simon gray Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:31:57 +0000 http://joannageary.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-371 i live on a boat on the canal in the city centre, & completely failed to notice it on top of the general movement the winds the last few days have been causing anyway. i still remember the dudley earthquake as if it was yesterday - at the time i lived next to the bristol road (opposite bourville college), & was already awake whilst it was going on; at first i thought it was just a heavy lorry going past, but when the rumbling & shaking just kept carrying on & on & on (or so it seemed) my next thought was that a terrorist had managed to let off a nuke somewhere, such was the paranoia still in existence so close after september 11... i live on a boat on the canal in the city centre, & completely failed to notice it on top of the general movement the winds the last few days have been causing anyway.

i still remember the dudley earthquake as if it was yesterday – at the time i lived next to the bristol road (opposite bourville college), & was already awake whilst it was going on; at first i thought it was just a heavy lorry going past, but when the rumbling & shaking just kept carrying on & on & on (or so it seemed) my next thought was that a terrorist had managed to let off a nuke somewhere, such was the paranoia still in existence so close after september 11…

]]> By: jamie http://www.joannageary.com/2008/02/27/earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-370 jamie Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:11:36 +0000 http://joannageary.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-370 It freaked me out ... I was in bed and the walls started shaking and windows. I rolled over and told my partner who said I should be quiet and thought I was going bonkers ... it was quite emotional - only two years ago we lost our house to a tornado and I thought we were gonna go again! Whew! It freaked me out … I was in bed and the walls started shaking and windows.

I rolled over and told my partner who said I should be quiet and thought I was going bonkers … it was quite emotional – only two years ago we lost our house to a tornado and I thought we were gonna go again!

Whew!

]]> By: SteveX http://www.joannageary.com/2008/02/27/earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-369 SteveX Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:34:18 +0000 http://joannageary.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-369 I remember the 1984 North Wales one. I lived in the north west at the time and was watching telly with my brother. We both thought each other had been shaking the settee on purpose. Last night's Lincolnshire earthquake woke me up, but I just thought a particularly large lorry had gone past the house. Apparently, though, there are reports that a wheelie bin in Loughborough shifted at least three feet down the street. Oh my god, we're all going to die! I remember the 1984 North Wales one. I lived in the north west at the time and was watching telly with my brother. We both thought each other had been shaking the settee on purpose.

Last night’s Lincolnshire earthquake woke me up, but I just thought a particularly large lorry had gone past the house.

Apparently, though, there are reports that a wheelie bin in Loughborough shifted at least three feet down the street.
Oh my god, we’re all going to die!

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