Tim ...

.... did the Earth move for you?

It did for us.

Mary

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:22:00 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
<mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

>... did the Earth move for you?
>
>It did for us.
>
Really?

I didn't feel anything in Nerwcastle, and I was awake listening to the
radio.

Mind you, we were having such a lot of gales that one of the things that
rattled the windows just *might* have been the tremor.
--
"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission."
Rear Admiral "Amazing" Grace Hopper

x{yz}enophil44@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:22:00 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
> <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> ... did the Earth move for you?
>>
>> It did for us.
>>
> Really?
>
> I didn't feel anything in Nerwcastle, and I was awake listening to the
> radio.
>
> Mind you, we were having such a lot of gales that one of the things that
> rattled the windows just *might* have been the tremor.

No, slept through it. We had storms too, so there was plenty of noise
already.

I do remember once being woken by a tremor in North Manchester in the
80's, and in the dreamy way you do, telling myself as the bed shook
"It's an earthquake. Earthquakes aren't threatening here. Go back to
sleep." And promptly obeying myself.

Maybe the BBC will now learn the true meaning of the word "epicentre"
and stop abusing it. They sent a reporter to the epicentre, and
found....nothing unusual. Surprise surprise. It's almost inevitably a
node for lateral modes of vibration. Damage is worst on lateral anti-nodes.


Tim

"Tim Jackson" <tim@tim-jackson.co.uk> wrote in message
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> x{yz}enophil44@hotmail.com wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:22:00 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
>> <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> ... did the Earth move for you?
>>>
>>> It did for us.
>>>
>> Really?

Yes, I as woken by a shuddering and loud noise, I leapt (! - I normally only
manage to ooze) out of bed and said, "What was THAT?" thinking that it felt
like a quake must. Spouse looked around, said it was the wind banging our
bedroom door but there was hardly any wind, unlike the previous day when you
could hardly stand. Then he said, jokingly, "Perhaps it was an Earthquake?".
I said it must have been and wished I'd experienced it from start to finish.
We slept through a very big one in Iceland to our sorrow, I like new
experiences :-)
>>
>> I didn't feel anything in Nerwcastle, and I was awake listening to the
>> radio.

Oh - they said that it had been felt from Newcastle to London. But they say
all sorts. The scale has varied from 4.2 to 5.6 :-)

I thought one of our chimney pots was at an angle but Spouse went on the
roof yesterday and everything was sound. I suppose at the time we should
have gone round to see if there were any damage but in your nightie it's
cold outside ...
>>
>
> No, slept through it. We had storms too, so there was plenty of noise
> already.

Our storms had finished by then.
>
> I do remember once being woken by a tremor in North Manchester in the
> 80's, and in the dreamy way you do, telling myself as the bed shook "It's
> an earthquake. Earthquakes aren't threatening here. Go back to sleep." And
> promptly obeying myself.

I'm glad that you have authority over someone :-)
>
> Maybe the BBC will now learn the true meaning of the word "epicentre" and
> stop abusing it. They sent a reporter to the epicentre, and
> found....nothing unusual. Surprise surprise. It's almost inevitably a
> node for lateral modes of vibration. Damage is worst on lateral
> anti-nodes.

Yes, they have no idea! We've only heard Radio 4 reports but even they have
been hyped and often inaccurate. We don't get papers or have tv so we've
missed what I assume will have been the more colourful flights of
imagination :-)

I'm glad I DID feel it, another tick on the Experience Chart!

Mary

"Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Tim Jackson" <tim@tim-jackson.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> x{yz}enophil44@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:22:00 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
>>> <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ... did the Earth move for you?
>>>>
>>>> It did for us.
>>>>
>>> Really?
>
> Yes, I as woken by a shuddering and loud noise, I leapt (! - I normally
> only manage to ooze) out of bed and said, "What was THAT?" thinking that
> it felt like a quake must. Spouse looked around, said it was the wind
> banging our bedroom door but there was hardly any wind, unlike the
> previous day when you could hardly stand. Then he said, jokingly, "Perhaps
> it was an Earthquake?". I said it must have been and wished I'd
> experienced it from start to finish. We slept through a very big one in
> Iceland to our sorrow, I like new experiences :-)
>>>
>>> I didn't feel anything in Nerwcastle, and I was awake listening to the
>>> radio.
>
> Oh - they said that it had been felt from Newcastle to London. But they
> say all sorts. The scale has varied from 4.2 to 5.6 :-)
>
> I thought one of our chimney pots was at an angle but Spouse went on the
> roof yesterday and everything was sound. I suppose at the time we should
> have gone round to see if there were any damage but in your nightie it's
> cold outside ...
>>>
>>
>> No, slept through it. We had storms too, so there was plenty of noise
>> already.
>
> Our storms had finished by then.
>>
>> I do remember once being woken by a tremor in North Manchester in the
>> 80's, and in the dreamy way you do, telling myself as the bed shook "It's
>> an earthquake. Earthquakes aren't threatening here. Go back to sleep."
>> And promptly obeying myself.
>
> I'm glad that you have authority over someone :-)
>>
>> Maybe the BBC will now learn the true meaning of the word "epicentre" and
>> stop abusing it. They sent a reporter to the epicentre, and
>> found....nothing unusual. Surprise surprise. It's almost inevitably a
>> node for lateral modes of vibration. Damage is worst on lateral
>> anti-nodes.
>
> Yes, they have no idea! We've only heard Radio 4 reports but even they
> have been hyped and often inaccurate. We don't get papers or have tv so
> we've missed what I assume will have been the more colourful flights of
> imagination :-)
>
> I'm glad I DID feel it, another tick on the Experience Chart!
>
> Mary
>
>Hi... hey we were in the epicentre... hubby woke up and shouted "what was
>that?" Still asleep, I told him it was the dog...he said he was
>reassured and went back to sleep!!! The one exciting thing to happen
>here, ever, and he missed it... He blames me !!!! still... lol