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rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:07 PM Original message |
Folks...It was just a 5.8 Earthquake..Out West We.... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Unrec for mocking an unusual happening. |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Ditto. eom |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. knock it off |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I Don't Think Virginia Building Codes Consider Earthquakes |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
53. +1 |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yeah, wait until a stray Catagory 1 hurricane spins towards California. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. lol. ok, we will just wait. nt |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. I was shocked the first time I saw the coast in California. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. ah hahahhaa. lol. location, location, location. it is funny |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. It has almost happened in the past. We lost a lot of the pier |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I thought they were called typhoons only in the Asian Pacific. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Tomatoes, tomatohs. I'm sure a lot of people do call |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
50. Wrong..... |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. I know what you mean, but it is likely that somebody was injured or even killed. |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:13 PM Original message |
6.0, actually. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
40. From Virginia to Toronto? I didn't know they could hit in that long a |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. K&R. Welcome to California, East Coasters. Sheesh. nt |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. You're used to them. We AREN'T. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. California is known for its complete lack of people alone with bad backs. You got me there. nt |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. delete/dupe |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Yeah...THAT'S what I said. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. Poor taste. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. Know anything about building codes? |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Dickish statement |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Plenty of Californians Bashing the OP Right Along With You |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
48. While I agree it was a dickish statement, you should see the crap Californians have to put up with.. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. You do realize that quakes are not that common in the east cost |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:54 PM Original message |
not so much the east coast |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
47. as much as I know in Cali a seven pointer will do damage |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
54. FWIW the New Madrid fault isn't on the east coast |
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IndyPragmatist (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. The geology is different on the east coast... |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. You also have city planning and retro-fitting. The east coast is not prepared for such a thing. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. smaller earthquakes are more severe east of the rockies than they are in California |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
18. How...pragmatic of you. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yeah...and in Texas, we barely blink at tornados...sarcasm |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. i duck, lol. live in calif two decades. lived in texas two decades. give me an earthquake anytime |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I agree. Having lived in both Kansas and Texas, I find |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. Out West we have stringent building codes. |
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JustAnotherGen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
26. You don't have the NUMBER |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Also, the San Francisco earthquake at the turn of |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. Well now. That's about the size of the 1987 Whittier quake. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. And as with everything else, because this happened on the East Coast it's all the M$M will talk.. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Please... |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
34. This Californian is sending warm thoughts to all east coasters |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Thank you, This Virginian appreciates it. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
35. Just Heard that a Couple of NUKES Scrammed During the Quake |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
38. Get 4 feet of snow and get back to me....n/t |
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CleanGreenFuture (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
39. Seems the boss himself has weighed in on your pomposity... |
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GentryDixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
41. Uncalled for. |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. It was felt in Toronto and Fla.. WV, MA, TN, NC, OH, NY, RI, PA... |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Michigan too.n/t |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. That's a really large area. I will be interested in hearing |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
43. Bit too snarky there, rs. |
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Patriot 76 (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
49. Learn to swim. See you down in Arizona Bay! |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
51. really? n/t |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
52. Yet LAers freak out over a light rain. go figure. n/t |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Drive in Los Angeles when it rains and you will see why |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Drive in Los Angeles when it rains and you will see why |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-24-11 01:38 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. yeah, we get the slick pavement after no rain for awhile |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
57. I was in LA for the Northridge quake. This one was pretty respectable. |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
58. 5.8 actually does considerable damage in California. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-24-11 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
60. It's just an inch of snow... |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-24-11 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
61. The Sylmar quake in L.A., 1971 was a 6.0. Look it up |
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