5.9 +/- Earthquake just now in Mineral, VA ( NW of Richmond )

[Pigslilspaz]

Pansies.  

Don't you guys practice earthquake drills and pack emergency kits like the more civilized and developed regions of this great country?  

My thoughts exactly. 

15 seconds and it stops, everyone is scared as hell, all the Californians are thinking, "Aww... the rides over?"

[xNOVAx]

Super-pansies.        

Earthquakes are fun  

Wait no..  

[CAP1]

Pansies.  

Don't you guys practice earthquake drills and pack emergency kits like the more civilized and developed regions of this great country?  

 just remember this when we're laughing at you guys trying to pretend you know how to drive in 3 feet of snow. 

[Pigslilspaz]

just remember this when we're laughing at you guys trying to pretend you know how to drive in 3 feet of snow. 

I do, living in the Sierras has benefits.

[1701E]

Pansies.  

Don't you guys practice earthquake drills and pack emergency kits like the more civilized and developed regions of this great country?  

Emergency Kits? Ha! We don't need no stinkin' emergency Kits!  Only one of those I keep is in the car....that's no longer with us.
Was interesting seeing as I've never felt a Quake, let alone on the East Coast, but people are certainly overreacting. Certainly a 'What the heck was that?' moment though.

[Babalonian]

So I asked my boss if I can take the day off when the next 5.5+ tremor we have within 200 miles hits, he laughed.  

[Babalonian]

Earthquakes are fun  

Wait no..  

They would be too, if everyone here stopped what they were doing and took the rest of the day off.

[Babalonian]

just remember this when we're laughing at you guys trying to pretend you know how to drive in 3 feet of snow. 

What's snow?  Ice?  Oh, wet stuff that's solid?  Are you guys SURE you're not smoking the same stuff as we are here in California?

[pipz]

Im in NJ. At first I thought I was having a dizzy spell. After a second I realized it wasnt just me. I had to ask the guy I was talkin too if he felt that too hehehehhe

[M0nkey_Man]

heard about it from our JROTC commander

[TequilaChaser]

one would think those that are in NY or in DC would freak a lil bit....considering how close we are to the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and thinking something might have been happening again

especially when you might be in an office building 4 or 8 or 10 floors up etc.... and the building starts swaying.....

the media plays it up more than it is regarding the earthquake that hit today, even though earthquakes are a rare event for east coast citizens ( or as some of you refer to em as Pansies or Super Panzies )

I am sure most that are over reacting are the insecure types though..... that always needs someone else to tell them what to do and how to do it and when to stop etc.....


this lil bity shaker did not do anything except fractured the brick mortar joints on the SW corner of my parent's brick house...... there is about a 1/4" seperation there and it looks like steps going up if one was to draw the outline or line drawing of the separation.....


TC

[Vulcan]

OK now you lot have some quake experience I CHALLENGE you to look at this for a few minutes: http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/all

[crazyivan]

Leaving Friday or Saturday, just before it gets here.  

Or Thursday, when your forced out.  Meh I thought I was Donnie Darko, for a few seconds. <sings> the house began to shake, the earth began to quake. Personally, I've got  my eye on this biatch IRENE.

[Babalonian]

OK, enough fun with this one.... well maybe not, but if I keep this up and we have "the big one" in the next 24 hours, people are gonna take my hide for the raft they'll be using to sail back to the mainland...    

Hoping everyone calms down and their day gets better over there, probabley gonna be a few with a restless night tonight, especialy those close enough to feel the aftershocks (any nights like that here in Cali, I sleep in a hammock outside between two trees after/if I get tired of being woken up every 10-20 minutes).

[curry1]

I live about ~55 miles away from the epicenter it was really cool.  Never thought I would feel one especially on the east coast.  First I thought it was a low flying plane becuase it was seriously rattling the ceiling and we were right in the pattern for Dulles Airport, but i couldn't hear any engines.  My friends and I ran outside and decided it was an earthquake.