How Cool!

[deird_lj]

We just had our very own earthquake!

Apparently measured 4.7 on the Richter scale - which might be mini to you overseas living-on-a-faultline-people (or might not, I have no idea), but out here, it's pretty exciting.

I was babysitting Caleb at the time, and the stovepipe for my sister's fireplace was rattling incredibly loudly. And the couch was shaking.
I started mentally calculating how long it would take me to run into Caleb's room, grab him out of bed, sprint to the back door, and dive for cover before the house collapsed... and then the earthquake settled down.

So, no death-defying leaps from collapsing buildings today.

Comments

[taiba.livejournal.com]

If things to get dangerous, don't go outside!!!

Find a nice solid doorway to sand in. Seriously. Earhquake comes, stand in one of those because that's the bit that *won't* collapse.

I remember my parents telling me this from the earthquakes they used to live through quite regularly in Croatia.

[taiba.livejournal.com]

Also, your kitchen table can help if you dive for cover under it.

I'm not sure about the structural integrity of your unit, but arches are in general pretty solid so crouching down under your own arch-way (lounge to dining area) could be a good idea.

But for the love of Pete, don't try to run outside!!!

[deird1]

Oh, I know.

It's just that I was on the second floor at the time, and my vivid imagination was producing graphic pictures of the floor collapsing underneath me and dropping me several metres in one hit. Getting to ground seemed like a less scary option...

[taiba.livejournal.com]

For someone so logical, you need to work on being more rational ;-)

[deird1]

...but it was SCARY!


:)

[taiba.livejournal.com]

Yeah, ok. Fair enough :-) *hugs*

I'm scared of thunder... When it's really close, anyway,