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Earthquake !

#1 Post by D-Rider » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:02 am

Wow - we've just had an earthquake - quite a shaking!

Who else felt it ? .... how far has it spread?

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#2 Post by Falcopops » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:29 am

Check your pants, it may have been your bottom :smt003

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#3 Post by paddyz1 » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:51 am

Felt it last night but thought nothing of it. Wasn't aware it was an earthquake till I heard it on the news this morning. I thought it was tha cat having a mad half hour. It was not strong here, just rattled a few things.

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#4 Post by Okamoto » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:35 am

Bloody felt it here in Doncaster :smt048 !!!

The whole house and ground shook ..VERY strange ...a couple of roof tiles came off but nothing serious, hope all is well for everyone else :smt002

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#5 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:48 am

bugger

was convinced the wife had finally felt the earth move :(


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#6 Post by Samray » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:01 am

Nearly got shaken off the sofa. :smt001

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#7 Post by Tweaker » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:02 pm

The wife always said I could sleep through an earthquake - now she's got the proof :smt015

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#8 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:31 pm

Never even felt a thing. Slept right thru it, so did the missus and kids.

Did the Earth move for you then?
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#9 Post by Falco9 » Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:53 pm

The first thing that occurs to me is why you are up at 2:00am M8?

That aside we definately felt it here, woke me up big style, I wondered what the h**l was going on. However Lisa (the missus) slept right through it.

Now I know not even an earthquake can wake her up! :smt005 :smt005

F9 :smt006

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    #10 Post by bigun » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:12 pm

    Didn't feel a thing here. Having said that tho, given my missus increased farting and snoring now she's pregnant, I'm not sure I'd have noticed a quake anyway! :smt005
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    #11 Post by D-Rider » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:14 pm

    Falco9 wrote:The first thing that occurs to me is why you are up at 2:00am M8?
    Ah - time settings still on BST - should have shown just after 1am !

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    #12 Post by Viking » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:51 pm

    What are you on about? Nothing happened down here. :smt003 :smt003
    It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.

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    #13 Post by D-Rider » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:52 pm

    LOL

    :smt005 :smt005 :smt005

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    #14 Post by fastrider » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:11 pm

    We, well the missus and my son heard and felt it !!!! I was fast asleep, never heard (although I think I heard a loud bang, but not sure), or felt a thing. The missus started screaming, woke me up, heard my son screaming, so I thought - F*£k, being burgled/attacked and I jumped out of and over the bed with my fists up ready for a big fight, pitch black couldn't see a damn thing and only my shreddies on. :smt003

    Misses keeps laughing every time she thinks about it now. :smt012

    Mind you were were only 15 miles from its center!!!

    Last one I felt in UK was 1990, working in Cheltenham at the time.

    Just wonder if any after shocks will hit tonight. Hope not, I need a good nights kip now.

    good night all.

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    #15 Post by graham0071 » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:21 pm

    I've heard that someone heard it in the Isle of Wight but didn't get anything here..mind you remember an earth quake whilst on holiday on the greek Island of Crete at 7,9 on the richter scale and that waaaaas scary!!!!.....but fun!
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