Earthquake in DC!

Mine was a lot weaker then i thought.....

Check How Intense East Coast Earthquake Was in Your Zip Code | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/08/find-out-how-intense-east-coast-earthquake-was-in-your-zip-code.html)

The main thing is that no one died, right?

Damage is a pisser but that's what insurance is for.

Actually most people don't carry earthquake ins. Its an endorsement that has to be added to a policy and for the average homeowners it cost around $170 per year. I think I have maybe 4 to 8 customers who carry the coverage and they are from CA. So I'd guess very few of the people who have damage have any coverage.

I just have to laugh about my area. It was around a 2.0 and they were evacuating buildings and sending people home early. :doh:

I understand the need to err on the side of caution these days, I still find it funny though. And of course the local news was going nuts about it and making a way bigger deal than it was.

There was a of of sniggering on the West Coast, mostly from me.

A good point was made by a Cal Tech Geologist/Seismologist that the composition of the DC area makes for a bumpier ride. We're all relaxed and loose over here, geologically speaking.

It wasnt nothing funny about being on the 5th floor 40 miles from the epicenter of that. 5.8 felt alot worse than it sounds. I dont mind tornados or hurricanes cause i can see them coming, earthquake lil bit of a sneak attack, i dont like that.

I don't mind the authorities being extra cautious, especially when it comes to old buildings. Luckily I work in a fairly new building in downtown Baltimore, but still there were people checking the structures and whatnot to make sure there was no damage.

I want hear a story of a couple screwing during this and not knowing it was a earthquake at the time. Preferable the story includes a hot girl.

Mine was a lot weaker then i thought.....

Check How Intense East Coast Earthquake Was in Your Zip Code | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/08/find-out-how-intense-east-coast-earthquake-was-in-your-zip-code.html)

Damn apparently the intensity was a 5.4 where I was at, and I'm 59 miles from the epicenter too.

I want hear a story of a couple screwing during this and not knowing it was a earthquake at the time. Preferable the story includes a hot girl.

my buddy claims he was on the toilet and got bucked off.

Animals go wild before quake (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Zoo-Animals-Go-Wild-Ahead-of-Quake-128323083.html)

Well before any humans ducked beneath desks or sought shelter in doorways on Tuesday, wildlife at the zoo started to react to the oncoming earthquake.

But just like humans, some zoo residents barely registered yesterday's major tectonic motion. Zookeepers said throughout the shaking, the giant pandas hardly moved a paw.

There has to be an analogy there.