shake rattle & earthquake ?
04-18-08, 05:27 AM
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shake rattle & earthquake ?
this morning around 4:30 am the kid wakes up crying. something about her sock fell off? the wife is up handling it while i lay in bed trying to go back to sleep. i am almost there where i feel the bedroom shake? it did it twice. it was odd, but it was early and maybe i was just really sleepy.
reports i am hearing on the radio this morning seem to be indicating the midwest had an earthquake?!@? that is just crazy.
later.
reports i am hearing on the radio this morning seem to be indicating the midwest had an earthquake?!@? that is just crazy.
later.
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04-18-08, 05:32 AM
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this morning around 4:30 am the kid wakes up crying. something about her sock fell off? the wife is up handling it while i lay in bed trying to go back to sleep. i am almost there where i feel the bedroom shake? it did it twice. it was odd, but it was early and maybe i was just really sleepy.
reports i am hearing on the radio this morning seem to be indicating the midwest had an earthquake?!@? that is just crazy.
later.
reports i am hearing on the radio this morning seem to be indicating the midwest had an earthquake?!@? that is just crazy.
later.
04-18-08, 05:36 AM
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Lafayette rattled pretty good this morning!
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04-18-08, 05:37 AM
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04-18-08, 05:47 AM
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04-18-08, 06:06 AM
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I diidn't feel it as I was driving my son to school just at that moment when the earthquake hit.
Yeah, you heard right, 4:40am I had to drop him off for a field trip.
So, since I was awake anyway I used that opportunity to squeeze in a 1h 30min bike ride before going to work
Weather is gorgeous! Oh, and I got a nice 35mph draft from a rig starting from a traffic light. Breakin Away style 
Yeah, you heard right, 4:40am I had to drop him off for a field trip.
So, since I was awake anyway I used that opportunity to squeeze in a 1h 30min bike ride before going to work
Weather is gorgeous! Oh, and I got a nice 35mph draft from a rig starting from a traffic light. Breakin Away style
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04-18-08, 06:07 AM
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It woke me up. Thought it was an earthquake or a huge cat fight under the bed. No noise, just jiggling of the bed.
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04-18-08, 07:50 AM
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It woke my wife up, and kinda woke me up. Although I didn't know it was an earthquake: I was getting mad at my wife for shaking the bed so much, ha.
04-18-08, 08:10 AM
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Slept through it. Wouldn't be the first time.
I experienced a ton of earthquakes when I lived in Taiwan. Your brain always thinks they are something else when they start and it always takes me a second or two to figure out what they are.
As for sleeping through...I slept through a 5.something in Taiwan. When I woke up and the bed was about 6 inches from the wall and everyone in the house was running around asking if everyone was OK.
I experienced a ton of earthquakes when I lived in Taiwan. Your brain always thinks they are something else when they start and it always takes me a second or two to figure out what they are.
As for sleeping through...I slept through a 5.something in Taiwan. When I woke up and the bed was about 6 inches from the wall and everyone in the house was running around asking if everyone was OK.
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04-18-08, 09:18 AM
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uh, i think here in Aurora we just had another one. like 2 minutes ago. the three story building i am in was shaking for about 20 seconds. am i the only one that did not get the memo about the world coming to an end. im not saying. im just saying. later.
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04-18-08, 09:29 AM
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I'm in downtown right now but I didn't feel anyth.. NO CARRIER!
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Speaking of which when are you stopping by to pick up your extras from the work I did...and take me out to lunch?
(BTW - they are in the car and I rode today)
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I'm south of you, west of Joliet. I thought there was something too, because the lights and ceiling tiles in my office all kinda jostled a little bit - but then I thought it was probably just my mind "thinking earthquake," because a truck went by or something.
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there are aftershocks occurring still, ranging fro 2.8 and up.
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Computer monitors all shock, pole light woblled, and thought a vibrator feature added to office chair.
Actually it seem as if I was no a boat and a wave went underneath.
Did not feel the earlier occurrence, but many other reported via media outlets.
Friend in Indy, reported same, but fun this AM as she was in the shower, when the world moved in her corner.
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From the Tribune:
UPDATE: An aftershock was reported around 10:15 a.m. preliminarily registering at 4.5 on the Richter Scale, acccording to the U.S. Geological Survey.
UPDATE: An aftershock was reported around 10:15 a.m. preliminarily registering at 4.5 on the Richter Scale, acccording to the U.S. Geological Survey.
04-18-08, 10:06 AM
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From the Tribune:
UPDATE: An aftershock was reported around 10:15 a.m. preliminarily registering at 4.5 on the Richter Scale, acccording to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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wake up. the world is coming to an end and you are missing it. geesh
.i was just about to PM you and offer up some lunch in exchange for my bags-o-junk. i guess that is a no go since you are all mr i rode into work today nana nana boo boo.
guess it will have to be beers in exchange for bags while up in NG. later.
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...feels like college all over again.
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