Chef Jim Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 27 minutes ago, Just Jack said: I originally saw that on FB, and the person that posted it commented "Looks like she has a lot of experience getting under desks." It's LA. How else is she gonna get the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: It's LA. How else is she gonna get the job? My bad for assuming it was a casting couch, I guess? Under a desk? OK, I can see that..... the world is full of options! The water in that pool is some FREAKY stuff! I’ve never experienced one, and I hope I never do! Best of luck to anyone affected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Augie said: My bad for assuming it was a casting couch, I guess? Under a desk? OK, I can see that..... the world is full of options! It's funny I moved back to SoCal after nearly 9 years in the Bay Area. It is so different down here. I'd never live back in the Bay Area. Great place to visit and all. And I'd also never move back to LA. Orange County is where it's at. I just wish I could afford to retire here. The retirement home is purchased and waiting......a few miles from the San Andreas in Palm Springs. See what I did there? Brought it right back to the thread topic. Edited July 9, 2019 by Chef Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Just Jack said: I originally saw that on FB, and the person that posted it commented "Looks like she has a lot of experience getting under desks." Was my first thought... But that's NOT sympathetic enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 9:41 AM, Chef Jim said: So as most of you have heard we’ve had a series of earthquakes here. The first was Thursday morning. We were at a 4th of July parade. The ground swayed and we all looked at each other and thought “earthquake??” Within minutes the word was out where and how big. The internet is so cool. It was about 175 miles away but amazing how the ground swayed. My first earthquake outdoors. A very different experience than being inside. Fast forward to last night. I got to experience a larger/longer shaker while inside. It was crazy. I’ve been here since 1983 and have experienced several quakes but that was one of the bigger ones I’ve felr is not the biggest. The Northridge quake in 1994 was not as big but closer to LA so the damage was extensive. I missed that one. I was in WNY for the Bills/Raiders playoff game. My wife called at 8:30am which was 5:30am here. I picked up the phone and immediately asked “how big?” They are cool once they stop but during they are scary. Yeah I was in OC for both of them. Driving during the first one so I did not even know it occurred. The second and bigger one was a trip. I went through a 6+ when I lived in OC about 30 years ago and comparatively the 7.1 was far more remarkable. All said, it was very fortunate that the epicenter was in a very remote area. On 7/7/2019 at 11:55 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: Think her mom's gonna find out she's using her new lipstick? Just put the cap back on, mom won't notice! That is bizarrely entertaining.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 5+ is strong... And strength goes up exponentially. Everybody knows the big ones are coming. Here is an interesting fact: "In the past 10 days, there have been 608 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. An average of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes between 4.0 and 5.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three year data sample." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 @mrags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Gugny said: @mrags If "the big one" happens you want @mrags by your side. He is ready for the apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: If "the big one" happens you want @mrags by your side. He is ready for the apocalypse. I can't think of anything better than to be enjoying an authentic @mrags Fatty whilst (mine) riding out an earthquake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Gugny said: I can't think of anything better than to be enjoying an authentic @mrags Fatty whilst (mine) riding out an earthquake. TMI, perhaps you should take this to PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 So they didn’t predict the first occurrences and after the fact they announced more were to come, but they didn’t where can we get gigs like this that have zero accountability? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, row_33 said: So they didn’t predict the first occurrences and after the fact they announced more were to come, but they didn’t where can we get gigs like this that have zero accountability? Plenty more came after, actually. My friend is home from L.A., this week. I spoke to him last night about the earthquakes and he even felt them down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 23 minutes ago, row_33 said: So they didn’t predict the first occurrences and after the fact they announced more were to come, but they didn’t where can we get gigs like this that have zero accountability? https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C2AVNC_enUS570US570&source=hp&ei=fBgqXaX3Eoy3tAa354jgCg&q=california+earthquakes&oq=calif&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0j0i131j0l7j0i131.999.3276..7693...1.0..0.86.460.6......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0i10.gi_L3rD1IZ8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Any new quakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 1 hour ago, mead107 said: Any new quakes? All the time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 A ton of fault zones throughout might help with all the seismic activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 New Madrid is another one near Missouri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 10:07 AM, Logic said: I live in Portland, OR. About once every 4-6 months we get an article about how we're overdue for "the big one". The Cascadia subduction zone is the source of the worry. An 8.0 or 9.0 earthquake on the way. Apparently, the infrastructure of Portland is NOT prepared to handle it, and they predict most of the city's buildings and bridges will be destroyed. They claim the whole CITY will essentially be destroyed. I worried about it for a week or so when I first heard, but then it dawned on me: Much of the country deals with hurricanes, tornadoes, or deadly blizzards every single year. I can't spend much time worrying about something that MIGHT happen some day. Side note, this thread has reminded me of a great old Rodney Crowell tune (later covered by the Grateful dead after the quake of '89) called California Earthquake: Lived in Seattle 78-81 & 86-03. Had a few memorable shakes; Every day, weather/visibility permitting, I would look at Mt Rainier, and wonder when it would blow? Mt St Helens was very memorable for us. Especially after the fact when we went down and viewed the wilderness destruction. The Oregon coast is a little attention getting with all the Tsunami evacuation route signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 2 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: All the time: This looks like a normal day. All ones and twos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Just now, Wacka said: This looks like a normal day. All ones and twos. Does a human feel 1s & 2s...??? Do animals get restless??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Does a human feel 1s & 2s...??? Do animals get restless??? Unless it was very shallow and directly under their feet. A one is like heavy truck going by. I lived less than 2 miles from the Calavaras Fault when I was in Cali and never felt any of the 1s or 2s on it. Felt the two4.2s about the same distance away on an unknown (at that time) fault in the opposite direction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I don't feel the 1's and 2's or 3's usually, but I felt that last 7.2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Does anyone remember the earthquake we had in WNY like in the late '80s or maybe early '90s? I think it ended up being like a 3.1. I was at home in an upstairs bedroom and it felt like a giant concrete beam got knocked over and hit the side of the house. A very deep, sudden "boom" that shook the house and was over as quickly as it began. People were reporting gas main explosions, fire trucks were all over looking for that sort of thing, it was kind of a big news story that day. It was later determined to be an earthquake. Someone must remember that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Does anyone remember the earthquake we had in WNY like in the late '80s or maybe early '90s? I think it ended up being like a 3.1. I was at home in an upstairs bedroom and it felt like a giant concrete beam got knocked over and hit the side of the house. A very deep, sudden "boom" that shook the house and was over as quickly as it began. People were reporting gas main explosions, fire trucks were all over looking for that sort of thing, it was kind of a big news story that day. It was later determined to be an earthquake. Someone must remember that! Was going through some of my parents photo albums today and actually saw an article my Dad clipped and put in there, I think it was either 1984 or 1985. Not sure if that's the one you're remembering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 The ground here (WNY) is solid. In CA it is riddled with faults and the shock waves don't propagate as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 55 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Was going through some of my parents photo albums today and actually saw an article my Dad clipped and put in there, I think it was either 1984 or 1985. Not sure if that's the one you're remembering. That seems too early to me, but maybe I am just not remembering correctly. It's the only earthquake like that I recall occurring in WNY like that, which is why so many people mistook it for some type of "disaster". So maybe that is the one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 9:40 AM, 707BillsFan said: Glad all is good, but please keep those down there. Last one we had nearby was the 6.0 in Napa. I was in Sacramento for the '89 quake and didn't feel a thing. Just PO'd they were delaying the World Series for a measly little earthquake. Little did I know....? We had just moved into a new 2 story house in San Jose in ‘89. I was upstairs and man did it sway. My dad, in Buffalo, was watching the World Series and experienced Al Michaels saying “I think we’re having an earthquake “ and the broadcast lost. They were glad when we finally reached them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 If this had been a poll, I would have been “against”. Just sayin’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 We just had a really weird one roll through here about 15 minutes ago. (Top of the South Island, NZ) It was a 5.2 and was centered about 20 miles away. I was standing in the kitchen with my wife and dog when we all heard a deep, short rumbling sound followed by what felt like (an above-ground) shockwave pass through. My wife was sitting down and felt a bit of shaking, but the above ground feeling was a first for me. Has anyone else ever felt that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) On 8/10/2019 at 7:20 AM, Helpmenow said: New Madrid is another one near Missouri. this produced the largest earthquake in continental US history in 1812. bigger than any known in California, and reportedly felt 1200 miles away in Washington DC by President Madison and first lady Dolly Madison. it also shifted the course of the Mississippi, which resulted in gigantic geyser-like water columns. Edited August 11, 2019 by coloradobillsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said: this produced the largest earthquake in continental US history in 1812. bigger than any known in California, and reportedly felt 1200 miles away in Washington DC by President Madison and first lady Dolly Madison. it also shifted the course of the Mississippi, which resulted in gigantic geyser-like water columns. Did you get that information from Exiledinillinois? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 1 hour ago, mead107 said: Did you get that information from Exiledinillinois? Nope not this time. The National Earthquake Information Center is in my town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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