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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / March 2008Tim ...
... did the Earth move for you? It did for us. Mary >... did the Earth move for you? > >It did for us. Really? I didn't feel anything in Nerwcastle, and I was awake listening to the radio. Mind you, we were having such a lot of gales that one of the things that rattled the windows just *might* have been the tremor.  Signature"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission." Rear Admiral "Amazing" Grace Hopper >> ... did the Earth move for you? >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Mind you, we were having such a lot of gales that one of the things that > rattled the windows just *might* have been the tremor. No, slept through it. We had storms too, so there was plenty of noise already. I do remember once being woken by a tremor in North Manchester in the 80's, and in the dreamy way you do, telling myself as the bed shook "It's an earthquake. Earthquakes aren't threatening here. Go back to sleep." And promptly obeying myself. Maybe the BBC will now learn the true meaning of the word "epicentre" and stop abusing it. They sent a reporter to the epicentre, and found....nothing unusual. Surprise surprise. It's almost inevitably a node for lateral modes of vibration. Damage is worst on lateral anti-nodes. Tim >>> ... did the Earth move for you? >>> >>> It did for us. >>> >> Really? Yes, I as woken by a shuddering and loud noise, I leapt (! - I normally only manage to ooze) out of bed and said, "What was THAT?" thinking that it felt like a quake must. Spouse looked around, said it was the wind banging our bedroom door but there was hardly any wind, unlike the previous day when you could hardly stand. Then he said, jokingly, "Perhaps it was an Earthquake?". I said it must have been and wished I'd experienced it from start to finish. We slept through a very big one in Iceland to our sorrow, I like new experiences :-) >> I didn't feel anything in Nerwcastle, and I was awake listening to the >> radio. Oh - they said that it had been felt from Newcastle to London. But they say all sorts. The scale has varied from 4.2 to 5.6 :-) I thought one of our chimney pots was at an angle but Spouse went on the roof yesterday and everything was sound. I suppose at the time we should have gone round to see if there were any damage but in your nightie it's cold outside ... > No, slept through it. We had storms too, so there was plenty of noise > already. Our storms had finished by then. > I do remember once being woken by a tremor in North Manchester in the > 80's, and in the dreamy way you do, telling myself as the bed shook "It's > an earthquake. Earthquakes aren't threatening here. Go back to sleep." And > promptly obeying myself. I'm glad that you have authority over someone :-) > Maybe the BBC will now learn the true meaning of the word "epicentre" and > stop abusing it. They sent a reporter to the epicentre, and > found....nothing unusual. Surprise surprise. It's almost inevitably a > node for lateral modes of vibration. Damage is worst on lateral > anti-nodes. Yes, they have no idea! We've only heard Radio 4 reports but even they have been hyped and often inaccurate. We don't get papers or have tv so we've missed what I assume will have been the more colourful flights of imagination :-) I'm glad I DID feel it, another tick on the Experience Chart! Mary >>>> ... did the Earth move for you? >>>> [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] >reassured and went back to sleep!!! The one exciting thing to happen >here, ever, and he missed it... He blames me !!!! still... lol
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