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oh oh ......rock and roll ........ here we go .......just had a 4.2 quake , and a couple of aftershocks , centered about 10 miles from me , place swayed about but no damage , power still on ............woke the neighbours kids up .......if I go missing ........call out the dogs

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/122-38.html

:cool: :cool: :cool:

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dodgy area where you are steeljack, hope all is well, noticed alabama copped for some bad sh1t with tornadoes.

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Look's like you'r sat right on top of there Steeljack, I didn't know there were so many fault lines fingers crossed it goes away.

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Wow scary stuff Steeljack. Hope your OK:eek:
Remember a wirlwind hitting Blackburn road loads of years ago when we lived in the paper shop!

!!No it didnt blow away!!;)

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Hope your ok Steeljack, anymore expected?

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you seem to have dissapeared steeljack hope your ok ans back with us soon..

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OH BLIMEY!!!

Hope you're ok Steel...........:( Must be terrifying :(

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There have been tornadoes in Georga as well cashy I hope bullseyebarb is ok haven't seen any posts from her lately, she's good crack is barb, come on barb give us a shout let's be knowing you'r ok. :bleedht:

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I hope everything is ok for you and yours.

Just a quick question - why do you live their if it's that dangerous?

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Crikey Steeljack - hope you're all OK. :(

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:eek: downside of many places in the US is the fault lines & extreme weather, hope everyones fine steeljack?

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thanks for the concern folks , everything calmed down again , yep as someone mentioned the folks in Alabama got hit hard yesterday by tornados , 8 kids got killed in a school building .........as the saying goes ...."there is allways someone else worse off than you "

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And you were inviting all the Accyweb folks out there Steeljack. Better also warn em of the brushfires, mudslides, and mucha muchachas!:D

I too am glad you are well Jack!

Ian, I believe Barb was on a far off vacation. Her challenging threads will be back soon I'm sure.

Brian

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Whats mucha muchachas?

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Thanks for the info Brian 'barb' is a superstar It takes ages to work out what she's on about. Got to go now my grandaughter Kirby Leigh want's the PC see you anon.

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think he was making a dig about California having a diverse population

:D

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Come on LYY,tell us.Is it a frothy coffee or something to do with global warming:confused: By the way ,hope your all okay over there.Steeljack....did you think it was THE BIG ONE......sooner you than me ,could'nt live like that

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yep , thought it was the start of the big one , we get rumbles all the time but at a 4 pointer you start to think ......went thru the last big one in 89 and that was scary ( was filling up at a petrol station when that one came and overhead power lines started popping and dropping ) .

We have about 6 million living in the Bay Area so when the big one does come there will be casulties .......What with Earthquakes , Hurricanes and Tornados down south and the harsh winters in the north-east it kind of explains why North America never had any large scale ancient cultures/settlements or a large population prior to Columbus and mass migration fom Europe , all the old American cultures who erected permamant buildings, Inca, Aztec, Maya etc were in either Mexico or South America, apart from a few pueblos in New Mexico there is very little trace of any long term settlement , the native Amrican being mainly a nomadic hunter gatherer . kind of makes you wonder wether should we really be living here at all :D :D

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well i must say i dont envy you one bit ,but i suppose someone must live there ,like any other high risk area.. all i can say is good luck and take care jack... and hope you dont!!! experience "the big one"

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yes me too...keep us posted

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Ah the joys of 'Fisco and the surounding area. Is it always shake rattle and roll on a 4-5 on the R scale? Better off moving away and being safe just in case an 8 hits.

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Bloomin heck steeljack :eek: .... we're gonna have to change your accyweb user name to balls'a'steeljack.

Your braver than I am ....... I get nervous when the wind is above 30mph, that it's going to blow my roof off :o

Glad to herar you and yours are ok :)

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I believe mucha muchachas means many ladies but, yes, it was indeed an attempt to emphasize the > 50% hispanic population in California.

Steeljack, not sure if you agrre but my biggest fear from a large disruption like an earthquake, terrorist attack, infectious disease outbreak would be the rampant gang and other low-life activity.

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I have faith in the President and FEMA ;) :rolleyes: ,
Yep, the ugly side reared its head during the Loma Prieta quake in 89 when the double-deck Cypress freeway pan-caked and collapsed and a few women who were trapped and crushed in their cars were later found to be missing their wedding/engagement rings and handbags when the emergency crews got around to retrieving the bodies , but its a subject not mentioned in PC company .

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Earthquake in the U.S., centred in Virginia.

Quake, centered near Washington, felt along East Coast - CNN.com

Hope AW member LancYorkYankee and his family are ok.

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apparently, Scotland has had 8 earthquakes in the past 24 hours! The highest magnitude was 2.9 - "the loudest and most severe in memory"

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Did you hear this one...

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...you-37324.html

All the wardrobe doors flew open, and I thought a neighbour's house must have exploded.

The noise came from the same direction you live from me.

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Earth tremor hits Manchester | Mail Online
The British Geological Survey said that first readings showed that the earthquake had measured between 2.5 and three on the Richter scale.

Reports said it was felt throughout the Greater Manchester area

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The Virginia quakes may well be due to fracking.
(see US fracking map in thumbnail)

If fracking is a new term to you, you can read more here
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ool-57860.html

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...ine_since.html

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We felt it here. Reports of tremors as far north as Sudbury.

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Na comnostanley snoring:D

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We get our fair share over here in Italy -the worst ones have always been down South. I have felt about 5 since I've lived here -the worst one near Alessandria about 7 yrs ago. It's not a nice feeling (makes you realise the power of nature).
My nephew studies in Christchurch, NZ and experienced the big one there, luckily he was OK -but they are still living with after-shocks. I imagine all those out in California must always have a bit of anxiety in the back of their minds...

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We had a 3.6 jolt last night centered about 4 miles from me , think we tend to accept them as a bit of a trade off , no Hurricanes like Florida and the South , no Tornados like the mid-west and no bad winters/blizzards like the North-Eastern States, and no never ending rain like Seattle and the Pacific North-west

3.6 quake shakes Bay Area

Think all 6 million of us in the San Francisco /Bay Area accept that the "Big" one will come one day :D :D :D

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Today a 6.9 quake has happened on an Alaskan Island in the north pacific

Earthquake - Magnitude 6.9 - FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS - 2011 September 02, 10:55 UTC

We are getting accustomed to frequent quakes now - they have to be magnitude 5 or above and in populated areas before they even make the news.

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It would have to be well in excess of 5 on the RS for it to move earth in Accy:D

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It's nothing new, stop trying to convince folk we are all DOOMED.

List of earthquakes in the British Isles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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So the saying "How was it for you, darling?" "The earth moved, darling" will take on a whole new meaning. And we'll be telling the truth.

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It stopped moving for me a long time ago Gordon, may a few tremors will give me that little spark back:D