So long as it was miles away from Ossy its alright
Earthquake
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I didn't know there was radioactive waste stored in Lancashire, I thought Cumbria was the nearest. Is it just hospital waste or something more lively?
I have heard that some 'low level' waste was put down an old mineshaft in Ossy. I don't know where, or whether it's true (I doubt you would be told about it if you asked)
Yeah, I've read the proof with my own three eyes.
Nuclear fears over Oswaldtwistle Moor wind farm rejected (From Lancashire Telegraph)
So long as it was miles away from Ossy its alright
Even earthquakes avoid Ossy
A major earhtquake in Ossy would be "urban improvement".
On 19/12/11 an earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale hit Oswaldtwistle causing untold disruption and distress.
Many were woken well before 12 noon
One resident, Donna-Marie Dutton, a 17-year-old mother-of-three said: "It was such a shock, little Chantal-Leanne came running into my bedroom crying. My youngest two, Tyler-Morgan and Megan-Storm slept through it...thier Uncle got dressed and left. I was still shaking when I was watching Jeremy Kyle the next morning."
The British Red Cross have so far managed to ship 400 Greggs pasties to the area to help the stricken masses.
Rescue workers are still sifting through the rubble and have found large quantities of personal belongings, including trainers,cannabis and photos of "owd mill"
HOW YOU CAN HELP
£3 can feed a family for 2 weeks from Iceland
£1 can take a family for the day down to Leeds/Liverpool canal where children can play on an unspoilt canal bank among the national collection of stinging nettles
22p buys a biro for filling out spurious compensation claims.
PLEASE ACT NOW - Collection points are available at your local branches of Lidl, Iceland and Clinton Cards.
Many were woken well before 12 noon
One resident, Donna-Marie Dutton, a 17-year-old mother-of-three said: "It was such a shock, little Chantal-Leanne came running into my bedroom crying. My youngest two, Tyler-Morgan and Megan-Storm slept through it...thier Uncle got dressed and left. I was still shaking when I was watching Jeremy Kyle the next morning."
The British Red Cross have so far managed to ship 400 Greggs pasties to the area to help the stricken masses.
Rescue workers are still sifting through the rubble and have found large quantities of personal belongings, including trainers,cannabis and photos of "owd mill"
HOW YOU CAN HELP
£3 can feed a family for 2 weeks from Iceland
£1 can take a family for the day down to Leeds/Liverpool canal where children can play on an unspoilt canal bank among the national collection of stinging nettles
22p buys a biro for filling out spurious compensation claims.
PLEASE ACT NOW - Collection points are available at your local branches of Lidl, Iceland and Clinton Cards.
Felt the earth move for the second time this week today.
Windows shaking for a few minutes and the light-fittings swinging around, plus that weird feeling that comes over you.
Wednesday at 9-10 in the morning it happened for the first time, a Magnitude 4.9 earthquake centered near Reggio Emilia (about 1 hrs drive from Cremona) some 30km down in the earth was felt all the way to Milan -schools were evacuated.
Todays was definitely stronger and lasted longer too. It happened just around 16-00 and was 5.4 on the Richter scale and sited a little nearer to here near Parma but was apparently 60km down in the earth's crust.
Northern Italy is not the most active area for Earthquakes in the country but since I've lived here this is about the 20th earthquake I've felt. It really is a strange sensation it gives you.
Windows shaking for a few minutes and the light-fittings swinging around, plus that weird feeling that comes over you.
Wednesday at 9-10 in the morning it happened for the first time, a Magnitude 4.9 earthquake centered near Reggio Emilia (about 1 hrs drive from Cremona) some 30km down in the earth was felt all the way to Milan -schools were evacuated.
Todays was definitely stronger and lasted longer too. It happened just around 16-00 and was 5.4 on the Richter scale and sited a little nearer to here near Parma but was apparently 60km down in the earth's crust.
Northern Italy is not the most active area for Earthquakes in the country but since I've lived here this is about the 20th earthquake I've felt. It really is a strange sensation it gives you.
Felt the earth move for the second time this week today.
Northern Italy is not the most active area for Earthquakes in the country but since I've lived here this is about the 20th earthquake I've felt. It really is a strange sensation it gives you.
Yes I know what you mean. There have been two here since we have lived in Morecambe (2007). The first was at lunchtime and I was standing in our kitchen, felt quite shaky for the rest of the day. The second was one evening, didn't feel so bad as I was sitting on the sofa.
There was also one in the midlands shortly after we moved there in 2000 but it was during the night and we didn't feel it. They seem to follow us around!
The worst one for us was back in 2002, we were living near Alssandria and there was a strong earthquake centered only 5 miles away in the hills near Tortona. Both my sons were evacuated from their schools and although no-one was killed quite a few houses were destroyed up in the valley where it happened.
I had friends staying from England and we were visiting our local village (Piovera) which has a beautiful and completely intact 14th century castle. The whole thing started shaking and it was very scary, we thought it was going to come down on our heads! The weirdest thing though was that in the village all the dogs and cats came out into the street just before it happened and were howling -they must have felt it first -spooky.
http://www.castellipiemontesi.it/pagine/ita/castelli/piovera.lasso
Do take a look at this link i just found showing the castle -some great photos and in the cellars is an original wine-press built using a design by Leonardo Da Vinci. It's a real gem and completely off the beaten track. The Count who owns the castle is an artist and throught he village there is also a sculpture trail to follow.
They have an annual mediaeval festival which is great fun too.
I had friends staying from England and we were visiting our local village (Piovera) which has a beautiful and completely intact 14th century castle. The whole thing started shaking and it was very scary, we thought it was going to come down on our heads! The weirdest thing though was that in the village all the dogs and cats came out into the street just before it happened and were howling -they must have felt it first -spooky.
http://www.castellipiemontesi.it/pagine/ita/castelli/piovera.lasso
Do take a look at this link i just found showing the castle -some great photos and in the cellars is an original wine-press built using a design by Leonardo Da Vinci. It's a real gem and completely off the beaten track. The Count who owns the castle is an artist and throught he village there is also a sculpture trail to follow.
They have an annual mediaeval festival which is great fun too.
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Son has been working away near Parma this week preparing some show cows for the European Dairy Show in Verona next week. Says he was terrified -all the cows suddenly went berserk and they heard an almighty booming noise and everything was shaking. He was just a few Km from the Epicenter.
Apparently the Italian Stock Exchange was evacuated in Milan and many other buildings in towns across N.Italy. No serious damage or injuries but they are warning we may have more in the coming weeks as the Adriatic plate is on the move!
Apparently the Italian Stock Exchange was evacuated in Milan and many other buildings in towns across N.Italy. No serious damage or injuries but they are warning we may have more in the coming weeks as the Adriatic plate is on the move!
We had a 4.7 quake here four years ago.
You can read what we experienced here -
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f69/did-the-earth-move-for-you-37324.html
You can read what we experienced here -
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f69/did-the-earth-move-for-you-37324.html
When we were in Iceland a few years ago we went to a place where you could actually see that the two plates that run through the island were separating. There was a large gap between two outcrops of rock that was getting wider all the time - but slowly.
This was the place the Icelanders chose to hold their first parliamemt gathering to recite the laws a thousand years ago because the acoustics were so good thanks to the rocky outcrops.
Iceland is so fascinating because you can really see geology in the making everywhere - tectonic plates, glaciers, geysers, hot springs, the lot - and a new island, Surtsey, created by a volcanic eruption only recently.
Felt the earth move for the second time this week today.
Mmmm, are you bragging or complaining?
Not one to brag Gordon
In our local paper this morning there was an article about damage in Cremona. The Cathedral, Tower, Baptistry and Town Hall have all been given the OK. 3 churches have had to be closed because of structural damage - no problems for the faithful though as there are 25 churches in Cremona!
So that means the faithful male population get one eachno problems for the faithful though as there are 25 churches in Cremona!