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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Felt it. At first I thought it was the washer (cause it shakes the whole building) but alas I went outside and the ground was still shaking.
I live in VA, about 1 1/2 hours from the epicenter in Richmond.
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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Yeah, if there was anything here, we probably figured it was the plant - the ground shakes when they drop shit or when the train goes by, etc.
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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 2:49 pm
My mother was in a car, and she thought some kids were shaking it from behind as a prank, which is better than what my dad and her are currently spewing. That it is end-times and TALK OF THE CENTURY for VA.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It's almost enough to make me want to pull my hair out.
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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Yeah, that's the first thing I thought people would start doing. We had small earthquakes there a couple times when I was growing up. Idiots.
Still can't get a hold of my dad - Ann said they were evacuating the Pentagon. Why, I don't know.
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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Yeah, unfortunately there are a lot of idiots where I live..
and I've read a few places say that the pentagon initially thought that it was a terrorist attack.
I hope you get in contact with your father soon!
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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 2:58 pm
So the epicenter was what, 80 miles off target? We'll do better next time.
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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Meh, Dad'll be fine. He's retired army. Probably would be wondering why the fuck people are wasting his time, and getting back home to his horses to check on them.
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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I heard from friends in Charleston, SC and Long Island, NY and they both felt it.
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RE: Earthquake in VA
August 23, 2011 at 4:11 pm
I felt that shit up here in NY!
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