all shook up...

sorry couldn't help it!!!!

well it's the day after and people are still talking about it

and trying hard to figure it all out.

the "experts" are having a tough time explaining the how's and whys and wherefores

and I am one of those annoying people who want

...nay, NEED to know the why

and the wherefore

while there is damage in some areas and of course where it happened there is the most

it still is strange how little damage there is

bricks have come off the front of buildings and fallen on cars

the top of the Washington Cathedral cracked and fell on the lawn

an "angel" and a few carved stones

they have found some cracks in the Monument

the Washington Monument

that symbol to all those supposedly powerful men up there

has cracks way up at the top

that speaks volumes

:) :) :) :)

but there is no big damage

and it's mind boggling

I do not want anyone to have any damage because it's so damn annoying to get things fixed and sorted

and we all know that no one has earthquake insurance here

because

WE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE

5.9

earth shakers here

........................

at 8.04 pm we felt the third after shock

the first two were too small for us to feel up here

all the things on the tables shook for a few seconds

but those at the epicentre felt it much more

of course

I tried to call my son who lives closer to where it happened and the networks were down

instantly

while I was trying to find his number on the land line

(because who even knows numbers anymore now that we push buttons for everything)

he called us

all was fine except the

wt...heck is going on reaction

he said he was doing laundry and thought the washing machine was falling apart

so he switched it off but the sound kept going

and he looked at his cat

and he said

her eyes were bigger than her body

and all her hair was up

but the dogs

they didn't react at all

all his neighbours were out when he went out

and for some reason

and they said this on the news too

everyone was looking

UP

because

WE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE

5.9

earth shakers here

.......................

when the husband and I were outside the neighbour behind us for some reason yelled

that was an earthquake

and the kid two doors down yelled back

yeah....that was soooo cooooolllll

hubs was not amused

oh to be a kid again!!!

I cannot tell you how touched I am by the concern some of you showed when you heard about it

e mails from all over the place

it really is such a small world now that we are all connected

and each time something happens somewhere

we seem to "know" someone and it makes it worse somehow

because if someone you know has troubles

they become yours

but all is fine and dandy this morning

the damage will be repaired

the little town where it happened is organising itself and going to the local

grocery store to help pick up all the stuff that fell

people will come together were necessary and help eachother

because we are all we have

and

we don't need those boys with their big monuments to themselves

to get by

and now we need to make sure we have the things we need incase the hurricane comes this way

if it does

 the buildings that are damaged may not survive the winds and rain

I guess it's our turn this time

so we better be as prepared as possible

and just keep our fingers crossed

can you knit with crossed fingers?

see ya all later

:) :) :) :)

xxxxx

holy cow

mummy.....

we just experienced

 5.9 Earthquake

HOLY CANNOLI BATMAN

we are fine

the house is fine

we were scared sssless

we have spoken to family

friends

all OK

what a fright

I didn't know earthquakes made a noise

a rumbling

deep and loud and palpable

 shaking

the whole entire house

everything....EVERYthing in the house shaking

some things fell

everything moved

it lasted maybe 30 seconds

the whole East Coast felt it

the people in the Pentagon thought they were being bombed

but not like we did
we are about 40 miles from the epicenter

this is the strongest ever recorded in Virginia

people

 I cannot tell you how frightening it was

I thought the trees were all falling down

I thought it was the marine base dropping bigger bombs than usual

I couldn't comprehend what the sound was

oh great...they have just shut down the nuclear plant....
hopefully just as a precaution


OH

and the story about the

animals warning us

huh

not true

she slept through the whole friggin' thing!!!

I will never forget the sound

and they say we will get after shocks

GREAT!!!!

better go get those delicates off the high shelves

 OMG

to the max!!!!!

we had an earthquake today

I didn't like it...

:{

plenty of room

now we all have a place to sit

with or without our sexy sandals

am still fighting that bloody stitch

but all your help

helped

I just need to concentrate and sit and do it

have a great

evening night morning

or what ever is in between those things

(of course you know these chairs are not my creations....I found them in various places on the 'net )

really neat pictures of the

 moooon

take a peek at these fabulous photos and someone's imagination

thank you thank you thank you

to all of you

I knew someone would know

it drives me insane when I don't

know

I'll be back later

with

hopefully

a longer

rectangle

thing

!!!!

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