I think it was deep, so it went further? Is that how it works?
So weird. I mean, we in GA are 8-9 hours from Richmond by car, and it was very noticeable, stuff swaying, etc.
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Aug 23, 2011 9:10:13 am PDT #21731 of 30001
information libertarian
meara - Aug 23, 2011 9:10:28 am PDT #21732 of 30001
WTF?!? I wondered why my BFF (who's in DC) had called, but then there was no voice. Now I know! (I just got a work email saying someone had no power or internet, because of an earthquake. And I was like "Huh, I thought she was east coast, not Cali..." and googled and saw 5.8 in Virginia. WTF?!)
Frankenbuddha - Aug 23, 2011 9:10:41 am PDT #21733 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
We had it here! Freaky.
Really, Jesse? I haven't felt a thing today. Weird.
flea - Aug 23, 2011 9:10:58 am PDT #21734 of 30001
information libertarian
Also, I love social media. We were like, in the office, WTF? And then Facebook blew up.
Polter-Cow - Aug 23, 2011 9:10:59 am PDT #21735 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
@fivethirtyeight tweeted that the earthquake was really shallow--6km underground--and that's why it traveled as far as it did. No idea if that's how it works, but that's what Nate Silver's saying, anyway.
I think it was deep, so it went further? Is that how it works?
Well, one of you is right.
Also, I love social media. We were like, in the office, WTF? And then Facebook blew up.
Yeah, my Feed exploded.
flea - Aug 23, 2011 9:11:59 am PDT #21736 of 30001
information libertarian
Certainly it must have to do with depth. I think Nate Silver is more likely to be right than me, frankly.
Scrappy - Aug 23, 2011 9:12:36 am PDT #21737 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Any northern Va-istas on the board? I am sure she's fine, but my mom's phone is down so I can't reach her. Is the phone outage wide, or is it just Reston?
Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2011 9:13:59 am PDT #21738 of 30001
hwæt
I'm sure it's just that the phone lines are overloaded.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 23, 2011 9:14:00 am PDT #21739 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
We had it here in Western NY, too.
§ ita § - Aug 23, 2011 9:14:16 am PDT #21740 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have never left a building because of a quake. Am I stupid?