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yorkietalkjilly · 08-23-2011, 10:58 AM

I wouldn't want to ride any elevators down from the 50th floor in the affected areas. Friday I was in a very tall building in Dallas coming way down on an elevator and enjoying the ride but I just thought of taking that ride right after an earthquake - don't think I'd like it!

stanziog · 08-23-2011, 10:59 AM

I felt it here in the Finacial District in NYC. they were evacuating some buildings. My corporate office is in Los Angeles, they laughed when I told them they were evacuating some buildings in NY..

Nancy1999 · 08-23-2011, 11:00 AM

I remember the big warning they would give us in California after a quake was to check all gas lines. If in doubt, turn off gas until gas man can check it. Most of the problems after earthquakes were fires due to gas explosions. Hope everybody is okay, what's the universe trying to tell us??????

yorkietalkjilly · 08-23-2011, 11:00 AM

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I felt it here in the Finacial District in NYC. they were evacuating some buildings. My corporate office is in Los Angeles, they laughed when I told them they were evacuating some buildings in NY..

Ya'll probably don't have the same building codes as the West so I don't doubt they want to check those building structures.

Maximo · 08-23-2011, 11:02 AM

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Doorways are supposed to be the safest place, aren't they?

I wouldn't plan a trip to a grocery store this evening. It will take them all night to restack the shelves!

The 6.2 that I experienced in California knocked everything off of the shelves at the grocery store. Imagine an entire liquor department smashed on the floor.

I think outdoors in an open area is safest, doorways second. Not sure.

yorkieusa · 08-23-2011, 11:03 AM

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The 6.2 that I experienced in California knocked everything off of the shelves at the grocery store. Imagine an entire liquor department smashed on the floor.

I think outdoors in an open area is safest, doorways second. Not sure.

I can imagine the smell.

yorkietalkjilly · 08-23-2011, 11:04 AM

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I can imagine the smell.

Argh! The smell of liquor always makes me gag!

Maximo · 08-23-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I remember the big warning they would give us in California after a quake was to check all gas lines. If in doubt, turn off gas until gas man can check it. Most of the problems after earthquakes were fires due to gas explosions. Hope everybody is okay, what's the universe trying to tell us??????

I asked my father how do we check the gas lines. His response was, "they are fine." Typical male.

MauiGirl · 08-23-2011, 11:05 AM

Hope everybody is ok. That's just wild.

And now on CNN news they are talking about the hurricane heading toward the southeast coast. Geez, what's going on?

yorkieusa · 08-23-2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Maximo

I asked my father how do we check the gas lines. His response was, "they are fine." Typical male.

Do the sniff test around the connections, I suppose. If you have a gas water heater that isn't strapped against a wall, I'd check that really well.

yorkietalkjilly · 08-23-2011, 11:09 AM

We certainly live in interesting times with all this instant communication and things sometimes seem to happen all at once.

yorkieusa · 08-23-2011, 11:15 AM

U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed an earthquake struck central Virginia at 1:53 p.m 4 miles south southeast of Louisa, Virginia near Mineral, Va. It has been felt throughout the D.C. metro region and over a large part of the eastern U.S. Initial indications are that it measured 5.9 on the Richter scale.

Minutes after the quake, the director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Marcia McNutt -- who watched objects falling from the shelves in her office -- cautioned that the shaking might not be over.

"What the concern is, of course, is that this is a foreshock. If it"s a foreshock, then the worse is yet to come."

East Coast earthquake: 5.9 magnitude epicenter hits Virginia - BlogPost - The Washington Post

AllDogBoots · 08-23-2011, 11:16 AM

Kristin, thank goodness you and your family are ok. I thought of you immediately when I heard about the earthquake.

Maximo · 08-23-2011, 11:24 AM

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Kristin, thank goodness you and your family are ok. I thought of you immediately when I heard about the earthquake.

Thank you Karen! Let's just pray that it isn't a foreshock of a bigger one to come as the USGS message said it may be, that Karen posted above.

yorkieusa · 08-23-2011, 11:26 AM

The USGS was just saying that they only expect there could be some smaller trimmers of the 2. variety or so.

08-23-2011, 10:58 AM	#31
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	I wouldn't want to ride any elevators down from the 50th floor in the affected areas. Friday I was in a very tall building in Dallas coming way down on an elevator and enjoying the ride but I just thought of taking that ride right after an earthquake - don't think I'd like it! __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

08-23-2011, 10:59 AM	#32
stanziog Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manhattan, NYC Posts: 655	I felt it here in the Finacial District in NYC. they were evacuating some buildings. My corporate office is in Los Angeles, they laughed when I told them they were evacuating some buildings in NY.. __________________ "Be the person your dog thinks you are" ..author unknown

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Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	I remember the big warning they would give us in California after a quake was to check all gas lines. If in doubt, turn off gas until gas man can check it. Most of the problems after earthquakes were fires due to gas explosions. Hope everybody is okay, what's the universe trying to tell us?????? __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

08-23-2011, 11:05 AM	#39
MauiGirl Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 7,740	Hope everybody is ok. That's just wild. And now on CNN news they are talking about the hurricane heading toward the southeast coast. Geez, what's going on? __________________ SANDY, MOM TO TIKI , KAYLA , KARLEE , R.I.P. MEIKA

08-23-2011, 11:09 AM	#41
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	We certainly live in interesting times with all this instant communication and things sometimes seem to happen all at once. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

08-23-2011, 11:15 AM	#42
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed an earthquake struck central Virginia at 1:53 p.m 4 miles south southeast of Louisa, Virginia near Mineral, Va. It has been felt throughout the D.C. metro region and over a large part of the eastern U.S. Initial indications are that it measured 5.9 on the Richter scale. Minutes after the quake, the director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Marcia McNutt -- who watched objects falling from the shelves in her office -- cautioned that the shaking might not be over. "What the concern is, of course, is that this is a foreshock. If it"s a foreshock, then the worse is yet to come." East Coast earthquake: 5.9 magnitude epicenter hits Virginia - BlogPost - The Washington Post __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

08-23-2011, 11:16 AM	#43
AllDogBoots Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 7,984	Kristin, thank goodness you and your family are ok. I thought of you immediately when I heard about the earthquake. __________________ I'm Karen - Devoted Mama to the Drama Boyz - Cooper & Max www.alldogboots.com

08-23-2011, 11:26 AM	#45
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	The USGS was just saying that they only expect there could be some smaller trimmers of the 2. variety or so. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel