Rc

Robatoy

23/06/2010 11:35 AM

Shakypuddin

I thought: "Wowsa, that's a mean bag of coffee beans."

But it was just an earthquake.


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Uu

Upscale

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

25/06/2010 3:35 AM

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:08:09 -0400, Robert Haar <[email protected]>
wrote:

Also, from what I heard and the G20 about to commence in Toronto, a
number of people feeling the quake thought it was some terrorist bomb
going off. :)

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

23/06/2010 11:50 AM

On Jun 23, 2:35=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought: "Wowsa, that's a mean bag of coffee beans."
>
> But it was just an earthquake.

5.5 but that's Canadian units. Somewhere near Ottawa.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/42.52.-80.-70.=
php
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Well, it's the most excitement I had all day....<G>

*cue Lew and the other left Coasters*

Uu

Upscale

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

25/06/2010 3:33 AM

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:08:09 -0400, Robert Haar <[email protected]>
wrote:

>It wasn't much. I thought it might be heavy construction equipment or a fly
>bye from the Air Guard at first. Aksi, I was in the upper part of the
>RenCen, The building sway may have made it more noticeable than at ground
>level.

I didn't feel a thing either. (7th floor apartment, Toronto, Ontario).
Think I was doing dishes at the time. Only heard about the quake after
a friend coming to visit me, called on the phone saying she didn't
want to come into the building. She didn't actually feel the quake
either, but was hanging outside with a number of other building
residents milling around.

I first felt a quake about 20 years ago. Remember thinking I was a
little dizzy or perhaps was having stroke or something. My friend who
is Dutch, had never felt a quake before. Took me a good ten minutes on
the phone to talk her into coming up to my apartment. Tried hard not
to tease her or to laugh at her concerns. Women get mad at that sort
of thing.

RH

Robert Haar

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

23/06/2010 10:25 PM

On 6/23/10 2:50 PM, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Jun 23, 2:35 pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I thought: "Wowsa, that's a mean bag of coffee beans."
>>
>> But it was just an earthquake.
>
> 5.5 but that's Canadian units. Somewhere near Ottawa.

I felt it in S.E. Michigan. At first, I wondered if I had too little sleep
and too much coffee.

RH

Robert Haar

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

24/06/2010 11:08 PM

On 6/24/10 7:35 PM, "timdrouillard" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hmmm. I didn't feel a thing (also in SE Michigan)
>
> Maybe once you've been in a 7.5 a mere 5.5 doesn't even register??

It wasn't much. I thought it might be heavy construction equipment or a fly
bye from the Air Guard at first. Aksi, I was in the upper part of the
RenCen, The building sway may have made it more noticeable than at ground
level.

tt

"timdrouillard"

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

24/06/2010 7:35 PM

Hmmm. I didn't feel a thing (also in SE Michigan)

Maybe once you've been in a 7.5 a mere 5.5 doesn't even register??


"Robert Haar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:C8483A77.49A656%[email protected]...
> On 6/23/10 2:50 PM, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Jun 23, 2:35 pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I thought: "Wowsa, that's a mean bag of coffee beans."
>>>
>>> But it was just an earthquake.
>>
>> 5.5 but that's Canadian units. Somewhere near Ottawa.
>
> I felt it in S.E. Michigan. At first, I wondered if I had too little sleep
> and too much coffee.
>

tt

"timdrouillard"

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

25/06/2010 12:26 AM

That might do it, I was in Troy at the time.

"Robert Haar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:C84995D9.49A842%[email protected]...
> On 6/24/10 7:35 PM, "timdrouillard" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hmmm. I didn't feel a thing (also in SE Michigan)
>>
>> Maybe once you've been in a 7.5 a mere 5.5 doesn't even register??
>
> It wasn't much. I thought it might be heavy construction equipment or a
> fly
> bye from the Air Guard at first. Aksi, I was in the upper part of the
> RenCen, The building sway may have made it more noticeable than at ground
> level.
>

Gg

Glen

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

23/06/2010 12:23 PM

On 6/23/2010 11:50 AM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Jun 23, 2:35 pm, Robatoy<[email protected]> wrote:
>> I thought: "Wowsa, that's a mean bag of coffee beans."
>>
>> But it was just an earthquake.
>
> 5.5 but that's Canadian units. Somewhere near Ottawa.
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/42.52.-80.-70.php
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .
> Well, it's the most excitement I had all day....<G>
>
> *cue Lew and the other left Coasters*


When you get to be my age you can do what I do. I set my phone to
vibrate, put in my front pocket and wait for someone to call me.

;-)

LD

"Lobby Dosser"

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

23/06/2010 5:28 PM

"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
On Jun 23, 2:35 pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought: "Wowsa, that's a mean bag of coffee beans."
>
> But it was just an earthquake.

5.5 but that's Canadian units. Somewhere near Ottawa.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/42.52.-80.-70.php
.
.
.
.
.
Well, it's the most excitement I had all day....<G>

*cue Lew and the other left Coasters*


"Earthquakes in Canada and icy blue winds ..."

LD

"Lobby Dosser"

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

25/06/2010 12:48 AM

"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:08:09 -0400, Robert Haar <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>It wasn't much. I thought it might be heavy construction equipment or a
>>fly
>>bye from the Air Guard at first. Aksi, I was in the upper part of the
>>RenCen, The building sway may have made it more noticeable than at ground
>>level.
>
> I didn't feel a thing either. (7th floor apartment, Toronto, Ontario).
> Think I was doing dishes at the time. Only heard about the quake after
> a friend coming to visit me, called on the phone saying she didn't
> want to come into the building. She didn't actually feel the quake
> either, but was hanging outside with a number of other building
> residents milling around.
>
> I first felt a quake about 20 years ago. Remember thinking I was a
> little dizzy or perhaps was having stroke or something. My friend who
> is Dutch, had never felt a quake before. Took me a good ten minutes on
> the phone to talk her into coming up to my apartment. Tried hard not
> to tease her or to laugh at her concerns. Women get mad at that sort
> of thing.


Had one during an interview. So much for that!

"oh yeah, that guy"

tt

"timdrouillard"

in reply to Robatoy on 23/06/2010 11:35 AM

24/06/2010 7:32 PM

I got a kick out a article on the quake that mentioned that according to
users on Twitter, "The strongest tremors were felt in Canada"

Duh?



"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8af8a59c-3bcb-414c-b7dd-c935daaeda8b@w31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
> I thought: "Wowsa, that's a mean bag of coffee beans."
>
> But it was just an earthquake.


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