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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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This probably should be moved to CFOT now...not really C5 only related lol.

Yes it was an Earthwake...its all over the web.

Reports from GA to Toronto Canada for how far it was felt.

My brother was working in Northampton, MA
News reported a 2.8 aftershock there.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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I have never been in an earthquake. I will take my hurricanes, at least you can see them coming and get out of the way.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TriplBlk
Yea DC was just the reference point my dad gave me something like the epicenter was 80 miles south of DC. But yea Richmond...oh crap! Where's "Gitusome"! Lol he lives there.
I made it thru the quake unfortunately just the dot of the eye for the kinda day I am having and yea it centered close to me here in richmond. Everyone ran out of the building at work ..... I just kept painting

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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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Hope all is ok. I will be more careful next time I fire up the C5
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 2slicks1vette
Rattled the heck out of Maryland!
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Gitusum
I made it thru the quake unfortunately just the dot of the eye for the kinda day I am having and yea it centered close to me here in richmond. Everyone ran out of the building at work ..... I just kept painting

Rick
That's something I woulda done lol just stayed and been like oh nice..

Now I gotta start meeting members since our time is limited! Lol Gitusom, you going to carlisle???
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TriplBlk
That's something I woulda done lol just stayed and been like oh nice..

Now I gotta start meeting members since our time is limited! Lol Gitusom, you going to carlisle???
nope my engine is shot thanx to a forum member here that didnt know what the hell he was doing and screwed up my engine build !!! I am LIVID!
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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nope my engine is shot thanx to a forum member here that didnt know what the hell he was doing and screwed up my engine build !!! I am LIVID!
Come with me in the caddy man I can't bring my vette either. Oh well lol it'll get you your fix man lol
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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Earthquake????? I thought it was all the Vettes warming up fpr Carlisle!!!!!!!!
Felt like Borlas to me
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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BWahahahaa felt it out here in Columbia SC!

I was sitting at the computer desk and wifey was in the kitchen

me: babe....I think.....I think there's an earthquake....we're in an earthquake!!
her: What, are you sure?
me: Felt just like this in Japan, all swaying like. Ya it's an earthquake....wait (did quick web search and nothing) it's whatever, it might not be an earthquake.
her: Ya, cause I didn't feel anything

See I'm on Vicodin and thought maybe I wasn't in the best position to be declaring an earthquake. So I laughed a few hours later when I saw it hit the local news websites.

Oh and I'm trying to the think of ways to hail proof the Z from Hurricane Irene that's apparently going to "obliterate" the east coast this weekend. And no, I don't have a garage, otherwise this would be moot.

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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TriplBlk
Come with me in the caddy man I can't bring my vette either. Oh well lol it'll get you your fix man lol
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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Yeah, we had a little shakin' here in NC. So while we're waiting for Irene to sock us, we get a quake. I lived in CA for ten years, so I recognized it right away as a quake, but most of my colleagues had never felt one. I heard this was the most powerful quake on the east coast since the 1880's or something like that.

What's shakin', man?

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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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Thank goodness the quake wasnt felt in Marthas Vineyard, I wouldnt want the Obamas vacation to be disturbed in any way.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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at the light my f250 rocked back and forth. i cheked th tach to see if the engine was dropping and revving. weird feeling
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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At first I thought I was having a medical problem. I was swaying back and forth in my chair. It lasted about 20 seconds. Turned on my scanner and there was no damage in our area, just some wet pants.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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My whole building at work was rumbling a little bit. Definitely haven't felt an earthquake before.

below is a pic of the latest reported damage out in Chapel Hill.













































































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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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Moved the glasses across the table here in Danville.

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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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I'm about 50 miles from the center of the quake. Pretty strong here.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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Had it here in NYC.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 06:52 PM
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Felt some slight tremors here in Eastern SC. Wonder whats next????
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