We were in an all-staff meeting - the Bataan Death March of meetings - when the building shook, lights flickered ... everyone panicked and ran out of here at top speed. They're gradually coming back (having climbed five stories, since the elevators are out).
Oh, wow. This place looks great. Oh, I feel like a witch in a magic shop.
Willow ,'Help'
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.
Toddson - Aug 23, 2011 9:00:25 am PDT #21720 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2011 9:00:26 am PDT #21721 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Holy crap, people are evacuating buildings and stuff, here in NYC.
Jessica - Aug 23, 2011 9:01:51 am PDT #21722 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So yeah, that earthquakey thing! Turns out, actual earthquake! Freaky!
Sue - Aug 23, 2011 9:03:47 am PDT #21723 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Freaky! It's so weird to see reports here, FB and Twitter from Toronto, NYC, Boston, Flea in Georgia. That's one massive quake.
bon bon - Aug 23, 2011 9:03:55 am PDT #21724 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That's crazy! And kind of a big one, especially for places not used to it!
§ ita § - Aug 23, 2011 9:06:32 am PDT #21725 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We don't even share quakes across the whole state. You guys sure get around.
Consuela - Aug 23, 2011 9:07:48 am PDT #21726 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
We don't even share quakes across the whole state.
I know! It's very strange. Still, a 5.whatever is pretty big, especially for areas without seismic codes.
I hope nobody got hurt!
sarameg - Aug 23, 2011 9:09:45 am PDT #21727 of 30001
Yeah, most of us left the building. At first thought it was facilities moving eqpt upstairs. Then maybe blasting in the ravine? Then it.just.didn'tstop. And the walls were visibly shuddering.
I've never felt a quake before. I don't like them.
Sue - Aug 23, 2011 9:09:50 am PDT #21728 of 30001
hip deep in pie
There was one in Colorado too! [link]
ETA: Whoops! That was last night. I'm just getting alarmist now.
Calli - Aug 23, 2011 9:09:54 am PDT #21729 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
@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.