I think the shock has worn off enough to talk about the harrowing experience I had on Tuesday evening.
You may have heard the news of the major earthquake we had in Maine.
It registered at 4.6.
Look at the seismograph. It’s a real earthquake!
This is Maine, people. The earth isn’t supposed to shake here. At this point, it just sits and waits for the snow.
We had frost Wednesday morning, and an earthquake the night before. What’s up with that?
Since everyone around here seems to be sharing their stories of where they were when the earthquake hit, I thought I would chime in. I’m sure you were worried when you heard the news.
I was in my sons’ bathroom sitting on a bench. My husband has just got Biz out of the shower, and G was brushing his teeth. (They have a big bathroom.)
At some point, my bench started moving. I lifted my butt off the seat and stared at it for a second saying, “Why is my bench moving?”
Everyone looked at me funny. Well, my husband did. I think my kids were ignoring me.
Then, we went on with the stories and standard bedtime rituals.
Later, my mom texted me to see if I felt the earthquake. And then it all made sense. I logged on to Facebook. (Who are we kidding? I never log off.) My timeline was filled with posts that progressed from “Did you feel that?” “OMG WAS THAT AN EARTHQUAKE?” “My chandelier was swinging!” to the news reports of where the epicenter of the earthquake was located to the photos from the inevitable I survived the 10/16/12 earthquake Facebook page that received more than 50,000 likes in less than an hour. There was also a hashtag on Twitter to follow for the latest on the big ‘quake and the damage it left.
Alas, I am okay.
Glad you and yours are OK. That first earthquake can be a bit surreal; yes?
I remember with mine thinking, did I overload the washing machine? That was until the whole house started to sway back and forth. The sound was so weird like a train filled with rattling glass; and then I knew!
jen recently posted..traveling the wrong way..
We were fairly oblivious, but it’s funny to hear everyone’s earthquake story after the fact. Not a typical event in Maine!
anotherjennifer recently posted..Wordless Wednesday: “Old” Harpswell, Maine
So glad to hear your OK. Living in Southern CA for a time, I had my share of earthquakes. I recall being jolted from sleep at 2:00 AM to a 4.9 only a few miles away. I thought truck hit the side of the house. We had a big one here in MD last year, but I was outside and didn’t feel it (I missed all the fun:).
Michelle recently posted..Pinterest: Home Edition
I kind of want a do over. I didn’t realize what it was!
anotherjennifer recently posted..The Walk of Shame with a Screaming Child
Like many, at first I thought it was our heating system. But then as it kept going on and the walls started moving I figured it out. I kept thinking “Man, I wish we had a table to get under.”
Short story short, dining room table is being delivered today.
Survive and thrive!
Great excuse to buy a dining table!
anotherjennifer recently posted..World Food Day: How Your Dinner Choices Can Help Fight Hunger
omg… that Facebook page is cracking me up!! Glad you survived the quake. I totally didn’t feel it, but others in our area did. Do-over? I didn’t even get to experience it the first time!!!
Cynthia recently posted..Wolf Presentation at Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Refuge in Taunton, MA
The funny thing is that the Facebook page is still going. It’s hilarious.
anotherjennifer recently posted..Philanthropy Friday: Scoring Climate Leadership
It’s the same thing here in NC!
In late summer 2011 there was that quake that we felt. Growing up in the Midwest, I’d never experienced that weird feeling before. When it was over I called my husband at work and told him I thought we’d had an earthquake. He thought I had to be nuts until the news reports started to come out!
From the looks of the image in your post (I can’t stop laughing), yours was worse than our 2011 quake! That poor trash can!!!
The Dose of Reality recently posted..Head to Head: Best of the 1980′s Fads
We all have our harrowing tales here, but we’re moving on. We have to…
How harrowing! You’re lucky to be alive LOL! Stopping by for SITS day
I sure am.
Thanks!
Glad to see you survived your first earthquake. I lived through one in the city last year, but I was out at the pharmacy and didn’t feel a thing. Drats! But I imagine it’s extremely scary so glad you and yours are okay
Charlotte recently posted..baby strollers are not meant to be used as weapons
I think I may have survived an earthquake in the past, but I only knew about it because I read about it in the paper the next day.
anotherjennifer recently posted..Typing My Heart Out in November: NaBloPoMo 2012
LOL! Hilarious! I’m from California, so earthquakes are pretty “normal feeling”, but 4.6 is a pretty substantial shaker, and more so for you east coasters! I’m glad you all are okay – hey, someone could’ve been hit in the shoulder by a falling book or something!
Jennifer recently posted..Where Are You Fall? – WW
Seriously. Books can hurt!