Holy crap!! I just felt an earthquake!!

[LissaMarie]

Seriously!! Here in Illinois at 4am, I clearly felt the earth shake. My windows rattled and my dog freaked out! How crazy!!!:eek:

[LissaMarie]

Yup! Whaddya know, there was a 4.3 magnitude earthquake here in Illinois just a few minutes ago. My goodness, that was really scary! Tornados I am prepared for but earthquakes I am not. Sheesh!

[Jeremy]

The only thing we ever really get over here are snowstorms, and even then they aren't all that bad. Hope it's not bad over there, either.

[LissaMarie]

Yeah...blizzards & earthquakes. No biggie. :o :D

[Jeremy]

Maybe you should move to Hawaii there. I've heard the only problem is that it moves once in awhile. Old cranky relatives won't be able to visit. :p

[LissaMarie]

Maybe you should move to Hawaii there. I've heard the only problem is that it moves once in awhile. Old cranky relatives won't be able to visit. :p

Yeah....volcanoes spewing hot lava I am also not prepared for. :D

Would be lovely to visit though! You hear that, Mahalo? Hint, hint, nudge, nudge. :D

[lostcom]

I can see it on the map!

http://www.lost.com/images/Illinois_quake.gif

[LissaMarie]

Whoa, that is awesome! Lookit all the pretty colors! :D

It was pretty quite unexpected, that's for sure! A foot and a half of snow and an earthquake. Chicago had a busy night! I'm bracing for the random winter tornado as we speak. :eek:

[Here'sLOCKEing at you,Kid]

Earthquake?? **reminds self to tell Ben he has an inflated ego**

[boutte]

That place sounds like a real hell hole.

[stargazer]

That place sounds like a real hell hole.

Seriously! Lisa, i know that must have been scary. I felt a very minor tremor here once. It was crazy and so unexpected! That was a few years ago and it was caused from an earthquake in the Gulf.

[Dead but Here]

Felt one when we lived in Iceland. Scared the crap out of me.

[LostSailor]

Here in Southern California I eat earthquakes for breakfast.

[evilcow]

Hey! I'm in Illinois too! I didn't feel an earthquake though. Maybe I just slept through it!

[JfromtheD]

Yup! Whaddya know, there was a 4.3 magnitude earthquake here in Illinois just a few minutes ago. My goodness, that was really scary! Tornados I am prepared for but earthquakes I am not. Sheesh!

Wow, that's pretty crazy!
I would have freaked... I've never felt an earthquake, before.

[stream]

I am from California, felt a lot of quakes before, I guess I was sleeping this time, maybe it did not get to over here. We did get enough snow though, my dipstick was in the ditch, and my daughter this morning as well, I am just going to stay here and wait till the roads are better.

[losttime]

LM i hope you are ok and you didnt lose any power to your home.

I hope everything is well with you and are safe.

Have you guys ever had an earthquake before?.

[notsolost42]

Hey Lis, that was just the earth shattering result of my radio interview with WBBM Newsradio 780 in Chicago this morning!!! lol.
Seriously though, it is a scary thing to go through. Been there, done that when I lived in Los Angeles. My sliding glass doors kept bowing and my chandelier was swaying...and it was only a 3 pointer. Scary stuff and I'm glad you and the kids and doggie are okay!

[rachelskid]

dude. time to move. earthquakes=sunshine and pretty weather. that the trade off. bone chilling winters and earthquakes do not go together. time for Cali Lis!

[LissaMarie]

LOL, Nots!! Can't wait to hear and congrats again!! You should post a link so we all can hear!! :D

LT, yes, we felt a small one last year but not many people felt it. This morning was undeniable. This place really is a hell hole!!

Rach, I would move asap if I could. 2 1/2 years and my baby will graduate and I am outta here!!

Evil, no way!! Are you upstate or a southern boy? Wait, are you a boy? :o

[Unbridled Pageantry]

Here in Southern California I eat earthquakes for breakfast.

Quaker Oats???

ba dum bum

[stream]

hey Nots! cool on the radio were you nervous? Probably not, bet that was cool, get rich and famous!!!
the rest of you in Chi area, remember if there is a quake go in the doorways, (stronger) till it is over, know where your gas valve is located to shut it off. Stay away from big windows.

[boutte]

Wow, that's pretty crazy!
I would have freaked... I've never felt an earthquake, before.

Earthquakes are scary. They usually last less than a minute but it feels like forever.

[LissaMarie]

Earthquakes are scary. They usually last less than a minute but it feels like forever.

It was very scary!! It's so unexpected here that my mind was just racing to try and figure out what the heck was going on. My windows were shaking and I could feel it through the floor but it just didn't make sense. Then my pets all started freaking out and I was pretty sure it was an earthquake. It only lasted a few seconds but you're right Booty, it felt like a long time!

[LostSailor]

Quaker Oats???

ba dum bum

Hahaha good one....

[Here'sLOCKEing at you,Kid]

here in southern california i eat earthquakes for breakfast.

roflmao! :d:d

[LincolnEcho06]

I thought the Hanso Foundation was up to its old tricks, but I forgot they are in Michigan, not Illinois. Maybe they moved since not much is in Michigan.

[danielle]

We had a 6.4 quake when I lived in Taiwan, it didn't seem so bad since I was outside but it seemed to last for a long time. Luckily we only lived on the 3rd floor of an apartment so itwasn't damaged. The higher the floor you live on, the more the building sways. My husband's office on the 11th floor was a mess. A friend told me that is why so many people in that region have wind chimes because then you can hear when an earthquake is starting.

[LissaMarie]

We had a 6.4 quake when I lived in Taiwan, it didn't seem so bad since I was outside but it seemed to last for a long time. Luckily we only lived on the 3rd floor of an apartment so itwasn't damaged. The higher the floor you live on, the more the building sways. My husband's office on the 11th floor was a mess. A friend told me that is why so many people in that region have wind chimes because then you can hear when an earthquake is starting.

Wow, I can't imagine! 6.4 is pretty strong! This one was tiny but very unexpected. Still, as you said, we have friends whose apartments and offices on higher floors really sustained a fair bit of damage. Wind chimes are a great idea! I never had a reason to really think about it before but it makes perfect sense. Thanks, Danielle. :)

[danielle]

Wind chimes are a great idea! I never had a reason to really think about it before but it makes perfect sense. Thanks, Danielle. :)

When I first moved to Taiwan, I had to go to the doctors because I kept feeling dizzy. The doctor said it was stress. When I mentioned it to a friend she said the same thing happened to her and it turned out that it was down to the approx 3 small earthquakes that they have every day there! They slight swaying was making us dizzy. I found that the wind chime confirmed whether it was just me feeling dizzy or whether something was really happening. It was really useful!

[LostSailor]

If theres going to be a decent size earthquake and you have the ear for it you can actually hear it coming. The wind chimes is a good idea. I can remember my first earthquake I was in Guam and I was in my Apt sitting on my bed and I noticed something different than my basketball fell from a bookshelve than the whole place shook for about 8 seconds.

The strangest one I ever witnessed is when I was in a bathtub.

[LissaMarie]

When I first moved to Taiwan, I had to go to the doctors because I kept feeling dizzy. The doctor said it was stress. When I mentioned it to a friend she said the same thing happened to her and it turned out that it was down to the approx 3 small earthquakes that they have every day there! They slight swaying was making us dizzy. I found that the wind chime confirmed whether it was just me feeling dizzy or whether something was really happening. It was really useful!

OMG, that place sounds like a ticking time bomb!! An average of 3 a day?! No thank you! Thank the Lord you got out alive, Danielle. :D

Are you in England now? How cool that you've lived such an international life. I really envy that!

[stream]

If I get rich I think I will travel out of the US. It seems like we are all becoming kind of generic here in America, so culture is harder to find, I want to see real culture.

[Junglist]

I'm moving to Peru in a couple of years. can't wait!

[LissaMarie]

That is so cool, Jung! What's in Peru that's drawing you there? What a neat experience that will be!

[boutte]

If I get rich I think I will travel out of the US. It seems like we are all becoming kind of generic here in America, so culture is harder to find, I want to see real culture.

Come down here. Southern La. is unique. i didn't appreciate it till I left it.

[Junglist]

That is so cool, Jung! What's in Peru that's drawing you there? What a neat experience that will be!

A friend of mine is Peruvian and his family owns a big chunk of land there. I I'm moving there late 2011, and doing a DJ tour of South America, ending in Peru, where we'll stay when we get there, and we'll start to work on Inca-Tek, an ecosystem festival we're going to do at Macchu Pichu in 2012 (http://incatek.ning.com/) . Anyone is welcome to join us. In the meantime we're going to farm. Yes, farm... I know strange thing for a DJ to want to do, but I'm starting to get older and I just want my 40 Acres and pack of dogs.:D

[JJ McAbraham]

Yup! Whaddya know, there was a 4.3 magnitude earthquake here in Illinois just a few minutes ago. My goodness, that was really scary! Tornados I am prepared for but earthquakes I am not. Sheesh!

I felt it too! I thought my cat was under my bed causes trouble so I jumped up and looked everywhere, but he was in the living room, hiding, probably because of the quake. I woke up at exactly 3:59am, which is the same as about 25 people I talked to. There was a bigger one five or six years ago at 1:18am, dont ask how I remember the time, I have a weird thing with numbers. I literally am unable to forget number sequences or important sets of numbers, like time and exact distances. Yes, I am weird. But everyone else on here does odd things too, so post them! Ill make a thread called, "I am weird, but so is everyone else."

[LissaMarie]

I felt it too! I thought my cat was under my bed causes trouble so I jumped up and looked everywhere, but he was in the living room, hiding, probably because of the quake. I woke up at exactly 3:59am, which is the same as about 25 people I talked to. There was a bigger one five or six years ago at 1:18am, dont ask how I remember the time, I have a weird thing with numbers. I literally am unable to forget number sequences or important sets of numbers, like time and exact distances. Yes, I am weird. But everyone else on here does odd things too, so post them! Ill make a thread called, "I am weird, but so is everyone else."

LOL! Yeah, I remember that one too! I'm in the western burbs so it was a bit stronger than in the city both times. Freaky!!

[JJ McAbraham]

LOL! Yeah, I remember that one too! I'm in the western burbs so it was a bit stronger than in the city both times. Freaky!!

Which suburb? I grew up in Elmhurst, and my family is in Arlington Heights currently...

[Here'sLOCKEing at you,Kid]

Which suburb? I grew up in Elmhurst, and my family is in Arlington Heights currently...

WOOHOOO!~ JJ! Did you go to York HS? HA!!!

[LissaMarie]

Which suburb? I grew up in Elmhurst, and my family is in Arlington Heights currently...

I answered you in PM. ;)

I grew up in Naperville though! Geez, it was a whole different world back then!

[JJ McAbraham]

I answered you in PM. ;)

I grew up in Naperville though! Geez, it was a whole different world back then!

Hey sorry, just sat down at the computer. Yes, York High School. Great time. There was construction for the better part of 3 years. Ugh

[LissaMarie]

Hey sorry, just sat down at the computer. Yes, York High School. Great time. There was construction for the better part of 3 years. Ugh

I went there for a cheerleading competition once. Nice school!

[Here'sLOCKEing at you,Kid]

I went to Willowbrook HS~ How funny is THAT! :cool:

[JJ McAbraham]

I went to Willowbrook HS~ How funny is THAT! :cool:

Thats York's rival!!!! Youre going down, miss!

[Here'sLOCKEing at you,Kid]

Thats York's rival!!!! Youre going down, miss!

Nuh UH~ I'll get my pom pons out and beat you with them cuz
**does back flip** ~~Warriors are GRRRR-RREAT!!~~ LOL

[wvugurl]

Yeah....volcanoes spewing hot lava I am also not prepared for. :D

Would be lovely to visit though! You hear that, Mahalo? Hint, hint, nudge, nudge. :D

we are visiting in june...our layover is in chicago..just come on and go with!

im not prepared for hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes..nothing but snow here...thank goodness....

even though boutte-yes love new orleans!

[Unbridled Pageantry]

I went to Willowbrook HS~ How funny is THAT! :cool:

Hey Lockeing, what's the deal with the Willowbrook Rock???
Did you ever put a coat of paint on it??

[LissaMarie]

we are visiting in june...our layover is in chicago..just come on and go with!

im not prepared for hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes..nothing but snow here...thank goodness....

even though boutte-yes love new orleans!

:eek: Do you have a REALLY big suitcase I can cram myself into? I swear, you'll hardly even know I'm there. Yippee!! Thanks, WVU!! :)

[wvugurl]

:eek: Do you have a REALLY big suitcase I can cram myself into? I swear, you'll hardly even know I'm there. Yippee!! Thanks, WVU!! :)

sure..but its 20 for the first and 30 for each additional...gotta love the airlines:D

[LissaMarie]

sure..but its 20 for the first and 30 for each additional...gotta love the airlines:D

Yeah, I got suckered into paying an extra 60 last week because my suitcase was 5 pounds overweight. Bastages. :(

Guess I'll have to think of a plan B! Have an amazing trip, WVU. I have dreamed of going to Hawaii since I was a kid and watched Fantasy Island. :)

[TPTP]

I have dreamed of going to Hawaii since I was a kid and watched Fantasy Island. :)

Heh. That's the origin of "TPTP" before the abbreviation so long ago on my site. ;)

[LissaMarie]

Heh. That's the origin of "TPTP" before the abbreviation so long ago on my site. ;)

That's right, Tattoo! :D

[wvugurl]

Yeah, I got suckered into paying an extra 60 last week because my suitcase was 5 pounds overweight. Bastages. :(

Guess I'll have to think of a plan B! Have an amazing trip, WVU. I have dreamed of going to Hawaii since I was a kid and watched Fantasy Island. :)

me tooo....i think we all should go...

but i am glad the earthquake was not as bad as it could have been

[LissaMarie]

me tooo....i think we all should go...

but i am glad the earthquake was not as bad as it could have been

I love that idea! It's pretty expensive though, isn't it? That's really the only hinderance at this point. :(

Thanks for your kindness, WVU. Nah, it really was no biggie...just so strange here in the midwest. Made me question my sanity at first more than anything else! :o

[wvugurl]

I love that idea! It's pretty expensive though, isn't it? That's really the only hinderance at this point. :(

Thanks for your kindness, WVU. Nah, it really was no biggie...just so strange here in the midwest. Made me question my sanity at first more than anything else! :o

actually the prices are dirt cheap for flight and hotel...we are all going there for less than what we went to disney 3 years ago..not including spending $$

[LissaMarie]

actually the prices are dirt cheap for flight and hotel...we are all going there for less than what we went to disney 3 years ago..not including spending $$

:eek:

Seriously?! That's awesome! I've heard so many great things about it! I would have to think it rivals Disney as the happiest place on Earth. :)

[wvugurl]

:eek:

Seriously?! That's awesome! I've heard so many great things about it! I would have to think it rivals Disney as the happiest place on Earth. :)


lol...i told my 8 year old who was asking to go back to Disney we have moved on to bigger and better things

[LissaMarie]

lol...i told my 8 year old who was asking to go back to Disney we have moved on to bigger and better things

Yeah, he or she will actually be able to find Nemo in Hawaii! Be saure to take lots of pictures and post some here, will you? Are you visiting any Lost filming sites?

Disney is undeniably awesome though. Last time I went there, my folks couldn't tell who was happier to be there, me or my kids. :D

[wvugurl]

Yeah, he or she will actually be able to find Nemo in Hawaii! Be saure to take lots of pictures and post some here, will you? Are you visiting any Lost filming sites?

Disney is undeniably awesome though. Last time I went there, my folks couldn't tell who was happier to be there, me or my kids. :D

yes an 8 hour tour!!!! cannot wait..i will send you guys my smug mug link cause i will be posting there there the entire week!

i love disney...we had a ball..this time its mommy's trip:D

[LissaMarie]

yes an 8 hour tour!!!! cannot wait..i will send you guys my smug mug link cause i will be posting there there the entire week!

i love disney...we had a ball..this time its mommy's trip:D

OMG, yay you!! I can't wait to see your pics. I'll bet my desire to travel there will be even greater when I do!

[3d-aholic]

I've watched some shows on Earthquakes and supposedly there is a huge fault that starts in southern Illinois. The show was on the fact, you can have earthquakes anywhere. The show hypothesized that eventually there would be earthquakes in southern Illinois or anywhere along the Mississippi river. It is thought that there is so much "energy" built up along this fault line that when it goes it will really go. We are talking about a Earthquake in the 12-14+ magnitude range. And the show hypothesizes that such an earth quake could be capable of completely rerouting the Mississippi river.
:eek:
Nothing to worry about though...just letting you know.

:D

[LissaMarie]

I've watched some shows on Earthquakes and supposedly there is a huge fault that starts in southern Illinois. The show was on the fact, you can have earthquakes anywhere. The show hypothesized that eventually there would be earthquakes in southern Illinois or anywhere along the Mississippi river. It is thought that there is so much "energy" built up along this fault line that when it goes it will really go. We are talking about a Earthquake in the 12-14+ magnitude range. And the show hypothesizes that such an earth quake could be capable of completely rerouting the Mississippi river.
:eek:
Nothing to worry about though...just letting you know.

:D

Yeah, we've been taught about the New Madrid fault since I was a kid but this recent earthquake wasn't on that fault line, strangely enough. This was a previously undiscovered fault line out west that acted up the other day. Conspiracies are flying around that it was actually a Fermi Lab accident but that's just crazy talk....or is it?! :cool:

[3d-aholic]

Yeah, we've been taught about the New Madrid fault since I was a kid but this recent earthquake wasn't on that fault line, strangely enough. This was a previously undiscovered fault line out west that acted up the other day. Conspiracies are flying around that it was actually a Fermi Lab accident but that's just crazy talk....or is it?! :cool:

Could be the beginning....

[notsolost42]

Yeah, we've been taught about the New Madrid fault since I was a kid but this recent earthquake wasn't on that fault line, strangely enough. This was a previously undiscovered fault line out west that acted up the other day. Conspiracies are flying around that it was actually a Fermi Lab accident but that's just crazy talk....or is it?! :cool:

:eek::eek::eek:

[LissaMarie]

Could be the beginning....

...of what?! :eek:

[3d-aholic]

...of what?! :eek:

Who knows...Edgar cayce's vision of a new United States where a large percentage of it drops off into the ocean. ??

[notsolost42]

Yeah, we've been taught about the New Madrid fault since I was a kid but this recent earthquake wasn't on that fault line, strangely enough. This was a previously undiscovered fault line out west that acted up the other day. Conspiracies are flying around that it was actually a Fermi Lab accident but that's just crazy talk....or is it?! :cool:

That damned black hole they made........

[LissaMarie]

Who knows...Edgar cayce's vision of a new United States where a large percentage of it drops off into the ocean. ??

Yeah, that thought is going to keep me up at night. Thanks, 3-D. :o :p

[3d-aholic]

Holy holy! That's.....really something, huh? :o

You say that with a smile, right 3-D? Pretty please? :)
Yes, of course, its Tongue-n-Cheek. Aren't all signatures either witty, tongue-n-cheek, plain old humor, or meant to ensire wide thought? The thought is also borrowed...I saw someone else that said something similar...I tried to make mine into a surgeon general warning but it got too stupid like that so I edited it back.

[Unbridled Pageantry]

How did 3D making a joke about his theories being spoilers turn into this????

[Dzbabykel]

How did 3D making a joke about his theories being spoilers turn into this????

Hahaha I was about to ask the same question.... :p

[bunnydixon]

*passes dz and up the popcorn*

[JfromtheD]

I have no idea what the heck is going on...

But I think somewhere, somehow, an earthquake was involved.

[LissaMarie]

I have no idea what the heck is going on...

But I think somewhere, somehow, an earthquake was involved.

I don't know either. Earthquake. It was freaky. The end. :)

[bunnydixon]

I don't know either. Earthquake. It was freaky. The end. :)

there is a bragging joke in there somewhere ;)