4.5

[Gemini Cricket]

Northridge area.
Did ya feel it?
Woke me up.
12:58am or so...

Shake shake shake
Shake shake shake
Shake your booty...

[CoasterMatt]

being that the epicenter was close to us - 4.5m NNW of Chatsworth - it felt pretty intense, but the only casualty was our Pepe Le Pew cookie jar...

Poor Pepe :(

[Kevy Baby]

Call me when you get a real earthquake

[Capt Jack]

if its a real earthquake chances are good he wont be able to call.

I prefer the little land poots vs one big roaring earth fart

[BarTopDancer]

It made the national news.

What earthquake?

[blueerica]

I slept like a little baby. Well, a baby without colic that is sleeping well, that is.

[Alex]

I didn't feel it which means it didn't happen.

[alphabassettgrrl]

We must be adjusting here. We woke up, waited for it to finish, and went back to sleep. After Northridge I didn't think I'd ever sleep again, much less after an earthquake. But it didn't phase me much at all this time. The house didn't even make any noise.

[madmonkeygirl]

Ha well CM and i felt it really felt it. I mean it felt more than a 4.5 seriously. The whole house shook. We lost our Pepe Le Pew cookie jar ontop of the fridge it fell off and broke. We had a few things fall off the walls, shelves and a cabinet opened up. So it was strong enough. Made a car alarm go off too. Turned on the news for a bit while i cleaned up and the cats were all hiding under beds as well. The dogs faired better. Went back to bed and actually fell asleep. Don't want a stronger quake no way do i. I'm not ready. This one shook me up enough. Just glad i was at home in bed rather than at work worrying about the animals.

[Kevy Baby]

...but the only casualty was our Pepe Le Pew cookie jar...

Poor Pepe :(

We lost our Pepe Le Pew cookie jar on top of the fridge it fell off and broke.More importantly, what COOKIES did you loose?

[Not Afraid]

No shakie down here.

[Morrigoon]

Ha well CM and i felt it really felt it. I mean it felt more than a 4.5 seriously. The whole house shook. We lost our Pepe Le Pew cookie jar ontop of the fridge it fell off and broke. We had a few things fall off the walls, shelves and a cabinet opened up. So it was strong enough. Made a car alarm go off too. Turned on the news for a bit while i cleaned up and the cats were all hiding under beds as well. The dogs faired better. Went back to bed and actually fell asleep. Don't want a stronger quake no way do i. I'm not ready. This one shook me up enough. Just glad i was at home in bed rather than at work worrying about the animals.
Yeah, but let's be honest, anything up to and including a 5 just gives you something to talk about for the next day or two.

[Kevy Baby]

No shakie down here.Does € just bang it against the side when he is done?

[madmonkeygirl]

Luckily there weren't any cookies in the jar at the time. But still now i have to replace the jar with another jar and there ain't no more Pepe Le Pew ones unless i go on ebay...

Just it's just a nuisance earthquakes are and to be rattled out of a deep sleep to have to clean up and take count of animals is just a bother. Hey it made national news.

[AllyOops!]

I'm with Coaster, Monkeygirl & Morri. Especially since I'm right next door to Northridge.

Let me just sum it up, y'all...

THEY ARE THE SUCKIEST THINGS TO EVER SUCK

I am terrified of them. We're talkin' total panic attack, cannot breathe, feet don't even touch the floor as I run screaming into the night over them. In the past, I've always known what to do in the event of one. I keep my head on straight, focus and act accordingly. I usually ride them out standing under a doorway.

And then along came the Northridge quake. I changed completely as a person. My anxiety levels soared into full blown panic disorder. I have no idea how to conduct myself now. :(

Last night's quake woke me up (I actually have to take sedatives due to poor sleep caused by anxiety, but I rarely do.) So, as the earth started shaking, I FREAKED & bolted. I'm even more scared now living in a two story house.

The funny thing is, I moved into my Grandma's house (the house I grew up in) after my Grandpa passed away. I told her I'd live with her until the house finally sold. I decided that even though she doesn't look or act her age, it might be very helpful to keep an eye over her.

However, she was as cool as a cucumber last night. I flew into her bedroom and clung to her (she's a total night owl who turns in at 2 a.m. I'm in bed by 10 p.m. ). She had to practically crowbar me off of her! She invited me to stay with her in her bedroom and I crawled in bed with her for an hour until I settled down, prayed, and then I returned to my room. My boyfriend, who is in Valencia, felt it, too, and stayed on the phone with me for about an hour. He knows I'm terrified of my own shadow.

It's nice to know that Grandma can count on me during emergencies. :rolleyes:

My lights and TV stayed on all night. I was UP ALL NIGHT UNTIL WORK, only sleeping a few minutes here & there. I force my self to stay awake, like my being up will you know, help me to have more control over the earth's crust. :rolleyes:

I'm punchy & worthless in my office today, due to severe FCS (fraidy cat sydrome). We only had one collectable figurine fly off the bookcase. You can haw haw all you want, and believe me I know I'm a total wussy, but if you went through Northridge, you might understand it just a little bit more!

[madmonkeygirl]

Ally i know and understand. It was like holy **** last nite when the earthquake hit. I sleep horribly thanks to my work schedule (working late afternoons evenings). So i have been extra tired. Last's night shake was totally crappy. Seriously. Living near the epicenter and all the shaking. I seriously thought it was the "big one". Luckily no damage other than the cookie jar. But still it totally shakes me up When i was living alone in the stuido apartment i had a situation late at night that freaked me out to the point of not being able to sleep at night for the longest time nor alone without tv radio any kind of noise.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I understand earthquake anxiety. I'm a *very* level-headed girl most of the time (though you can't put beer cans on my head), and after Northridge I had to have sedatives for a bit. I can only imagine how it would be for a normal girl.

[AllyOops!]

Oh, I'm glad that you girlies can relate!! (Not that I wish that we had to endure the anxiety caused by them!) :(

I've always been panic-prone, but I developed full blown panic disorder after the Northridge quake, and have suffered with it ever since. I rarely ever touch my anxiety pills (Ativan, or Lorazepam) because they cause me to slow down too much and make me hazy.

Every night before I go to sleep, I lay in bed and think "what if one hits....NOW!" Then, I freeze, gasp, and repeat the process until I distract myself and fall asleep. I cannot fall asleep without my television on. I keep it on a sleep timer. It's an awful way to live. My quality of life...just hasn't been quite the same due to my overwhelming fears.

While any noise at night causes my heart to sink and causes me to brace myself, a quake is much different for me.

My house is in a somehwhat dark & hilly area. Creepy at night! Especially when I hear them hills rustle at night. Oofah.

However, if I hear a noise in the house, I'll pop up, flip on my bedside lamp and maybe, only once in a blue moon, grab my gun (which, I have to be honest, I don't even like touching. My Dad, who is a deputy, insists that we all own one. I've fired one, I understand one, but I don't like 'em). I need to be alarmed enough to grab it.

When a quake hits, I lose all common sense. I run like a deranged lunatic, arms flailing & screaming for loved ones.

And definitely no gun. Shooting at the ground won't change a thing. How lame and frightening would that be? "Stop shaking you bastard!" as I shoot right through the floor onto the first story. :(

[alphabassettgrrl]

**hugs**

[Capt Jack]

And definitely no gun. Shooting at the ground won't change a thing. How lame and frightening would that be? "Stop shaking you bastard!" as I shoot right through the floor onto the first story. :(

so, what you're telling me is you dont think it'll work.



dang

[AllyOops!]

Heehee! Oh, I don't think it'll work. I'm sure after all the shaking is done, and I'm left with a floor full of smoking holes, terrified neighbors and destroyed furniture and belongings, I'll wish that I had just rode it out rather then, you know, "teach them shiftin' plates in the earth a lesson!"

Next stop: Shootin' them thunder clouds. :p

Alphabassettgrrl: lotsa **hugs**, too! :)

[Prudence]

Every time I drive over the Ship Canal Bridge in the lower-deck express lanes I have to force myself not to panic. I'm convinced there's going to be an earthquake one day while I'm driving on the bridge.

[Morrigoon]

Methinks Ally needs a doggie. Doggies inspect night noises and let us know the coast is clear :)

As far as the Northridge quake, I was seriously affected for a long time, years. You wouldn't think something so common as a quake could suddenly affect you differently, but, well I lived in Northridge at the time. That whole waking up on a jackhammer thing. And later that whole smelling gas thing. But the upside was the whole meeting your helpful neighbors thing.

Anyway, aftershocks bugged the you-know-whatsis out of me for a couple years. But for some reason I have lost most of that "new" quake anxiety. At least, I think I have. I wonder though, if I'd feel the same if I still lived in the Valley?

I think I'm less afraid of "The Big One" now though, because I remember them saying that being so far out in the desert, the damage to LA from The Big One would be like Northridge, only wider spread. So okay, made it through that... next!

[Chernabog]

LOL Cheese Dude was all freakin last nite when the quake happened.

After being in the Northridge quake in Northridge a couple miles from the epicenter, last nite's was a widdle baby quake. Awwwwww. I was sort of like, whatever, and went to sleep.

[BarTopDancer]

I don't like earthquakes and it makes me feel better to know I am not the only one who totally freaks out. I am getting better though. I am almost to the stage of "let's see how bad it gets". I think the last one I felt was the one in the ocean, during the day. I had about 5 IMs from all over OC asking if I felt "that" - trying to figure out where it was or something.

[CoasterMatt]

I would have gone right back to sleep if it wasn't for the horrible shattering glass sound...

I think I'll keep Pepe's head as a souvenir (it was the largest intact piece left - the rest of the thing exploded all across the kitchen floor)

[AllyOops!]

Methinks Ally needs a doggie. Doggies inspect night noises and let us know the coast is clear :)

Me knows Morrigoon is right. Ally needs a Barnum! :) In fact, I'm lost ever since my little girl Lab passed away a few years ago. I'm not allowed to have pets where I live now, and it crushes me!! :(

Yesterday, when I left work, I was so useless and sleepy. I couldn't focus. I went over to my boyfriend's, we ordered pizza, and after dinner, I passed out. I hadn't slept the night before!

I woke up at quarter to two, and he was like, "why don't you please just spend the night with me? You need to sleep!"

So I did. I never spend a weeknight away from home, but I couldn't bear the thought of another night without sleep. And he makes me feel so safe. :)

Plus, I knew if I drove from Valencia to my house last night, in the middle of the night, down the scary dark road, surrounded by mountains, a quake would hit. A big one. Boulders would chase my car down the highway, until the earth opened up and swallowed me & my hoopty Lois Lane-style. No thank you!

In case you think I'm a paranoid nut ball, please see my panic disorder posts above. You'll come to the conclusion that yes, I am still a ..paranoid nut ball. :p