East coast earthquake

[PamNY]

I smiled reading about the DC commute yesterday. I'm sure the cyclists smiled, too.

I have a large, older dog to tote along when evacuating. I have a Radio Flyer wagon which would handily get him to Brooklyn -- if the bridge is open.

When we evacuated after 9/11, I scavenged a grocery cart for the dog (also an older bulldog who is no longer with us). It was missing two front wheels, so we strapped a donated furniture dolly on and it worked just fine.

The Fulton Fish Market was still operational at that time, so I found lots of materials at hand to make the cart comfy for him.

We later returned the dolly to the restaurant that donated it, along with a little plaque explaining how it was used. They still have it on the wall.

[ny biker]

I don't think I'd want to go to Brooklyn for a hurricane.

[GLC1968]

I heard on NPR this morning that the reason the earthquake was felt so far and wide out there is because the bedrock under the east coast is basically just one huge mass. Vibrations will travel the entire length of it because it's old and solid. This is in contrast to the west coast which is much newer (geologically speaking) and full of splits and fissures. Vibrations only travel to the end of the bedrock and then they dissipate, so west coast earthquakes tend to be more localized.

I thought that was interesting.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming...

[Kubla]

I work on the water in Quincy, near Boston MA. I thought I felt something odd while sitting at my desk, but it was even more apparent when I stood up and realized the building was not trembling or rumbling but swaying back and forth.

The PA system came on just as we started exchanging worried comments-and we were ordered to evacuate the building immediately. I never saw my co-workers take a 'fire drill' so seriously.

We really didn't know what was going on until we got outside and someone with a Smart Phone let us know there had been an earthquake in Virginia. We were able to return to work within a half hour after the Fire Department gave us the ok, but it was certainly the topic of conversation the rest of the afternoon.

[PamNY]

I don't think I'd want to go to Brooklyn for a hurricane.

Why not? Where I would go isn't in an evacuation zone and the food is great