simonwass
Part of the e-furniture
Cecil Pagets 2-6-2 of 1908. Engine number 2299. Would make a fascinating model....
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Post by simonwass on Feb 27, 2008 1:06:59 GMT
Anyone feel the quake 10 minutes ago?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2008 2:16:26 GMT
Nothing felt in Norfolk but if Mansfield Town football club disappears into a large crevasse it won't detract at all from the quality of English football.
Regards
Jim
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tbsteam
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Post by tbsteam on Feb 27, 2008 7:55:08 GMT
it made my safety valve fall over.
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Post by Tel on Feb 27, 2008 8:10:37 GMT
Didn't feel a thing!
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Tony K
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Post by Tony K on Feb 27, 2008 8:22:06 GMT
Yes, the whole bed shook for about 10 secs. It was like old times!
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Post by Boadicea on Feb 27, 2008 8:26:00 GMT
Providing your chimney survived, there is pride here - it must be the first time Lincolnshire has been the centre of anything!
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steam4ian
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One good turn deserves another
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Post by steam4ian on Feb 27, 2008 9:09:49 GMT
Why Bo!
Did the earth move for you? ;D
regards, Ian
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Noddy
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Post by Noddy on Feb 27, 2008 9:27:37 GMT
Who's FAULT was it?
Keith
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abby
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Post by abby on Feb 27, 2008 9:32:33 GMT
Thought it was the scotch for 1/2 a second as I almost fell over !
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jamespetts
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Closet eccentric. Also bakes cakes.
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Post by jamespetts on Feb 27, 2008 10:13:05 GMT
I'm in the South, and didn't know anything about it until I read about it in The Times this morning.
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Post by rodwilson on Feb 27, 2008 14:19:21 GMT
Felt in Stevenage. Like many things I didn't know what it was until I logged in here. I need to get out more I guess!
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Post by houstonceng on Feb 27, 2008 17:55:13 GMT
What earthquake ?
That was no earthquake !
Try those they have in California and Japan - they're real earthquakes !
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Post by AndrewP on Feb 27, 2008 18:01:50 GMT
My missus reckons she couldn't distinguish it from my snoring - charming!
I reckon they make it up you know, I've slept with myself for over 50 years and never heard any snoring yet.
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Post by yorkshireman on Feb 27, 2008 18:11:10 GMT
Very true what houstonceng said, I have experienced bigger ones, that one last night was tiny.
Tip: When you hear any animal (bird, cat or dog) making noise after ther first tremor, then you better leave the house, QUICKLY.
But even during so tiny quakes, lots of funny things can happen. I had one case, where a large Petrochemical Plant tripped. The transformers in the power station 'thought' that there was no more liquid coolant/insulator within them and switched themselves off. The shock hit the tanks from the side, the liquid splashed to the other end, the level indicator saw its emergency LOW/LOW level. -> transformer trip -> unit trip... Learning point: I had to put restrictors into all these tanks, so that the liquid cannt move around so quickly. Simple, but it takes a quake to find out... Johannes
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Post by houstonceng on Feb 27, 2008 19:31:04 GMT
Last big one in California, a colleage got out of bed to go into his baby daughter's room to "save her". He was severely injured and woke ip in hospital. Baby daughter slept through it. His wife stayed in bed awake. Apparently, he lost his footing in the dark (power lines were down) and tried to remodel the bedroom door frame with his head. If he'd stayed in bed, he'd have been alright. Moral. If it's going to get you - it will. So you might as well stay in bed. Last big one I experienced when staying in the Hilton, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan - I took my own advice and slept through it. Of course, it could just have been the jet-lag.
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SteveW
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Post by SteveW on Feb 27, 2008 21:33:47 GMT
Guys,
Yep! Felt it in Cheltenham. I thought it was the cat at first but too many thing were rattling. I saw it was reported as a 5.3.
I felt the last one. It was like a train coming and when it arrived there appeared to be vertical component to it. This morning's quake felt more horizontal.
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Post by derwent on Feb 27, 2008 23:10:32 GMT
south yorks,never felt a thing.I can not remember the last time the earth moved for me.
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Post by ron on Feb 28, 2008 20:30:33 GMT
A major earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Epicentre - Grimsby, Lincolnshire. News of the disaster was swiftly carried by 85,000 racing pigeons. Victims were seen wandering around aimlessly, muttering, "blummin eck" and "chuffin nora". The earthquake decimated the area, causing approximately £30 worth of damage. Several priceless collections of mementoes from Majorca were damaged beyond repair. Three areas of historic burnt-out cars were disturbed and many locals were woken well before their giro arrived. Radio Grimsby reported that hundreds of residents were confused and bewildered by the fact that something interesting had happened in the town.
One resident, Tracey-Sharon Braithwaite, a 15 year old mother of three said, "It was such a shock; my little Chardonnay -Britney came running into my bedroom crying, although my youngest two, Tyler-Brooklyn and Megan-Kylie slept through it all. I was still shaking when I was watching Trisha the next morning". However, on the positive side, mugging and car crime were carried on as normal. The British Red Cross has so far managed to ship 4,000 crates of Sunny Delight into the area to help the stricken locals. Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble and have found large quantities of personal belongings (which include benefit books, jewellery from Elizabeth Duke at Argos and bone china from Poundland).
How Can You Help? This appeal is to raise money for food and clothing parcels for those unfortunate to be caught up in this disaster. Clothing is most sought after and those items needed most include: Fila or Burberry baseball caps; Kappa tracksuit tops (his and hers); shell suits (female); white sport socks; Rockport boots and anything by Donnay; flat caps for the older generation. Food parcels to accommodate the special dietary requirements may be harder to assemble but are needed all the same. Required foodstuffs include: Lidl baked beans and spaghetti hoops; Microwave meals; Asda Smartprice ice cream; black pudding; cans of Colt 45 or Special Brew
- Just 22p buys a biro for filling in the compensation form - £2 buys chips, crisps and blue fizzy drinks for a family of nine - £5 will pay for a packet of Benson & Hedges and a lighter to calm the nerves of those affected - Tinned whippet food is also needed!
Ron ;D ;D
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Post by derwent on Feb 28, 2008 21:40:54 GMT
ron never mind all that krapp,if you really want to help just send a tanker of ironbrew and a waggon load of scotch pies or you could bring them down on your next raid. p.s. don t send any haggis the whippets won,t eat them.
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Post by eightpot on Feb 29, 2008 0:00:30 GMT
I've been told today that the earthquake did £20 million quids worth of improvement in Grimsby.
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