Rockin' and rollin' but no jivin'

**golfmade** · 5th March 2010, 02:47

Wake up this morning (approx. 14 hours ago) to a *SMASH*, look down and see beach sand on my floor... Realize I'm not actually dreaming (wife had a small glass jar full of beach sand) and the quake was rocking and rolling our 9th floor condo.

Nearly got crushed by one of my book shelves but got up in time and braced it as everything was literally jumping, even our clothes cabinets which are quite heavy.

The epicenter was only a few miles from here so I think that's why it was so 'big' but I didn't see any real damage, and especially compared to the 1999 quake that hit Taiwan this is nothing.

That said it was an interesting thing to wake up to not to mention there were several aftershocks throughout the day.

Makes me wonder if it has anything to do with the quake in Chile, I realize perhaps not the same tectonic plate but it's part of the 'ring of fire' same as Taiwan is....

Oh well, live to fight another day aye?

**Nasty** · 5th March 2010, 05:26

Nice to se you are ok ... but bugger ... We are all part of the ring of fire down here ... so will be an interesting time

**golfmade** · 5th March 2010, 11:20

Originally Posted by Nasty

Nice to se you are ok ... but bugger ... We are all part of the ring of fire down here ... so will be an interesting time

Aye, have had quite a few aftershocks last night as well. Wouldn't be surprised if there's another quake soon in Japan or down your guys' and gals' way.

**EJK** · 5th March 2010, 11:43

Thread post time: 03:47.

I bet your first thought was "Oh an earthquake! Must post it on KB!"

:-)

**mashman** · 5th March 2010, 12:16

I was wondering if that rogue wave that smashed into the liner had anything to do with the Chile jobby also... after all the earth axis has shifted... tinfoil hats... get yer tinfoil hats...

Glad yer all good golf...

Originally Posted by EJK

Thread post time: 03:47.

I bet your first thought was "Oh an earthquake! Must post it on KB!"

:-)

Probably testing that the internet connection was still working most likely

**golfmade** · 5th March 2010, 12:34

Originally Posted by EJK

Thread post time: 03:47.

I bet your first thought was "Oh an earthquake! Must post it on KB!"

:-)

Actually we're 5 hours behind ya'll so it was 22:47 my time (3:47 NZ time) when I posted.

Originally Posted by mashman

I was wondering if that rogue wave that smashed into the liner had anything to do with the Chile jobby also... after all the earth axis has shifted... tinfoil hats... get yer tinfoil hats...

Glad yer all good golf...

Probably testing that the internet connection was still working most likely

I personally think it's all those Tibetans digging around underground (Just finished reading Good Omens....)

**EJK** · 5th March 2010, 14:58

Ooooh...

**puddytat** · 5th March 2010, 15:35

[QUOTE=mashman;1129672253]I was wondering if that rogue wave that smashed into the liner had anything to do with the Chile jobby also... after all the earth axis has shifted... tinfoil hats... get yer tinfoil hats...

QUOTE]

Aaaaah,also explains global warming too which means.........

**mashman** · 5th March 2010, 16:18

Originally Posted by puddytat

Aaaaah,also explains global warming too which means.........

Which means that the lava under the ocean floor is boiling through somewhere, melting the ice in antartica, which changes the weather patterns and explains the tornados becoming more prevalent in NZ, too much trapped lava boiling up through known faults causing some of them split, quake, tsunami etc... with extreme weather events across the globe causing La Nina to be out of cycle, which in turn shortens and redirects the rain cycle passing over Africa, leaving it even drier and allowing the deserts to keep advancing, to be pushed further east and add fuel to the monsoons and with Yellowstone park supposedly being 40,000 years late, the lava building beneath the mantle will eventually reach a point of critical mass and the Earth will blow itself to pieces, people on the space station will go "look at t............."

**mashman** · 5th March 2010, 16:32

see http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-sto...g-new-zealand/ I reckon we're looking at the end of the world in about 19 days 6 hours 14 minutes, give or take a few millenia...

**EJK** · 5th March 2010, 16:34

Originally Posted by mashman

see http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-sto...g-new-zealand/ I reckon we're looking at the end of the world in about 19 days 6 hours 14 minutes, give or take a few millenia...

Damn! I just put away my surfing board cause I thought I heard great waves were coming about 3 days ago. Oh well, this better be for real.