Newsflash...Earthquake in Wellington!!

**Eurygnomes** · 5th August 2005, 13:30

This is something that's interested me for ages. I dont' think that they mostly happen at night Str8, but that seems to be when our alpha-waves are sufficiently peaceful (ie. not being bombarded with other stuff) to notice a disturbance in teh force, so we wake up, feel the earthquake, and then can go back to sleep (or check on the bikes in the gargre - whichever!).

Statistically speaking - they shouldn't happen more frequently during night or day...the plates aren't contracting/expanding in the sun like railway lines...

**Odin** · 5th August 2005, 13:37

I'd like to feel an earthquake. I know it might be a stupid thing but people have so many diffent stories and feelings about quakes and i think it would be accilirating

**Eurygnomes** · 5th August 2005, 14:26

Well...it's accelerating that's for sure!

Seriously though, we had a 'bigish' one down here not so long ago - at about 8.03am one fine wednesday morning (maybe wed, maybe not) while I was in the bus stop. It was a very long 'rolling' one...very exhilarating!!

Except the trains weren't running on time because of it.

**Lou Girardin** · 5th August 2005, 14:36

Originally Posted by bugjuice

I felt an earthquake once.. this real big fat chick jumped on the bed next to me...

You're mistaken. That was feeling the earth move.

**Str8 Jacket** · 5th August 2005, 14:43

Originally Posted by Eurygnomes

Seriously though, we had a 'bigish' one down here not so long ago - at about 8.03am one fine wednesday morning (maybe wed, maybe not) while I was in the bus stop. It was a very long 'rolling' one...very exhilerating!!

Except the trains weren't running on time because of it.

That was the (only) one I actually felt!! It was quite funny cause when it had finished half the office were under their desks, some lying flat on the floor and a few under door frames. And forgive me if this is too much info - but the funniest thing was when my boss came back onto the office looking veeery pale, he admited that he had literally been sitting on the loo and thought he was gonna die sitting there with his pants down!!

We still give him crap for that!

**Odin** · 5th August 2005, 14:59

Originally Posted by Eurygnomes

...very exhilerating!!

Glad someone on this site can show me how to spell

**kerryg** · 5th August 2005, 15:05

Originally Posted by Odin

Glad someone on this site can show me how to spell

Actually...ahem...it's EXHILARATING

**Odin** · 5th August 2005, 15:30

where is hitch when you need him

**zadok** · 5th August 2005, 15:37

When I lived in Turangi we got a fair few. We had swarms of them once and the Town emptied out of women. Only the workers were left behind. I find them quite awesome (exhilerating).

**F5 Dave** · 5th August 2005, 15:58

China cabinets?

China cabinets!!

Youse guys are supposed to be hardened Bikers. What the blue blazes are you doing with freakin china cabinets?

Shesh!

Originally Posted by Eurygnomes

. . . , but that seems to be when our alpha-waves are sufficiently peaceful (ie. not being bombarded with other stuff) to notice a disturbance in teh force,...

Oh please. Seems we’ll have to remove the rubber mounts & loosen the engine mounts on the GN, that’ll shake those pesky alpha waves outta ya.

**NordieBoy** · 5th August 2005, 16:40

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

China cabinets?

China cabinets!!

Youse guys are supposed to be hardened Bikers. What the blue blazes are you doing with freakin china cabinets?

Shesh!

Where do you put your polished engine parts?

**F5 Dave** · 5th August 2005, 16:45

erm, in the engine?

**NordieBoy** · 5th August 2005, 17:09

Originally Posted by zadok

When I lived in Turangi we got a fair few. We had swarms of them once and the Town emptied out of women. Only the workers were left behind. I find them quite awesome (exhilerating).

The workers?
The women?

**TonyB** · 5th August 2005, 19:06

Originally Posted by LB

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Jeez!! We just had an earthquake!! I'd just logged on (yeah, I know it's only just after 2am but I couldn't sleep) and I heard it coming then the china cabinet rattled.......
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Baked beans for tea then was it?