{"id":827,"date":"2011-08-25T00:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T00:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whisper.rps.net\/?p=827"},"modified":"2020-07-02T12:13:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T12:13:35","slug":"the-day-the-earth-shook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisper.rps.net\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"The Day The Earth Shook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thought I better journal about the earthquake yesterday for posterity. I mean it hasn’t happened on the East Coast in 67 years!<\/p>\n

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Tuesdays I’m usually off work & yesterday was no exception. I had decided to begin stripping the wallpaper in my master bath–I’d been thinking about doing it for a few years, but kept putting it off. Then recently we realized we have a leak in our shower & must replace our tiles. So since our tile man, Jeff, may start work this weekend (& I had two days off in a row–a rarity), I knew the time was right to DO it.<\/div>\n
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Tuesdays I also usually meet my lunch buddies to eat together & catch up on news, so I called Lorraine to check on our time & place. Nancy’s away this week in NY settling her mom’s estate. Jeannette can’t always come, but she was free yesterday & told Lorraine she wanted to go to Crabtree Valley Mall for a change (we usually meet at Cary Mall). Lorraine wanted to go to Crabtree also, but I hesitated. I wanted to start my project. In the end I decided to drive over to meet them for lunch only, while they would walk beforehand & shop a little.<\/div>\n
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I began on the bathroom & worked for a couple of hours. The wallpaper wasn’t budging–what painful slow going!! Finally got to a stopping point, cleaned up the strips of paper, got my shower, & headed to Crabtree about 12:30.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
We were meeting at Panera, one of our favorite restaurants, whether at Crossroads or Beaver Creek or Crabtree.<\/div>\n
After ordering, finding a table, lo & behold, Seth & Kelley walked in! Ironic, especially since they showed up at Panera at Crossroads the last time my friends & I met there:)! Too funny:)<\/div>\n
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After S&K ate & left to return to work, we were still talking when I suddenly realized the table & chairs were shaking!! I commented that we were NOT on the top floor (where oftentimes a crowd of people walking can cause vibrations), so why were we feeling the bottom floor moving??? It seemed to last at least 30 seconds or more.<\/div>\n
They felt it too. It was a puzzle.<\/div>\n
But, we didn’t think much more about it after it stopped, & no one around us did either. <\/div>\n
Later, while looking around in JJill, a sales associate asked if anyone in the store had felt an earthquake. I raised my hand & said I HAD! Her friend had just called, telling her there had been an earthquake! <\/div>\n
Amazing! And hard to take in.<\/div>\n
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I called Keith as soon as I got to the Cruiser. Was there really an earthquake? He said yes! Attempted to call Seth but couldn’t get him on his iPhone–too many folks making calls. Wondered if he & Kelley had felt it too…(later Seth said they didn’t; he felt cheated)<\/div>\n
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After getting home the TV station news was on live reporting about the 5.8 earthquake. The epicenter was located in northern Va.!<\/div>\n
What a day!! Thankfully only damage to some buildings, including the National Cathedral in DC & the Washington Monument.<\/div>\n
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Hard to believe the vibrations were felt so far, from S.C. to Mass.!! <\/div>\n
And shook my table in Raleigh!<\/div>\n
Makes me think about taking my “earthly home” for granted.<\/div>\n
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