Not sure if you have heard this or not yet…but we experienced a decent sized earthquake here in Virginia yesterday! While I was enjoying a nice lunch with my mother, we started to feel this small rumbling. My mom thought it was a big truck driving by, I was looking around to see what little kid I could punch because I thought someone was kicking the booth.
In about 2.76 seconds my thinking went from “where’s the little squirt that wants to pay for kicking my seat,” to “man, that construction site next to us must have blown some legit dynamite,” to “I wonder what an earthquake feels like… maybe this!”
Needless to say, everyone in the entire restaurant (everyone besides me it seems like) was a litttttle freaked out about it. Okay, I was a little freaked out about it because I literally have never experienced that before (feels like one of those obnoxious massaging chairs). But I was the only one that didn’t get up and bolt for the door! (Probably because I knew I had a rack of ribs on the way)
I like lists so here is a quick list of things going through my head yesterday…
  • When in doubt, check Michael Alsop’s Twitter (@michaelalsop)
  • Speaking of Twitter, it is amazing how quickly news travels through this hub. Before the earthquake even stopped I think I heard from people in 3 different states about it.
  • Also, why the heck does everyone (including myself) feel the need to tweet during a major crisis?! “@Shaughnessy22: Hey everybody, my appendix just burst in the middle of a tornado during a blizzard. Oh and Earth is off its axis.”
  • Try this on for crazy story….I was in the same exact place when the towers fell on 9/11/01….Logan’s in Fair Lakes!
  • Nate Morris is better than any weatherman or breaking news source. (@NateCNU)
  • I picked a terrific time to start working for FEMA :)
  • People in California think they are sooo cool because they have more earthquakes than us on the east coast? Yeah, now contribute to society please
  • “I wonder if Vienna Inn is going to be closed tonight”
  • Main news sources like to slap the people of Mineral, VA in the face by referring to this as the “D.C. Earthquake.”
  • This earthquake is George Bush’s fault anyway…right???
  • Let’s just hope Irene doesn’t decide to do something crazy and be labeled the “D.C. Hurricane” this weekend.
Now back to your regularly scheduled program…..
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