theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Just back after ducking under the table and then heading out of the offices. Phones are down but radio reports seem to indicate nothing major happened. Gotta go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted February 11, 2004 Quote[/b] ]Phones are down then how can you connect here? in California, we live with earthquakes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cozza 24 Posted February 11, 2004 Big one will hit soon Ralphie. Avon. hope family and friends all ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Big one will hit soon Ralphie. Â Avon. hope family and friends all ok. So far this is all there is at the JPost: Quote[/b] ]Earthquake felt in JerusalemBy JPOST.COM STAFF A strong tremor was felt in Jerusalem Wednesday morning at 10:16. The quake lasted several seconds. Reports on the quake's magnitude were not immediately available. Reports from Tel-Aviv say the quake was felt in the coastal city too. Police report many calls from worried residents. Regular phones are working. Cellphones not - at least mine. Got through to someone in my neighborhood - all's well. Same around me. Can't get through to hub or kids but radio says not to worry. So I won't. Not my first quake but I'll pass on the next one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted February 11, 2004 Regular phones are working. Cellphones not - at least mine. yes! down with cellphones. nothing irritates me more than a cellphone going off in a class! Quote[/b] ]Can't get through to hub or kids but radio says not to worry. you sure it's not getting through? Avon's husband and kids: alright! let's roam free while pretending the phone is down! Big one will hit soon Ralphie. [rant]yup. that's why i excercise 2nd amendment for the ultimate day.[/rant] anyways, god to hear that you and your family is ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
walker 0 Posted February 11, 2004 Hi Avon Glad to hear your safe, good wishes for all the family too. Hope and pray all are safe there in the holy land. Kind Regards Walker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Avon's husband and kids: alright! let's roam free while pretending the phone is down! Party's over. They're working. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
killagee 0 Posted February 11, 2004 Yip. I know what thats like. New Zealand is one big fault line. I was in a minor earthquake when I was in the school dentist as a kid... Glad you and your property is ok Avon. Wonder if "the wall" fell over... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schoeler 0 Posted February 11, 2004 It's good to hear you are OK. Watch out for aftershocks though. I experienced a 6.5 that lasted almost 90 seconds once. So strong I could barely stand and it lasted so long I had time to be scared to death, get over it, get scared again as it built in intensity and then run the hell out of the house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Wonder if "the wall" fell over... Of course not. Quality stuff the wall is made of: Palestinian Panel Probes Qureia, Cement Quote[/b] ]JERUSALEM — A Palestinian parliamentary committee is investigating whether Palestinian cement companies are providing Israel with material for a controversial West Bank barrier and have been selling concrete to Jewish settlements. A Palestinian lawmaker, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday there is evidence that a company owned by Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia's family is among them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Watch out for aftershocks though. I know. So far none. <s>10</s>11AM news in 3 minutes. Radio so far reporting quake center in the Dead Sea area, which sits right on the Syrian African Rift. That's where they've eminated from in the last few years, with much smaller irrelevant quakes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
killagee 0 Posted February 11, 2004 Wonder if "the wall" fell over... Of course not. Quality stuff the wall is made of: Palestinian Panel Probes Qureia, Cement Quote[/b] ]JERUSALEM — A Palestinian parliamentary committee is investigating whether Palestinian cement companies are providing Israel with material for a controversial West Bank barrier and have been selling concrete to Jewish settlements. A Palestinian lawmaker, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday there is evidence that a company owned by Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia's family is among them. hehe. Yip. Thats all too common now days... Did you know that ATK and Kalashnicov are part owned by the same corporation? Need to iron out the irony... Edit: oh, and Avon, congrats on your site being in that PC magazine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 5 on the richter scale, felt all the way up north. Two people reported in shock by medical services. An undertaker went to pick up someone who passed away in their appartment. When he bent down to take the body, everything started shaking. It took him a while to catch on that the deceased was not coming back to life again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Summing it up: Quote[/b] ]Feb. 11, 2004Earthquake felt across Israel By JPOST.COM STAFF A strong tremor was felt in most major cities in Israel and parts of the West Bank Wednesday morning at 10:16. The quake lasted about 25 seconds. Two people were hospitalized at the Hadassah Ein Karem hospital for stress-related symptoms. An official at the Seismology Division of the Israeli Geophysical Institute told the Jerusalem Post that the center of the earthquake was in the Northern Dead Sea region and measured 5 on the Richter scale. The last earthquake registered in the region was on December 31st 2003 at 10:44 PM, measured 3.7 and was centered at Kibbutz Ein Gedi, near the Dead Sea. The tremor was felt in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Kiryat Shmona, Arad, Kfar Sava, Hadera and the Dead Sea. Police report many calls from worried residents, but no injuries have been reported. Israel Radio reported that residents in various cities have called in saying some buildings have collapsed, but these reportes have not been confirmed. Infrastructure Miister Yosef Paritzky said that institutes had been waiting for an earthquake from the northern Dead Sea region, but added that if this was "the one they have been waiting for, we have just witnessed a miracle." Paritzky said all communications and electricty centers are operating normally. Israel is located on the Syria-Africa great rift which stands over a friction point between two tectonic plates, an area prone to earthquakes. In the 18th century, Israel was struck by a major earthquake, and again in 1837, destroying the northern city of Zefat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
void_false 1 Posted February 11, 2004 Yes!! I almost wet my pants! I was playing computer and my chair began to shake! i felt it with my ass! OMG! It was earthquake! real earthquake!!!! ARRRR!!!! BTW i live in Haifa! omg!! i gonna die here!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Yes!! I almost wet my pants! You can add the string of expletives you must have spontaneously shouted out to the OFP2 Swearing thread. Quote[/b] ]I was playing computer Quake? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
void_false 1 Posted February 11, 2004 Quake III Arena! BTW i cutted off the school today! I even cant imagene what could happen if i go to school today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 BTW i cutted off the school today! Your IP address has been forwarded to the principal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 11, 2004 Just got off the phone with my brother in Sinai, he said he didn't even notice it down there... more baseless propaganda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
void_false 1 Posted February 11, 2004 BTW i cutted off the school today! Your IP address has been forwarded to the principal. lol! i have dynamic one. Anyway students were.... um... how do you say it... released.. home at 2-nd lesson. (At least in my school) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Just got off the phone with my brother in Sinai, he said he didn't even notice it down there...more baseless propaganda  For internal consumption only. My kindergartener came home. He was unphased. Shame on you, void_false, for your cowardice. And in far-away Haifa, no less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bernadotte 0 Posted February 11, 2004 Glad everyone's all right. Has anyone claimed responsibility? Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Has anyone claimed responsibility? Â Yes. Some local shake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 11, 2004 Has anyone claimed responsibility? Â Yes. Some local shake. And I suppose someone will respond and say it's Israel's fault. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bernadotte 0 Posted February 11, 2004 Has anyone claimed responsibility? Â Yes. Some local shake. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
