A dear friend informed me that an earthquake had hit just west of Scotland today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-12262293
Having experienced an earthquake myself I have great respect for the powers of our Lord and how He can ((((shake)))) things up.
As many of my followers know, we used to live in North Pole, Alaska. It's located about 10 miles southeast of Fairbanks. On November 3, 2002 we experienced a 7.9 quake with the epicenter approx. 70 miles south of us. I read an article stating it was the largest earthquake ever reported in the interior of Alaska.
Heres how I remember it:
It was a normal afternoon until about 1:15 p.m. Alaska Time. And wouldn't you know it, the duty of nature was calling me and I was sitting on the toilet when all of a sudden I felt a cold 'wave' cross my fanny. At first I thought maybe the toilet had broken and all of a sudden it happened again only this time it was a bigger splash. At the same time I heard Thom yelling "Earthquake, we're having an earthquake!" I could hear the door bell chimes ringing like crazy. We had the type that had long pipes hanging and boy were they sounding off. I yelled "What do I do?" He said "get dn, get dn." So I dropped down flat on the floor in the attempt of pulling up my underwear and jeans. I was wriggling around like a fish out of water when he peeked in the door yelling "Hurry up."
He stopped dead in his tracks - looked at me and said "WHAT are you doing?" I answered "you said - get down, get down" He said "No, get done! Just get done! - we have to get out of the house." Needless to say, once I was upright the pants slid on much easier and we were out the door in no time at all.
Although we could only see one neighbors house which was across the road from our driveway, we could hear several other neighbors calling for their kids and animals. The neighborhood echoed of dogs barking like crazy - as if they knew something more than we did. The trees were swaying and the powerlines caught my eye. The poles were leaning back and forth loosening and tightening the power lines themselves as they did so. Both of our vehicles were setting in the driveway rocking so hard that we heard the gas sloshing in the tanks as the earth trembled below. And you wouldn't believe how hard it is to stand upright when all this is going on. It reminded me of the floor moving underfoot as you walk through the spook house at a carnival. You get queazy to the stomach and a general unsettled feeling overtakes you. It induces vertigo and nauseau. Amazingly all this happened in just a matter of minutes. But the after effect lasted much longer. My legs and back ached for about a week just from trying to stand. I evidently called on muscles I didn't recall having.
As the aftershocks settled down and we went back into the house we were shocked that the dishes had shaken close to the edge of the cupboards, but they never fell out. The chimes were still ringing and the dining room chandelier was still swinging back and forth at a pretty good pace. The toilet had sloshed some water onto the floor because I was no longer sitting on it to seal it off. But other than that we had suffered no injuries or structural damage. By the Grace of God only one woman was injured through all this. She broke her arm as she fell down her stairs. The Alaska highway system however; was not so lucky.
Having experienced an earthquake myself I have great respect for the powers of our Lord and how He can ((((shake)))) things up.
As many of my followers know, we used to live in North Pole, Alaska. It's located about 10 miles southeast of Fairbanks. On November 3, 2002 we experienced a 7.9 quake with the epicenter approx. 70 miles south of us. I read an article stating it was the largest earthquake ever reported in the interior of Alaska.
Heres how I remember it:
It was a normal afternoon until about 1:15 p.m. Alaska Time. And wouldn't you know it, the duty of nature was calling me and I was sitting on the toilet when all of a sudden I felt a cold 'wave' cross my fanny. At first I thought maybe the toilet had broken and all of a sudden it happened again only this time it was a bigger splash. At the same time I heard Thom yelling "Earthquake, we're having an earthquake!" I could hear the door bell chimes ringing like crazy. We had the type that had long pipes hanging and boy were they sounding off. I yelled "What do I do?" He said "get dn, get dn." So I dropped down flat on the floor in the attempt of pulling up my underwear and jeans. I was wriggling around like a fish out of water when he peeked in the door yelling "Hurry up."
He stopped dead in his tracks - looked at me and said "WHAT are you doing?" I answered "you said - get down, get down" He said "No, get done! Just get done! - we have to get out of the house." Needless to say, once I was upright the pants slid on much easier and we were out the door in no time at all.
Although we could only see one neighbors house which was across the road from our driveway, we could hear several other neighbors calling for their kids and animals. The neighborhood echoed of dogs barking like crazy - as if they knew something more than we did. The trees were swaying and the powerlines caught my eye. The poles were leaning back and forth loosening and tightening the power lines themselves as they did so. Both of our vehicles were setting in the driveway rocking so hard that we heard the gas sloshing in the tanks as the earth trembled below. And you wouldn't believe how hard it is to stand upright when all this is going on. It reminded me of the floor moving underfoot as you walk through the spook house at a carnival. You get queazy to the stomach and a general unsettled feeling overtakes you. It induces vertigo and nauseau. Amazingly all this happened in just a matter of minutes. But the after effect lasted much longer. My legs and back ached for about a week just from trying to stand. I evidently called on muscles I didn't recall having.
As the aftershocks settled down and we went back into the house we were shocked that the dishes had shaken close to the edge of the cupboards, but they never fell out. The chimes were still ringing and the dining room chandelier was still swinging back and forth at a pretty good pace. The toilet had sloshed some water onto the floor because I was no longer sitting on it to seal it off. But other than that we had suffered no injuries or structural damage. By the Grace of God only one woman was injured through all this. She broke her arm as she fell down her stairs. The Alaska highway system however; was not so lucky.
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What an experience!
