We had an earthquake on Tuesday. I was on the 3rd floor of a building in Tyson's Corner when everything started to shake and the building began swaying. Nothing fell over but a lamp and a cabinet were shaking violently for a while. The shaking lasted 5 - 10 seconds, long enough for several thoughts to go through my head:
1. What is happening?
2. Feels like an earthquake!
3. We don't get earthquakes!
4. We had no earthquake warnings!
5. Terrorists!
We evacuated the building for 10 minutes or so, then everyone decided it was safe to go back inside. Now that we've read up on what to do in the event of an earthquake, we realized we did it all wrong. Should have stayed inside - more danger on the outside from falling debris. Should have sought shelter away from windows. Should not have been in stairwell. Should not have used cell phone so lines could be open for emergencies. Everyone was using their phone. Couldn't make a call anyway.
To add to the excitement, Hurricane Irene is on her way up the coastline and will most likely hit us Saturday evening/Sunday morning. Stuart and I are supposed to be doing South Riding Triathlon Sunday morning. That may or may not happen. We'll have to wait and see. We are low on toilet paper but I refuse to join the crazy people stocking up at the stores. We'll hunker down and make do... ;)
So you know what to do if there's another earthquake...... now you need to get ahead of the game and make sure you know what to do in the event of a hurricane..... let me know what you find out...... Sarah x
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