Watch out for earthquakes

[sovay]

In which I call rushthatspeaks, because it's an autumn-bright afternoon in Harvard Square and I love them.

Rush's phone: *rings*

No one picks up; I keep on walking down Mass. Ave.

My phone: *rings*

Rush-That-Speaks: Sorry, I missed your call because of the earthquake.

Comments

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

Ho. Ly. Shit.

Not today, please.

*hugs* Glad you and rushthatspeaks are okay. We had broken windows, acoustic tiles, books falling, the works (at work). Don't know what home is going to be like, and don't want Nicole to worry about it. Sigh.

[sovay]

We had broken windows, acoustic tiles, books falling, the works (at work). Don't know what home is going to be like, and don't want Nicole to worry about it. Sigh.

*hugs*

I do consider this overkill on the part of the universe, yeah.

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

If only it had been the Rapture; then at least I could be assured of spoils, you know, plunder? My only ill-gotten gain is going to be a longer commute, because they're running the Metro at 15mph until further notice.

I need to go play kitten poker. (sorry, N has been watching a lot of Buffy.)

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

It seems to have done things in odd patterns-- I'm in Reston, which is a lot closer to the epicenter than you guys, and we got a rumble and vibrations which initially made me think somebody was doing construction in the basement of the building I was next to. And no damage, nothing down, all businesses open and as usual.

Then, since Reston was being completely as though nothing had happened, I went into D.C. to meet family for dinner. MISTAKE.

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. I'm sorry about that epic journey through the center of the earth. It took me two and a half hours to get from Alexandria to the end of the red line, and that was with leaving half an hour early because I knew that pooch was tidily screwed, forgive my colloquialism.

[gwynnega]

Earthquakes are no fun, to say the least!

[sovay]

Earthquakes are no fun, to say the least!

I missed the no fun—I was in Harvard Square! Any tremors I felt would have passed for traffic.

[gwynnega]

A good thing!!

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I didn't even feel it, perhaps because I was driving at the time.

I hope you and yours and the relevant houses, etc. are all okay.

It sounds as if it was felt much more in NYC than here. One friend of mine on FB said he thought for a moment the house was going to fall into bits.

[sovay]

I hope you and yours and the relevant houses, etc. are all okay.

As far as I know, everybody's fine. Perceptions seem to have been wildly varied, even within a city. In Cambridge, I didn't feel the quake at all. In downtown Boston, a friend of my mother's was evacuated from her building. I have no idea what it would have been like in Lexington. Possibly nothing.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

I missed your call because of the earthquake.

That's certainly one of the better excuses. I hope you and yours are unstirred, if shaken.

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

I devoutly hope never to use it again... but am kind of glad I got to once.

[sovay]

I devoutly hope never to use it again... but am kind of glad I got to once.

Just you wait: I'll call next time and you'll be like, "I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the plague of locusts."

[sovay]

That's certainly one of the better excuses.

Certainly wasn't what I was expecting to hear.

I hope you and yours are unstirred, if shaken.

Thank you. So far, so good!