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Just had an earth tremor where I live in Leicestershire for about ten seconds, house shaking and everything. Almost scary ! Thought it may have been the faggots and beans at work at first but it’s probably the Gracedieu fault. It happens every now and again but this was the shakiest one I can remember.
north kent, even the cat didnt blink – nada here – though we’re at risk if a wave follows it
Felt it here in Lincolnshire.
I am pretty shaken by it actually.
15 miles North of Lincoln apparently.
just been in the chat room, asking about it; woke me up, I actually screamed myself awake, thought I was going mad! live in Derby; guy from n yorks said they had it as well
you’ll all be fine, it was probably just a gordon brown and ken livingstone conspiracy to divert the news away from them
i shall now try to sleep, with the vision in my head of hundreds of thousands of people in mid-north england sitting at their dining table completing insurance claim forms while simultaneously booking online holidays
It is strangely surreal – chatting to Bulwark in the chatroom and all of a sudden he says: "What the hell was that? The place just moved!"
It’s already newsworthy down here. And I sort of knew about it from the other end of the world. Weird.
I’m in Leicestershire too, and I was quite scared! You just lie there wondering what the ****’s going on, but once it’s all subsided and you’re recovering from the shock, it dawns on you that it must have been an earthquake, not the end of the World after all.
Vibrant here in the Vale of York too.
Having been very windy for most of the day I first thought it was the TV aerial crashing onto the roof and dislodging a lot of slates
Numerous lights came on along the street so it seems many were woken by it.
Hanging pictures are a little askew
The Dudley earthquake a few years ago was noticeable here as a faint rumble (like a heavy truck passing) but this one was much stronger.
Dudley’s earthquake now has its own plaque in the town.
I slept through the whole thing but I caught a glimpse of a BBC graphic that suggested the earthquake originated in the vicinity of Market Rasen. Should we take this as a sign that the National Hunt gods are angry?
I caught a glimpse of a BBC graphic that suggested the earthquake originated in the vicinity of Market Rasen. Should we take this as a sign that the National Hunt gods are angry?
I saw that as well.
Did anybody see any gangs of “Flatties” jumping up and down a lot around the racecourse last night in diving boots? It’s palpably the work of anti-summer jumping insubordinates. Try that around Cartmel and you’ll have me to answer to!
gc
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Aww man i missed out! What’s it like to be in an Earthquake?? Does the house really shake?! Wow
there will be more vibration from the hundreds of thousands of biro pens simultaneously scribbling on insurance claim forms
Heavy snorer is she ?
gc
Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
A major earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Lincolnshire and surrounding areas early in the morning of 27 February 2008. The epicentre was close to Market Rasen. Shock waves were felt as far afield as Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Cumbria, the Midlands, Norfolk and also parts of Wales. Casualties were seen wandering aimlessly saying "bang out of order", "mental" and "that did my ‘ead in".
The earthquake decimated the area causing in excess of £17.55 worth of damage.
Several priceless collections of mementos from Ibiza and Corfu were damaged beyond repair. Three preserved areas of historic burned out cars were disturbed. Many thousands of locals were woken before their giros arrived.
The local paper reported that hundreds of residents were confused and bewildered. They are still trying to come to terms with the fact that the damage was caused by something else other than them.
One resident, Tracey Sharon Smith, a 15 year old mother of four said "It was such a shock, little Chardonnay-Chelsea came running through the cardboard door into my bedroom crying. My hands were shaking so much that I could hardly shoot-up when I was watching Trisha the next morning".
Another local resident known as Macca said the earthquake would not stop him going to work, after all, the burglaries and graffiti would not do themselves.
The British Red Cross has so far managed to ship 4,000 crates of Sunny Delight to the area to help with the crisis. Rescue workers are still searching through rubble and have found large quantities of personal belongings which include benefit books, jewellery from Elizabeth Dukes, bone china from Poundstretcher and a number of Argos catalogues. However, they were unable to save any furniture from Crazy George’s.
How can you help? This appeal hopes to raise money for food and clothing parcels for those unfortunate enough to be caught up in the disaster. Clothing is most sought after. Most needed are Kappa or other tracksuits (his and hers), white socks to tuck the tracksuit bottoms into, Burberry caps, woolly Benny hats and Reebok trainers. Primark clothing is most welcome. Food parcels are also needed. They include Mcains Micro-Chips, Aldi Beans, Monster Munch, Nutella chocolate spread and Iceland pizzas. Alcohol is also in short supply, mainly Lambrini, White Lightening cider and Carlsberg Special Brew. Cash donations are also needed, 22p buys a Bic Biro for signing on purposes, £1.50 buys cheese & chips and £25 buys 200 Regal from Bazza who has just got back from Kavos.
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