Carlos was still smiling
On Monday we had the largest of the recent quakes, around 4.30 on the Richter scale.
I was sitting at my computer when I heard a huge bang, followed by a deep underground thump, this was followed by the windows and doors rattling, organic material falling from our ceilings [through the light fixtures] and a general feeling of being mis footed when I tried to walk into the kitchen. The dogs both froze.
My first concern was for Carlos, who is making a new stoop outside of the kitchen and dining room, and when last I saw him he was on top of the roof.
So I went racing outside, only to bump into him running from the garage looking as concerned as I. After a couple of minutes of mixed language conversation, we decided both of us were perfectly fine.
This quake was followed by three more aftershocks.
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I am told that only when they reach 6.5 do they start bringing buildings down, so we have about 18 points to go before the tin hats are shelled out.
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The farm remains intact |
2 comments:
The whole idea of earthquakes scares me. You seem to be handling the aftershocks as well as the quakes in the world-renowned English stiff-upper-lip fashion and I am proud of you!! Glad everyone is fine and the buildings are okay also.
Gerry
The farmers are all a touch worried as we have had so many recently. They have regular meetings to discuss the developing situation. Last week they were told not to expect any more..whoops, someone got it very wrong! "Stiff Upper Lip" the only way to go out here!XX
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