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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Default Earthquake set off my car alarm!

anyone else feel a good 5 second earthquake or did my fart set off a storm?
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Yup I felt in here at work in Placentia. It was very mild over here though, most likely not big enough to set off a car alarm here
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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Just a jolt. Supposedly a 5.0, epicenter in San Bernardino?
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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****!!!! i hung my garden hose next to my car and it left a fat dent.... ashjdgjkgsdfhkdfg THIS IS BULL!
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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felt it here at home depot in the high desert!
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveZ06
****!!!! i hung my garden hose next to my car and it left a fat dent.... ashjdgjkgsdfhkdfg THIS IS BULL!
what was the hose hanging on?
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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a hose dented your car... are you sure? if you really are in the 626 it shouldn't have been that violent..
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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nvm i over exaggerated. I left the hose on a flimsy coat hanger that was in the garage and the hanger tipped over. I rubbed off most of the flaky gold color from the hanger but it looks like theres a decent sized paint chip and some gold scratched into the paint ><




looked a lot worse before...
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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yeah it was cool feeling.. i wish i was at work tho.. the building is on rollers.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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i felt it hard here almost made my samsung 40 inch full hd tv tip over... lol
while i was playing call of duty 4 for ps3

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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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epicenter was in san bern so yeah... you're in riverside.. right there. ouch.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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Didn't feel a thing.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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Yup, felt quake in Tustin.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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i missed ANOTHER earthquake?
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by richiemoumoney
i missed ANOTHER earthquake?
don't worry their will be plenty more
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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Lol at my dog... I was laying on bed half asleep and it felt like my dog jumped on bed and jumped off... So I got off and kicked him...
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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Yup, sho' did.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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felt it in the valley made my tv shake side to side
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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I KNEW IT! i thought i was going crazy for a second things started to move out of the blue.
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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Either it was the semi that passed me at a stop light or it was the quake wasn't sure but i remember my car moving at the light... what time was this?
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