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<blockquote data-quote="cody6766" data-source="post: 2839306" data-attributes="member: 26511"><p>I felt a few good shakers, boomers and rollers in OKC, but I just got a taste of the Ring of Fire that didn't involve Thai food. </p><p></p><p>There I was, minding my own business, drinking a beer and filling my 120g reef tank with new water. I made the responsible renter's decision to not put about 150g of water, rock and sand on the second story of a house I don't own (the main living floor). Instead, I put it in the basement, on concrete. </p><p></p><p>A nice, bad ass roller/rocker earthquake started shaking the house around. I'm sitting on the floor, right next to the tank, riding along and enjoying myself. As soon as it started to die off, it came back with vengeance. It rocked enough that I stood up to hold the tank, trying in vain to minimize the water sloshed on to the floor. I bet 2 gallons of water were sloshed out of the top of the tank in a couple of seconds. It was one of the coolest things I've felt. I went upstairs to see what broke, and I was lucky. I almost had to clean up a shot glass, but it didn't make it off the counter top. My birds were awefully pissed and my wife was spooked, but nothing else was wrong. </p><p></p><p>That quake was a 7.1, by the most recent report. I'm about 160mi from the epicenter and it was awesome. I can only imagine what it was like at the source.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, I also killed off a bucket list item a few days ago. The northern lights were visible from Anchorage, so I got a quick light show the other night. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I blame Bush, honestly. <img src="/images/smilies/new/patriot.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":patriot:" title="Patriot :patriot:" data-shortname=":patriot:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cody6766, post: 2839306, member: 26511"] I felt a few good shakers, boomers and rollers in OKC, but I just got a taste of the Ring of Fire that didn't involve Thai food. There I was, minding my own business, drinking a beer and filling my 120g reef tank with new water. I made the responsible renter's decision to not put about 150g of water, rock and sand on the second story of a house I don't own (the main living floor). Instead, I put it in the basement, on concrete. A nice, bad ass roller/rocker earthquake started shaking the house around. I'm sitting on the floor, right next to the tank, riding along and enjoying myself. As soon as it started to die off, it came back with vengeance. It rocked enough that I stood up to hold the tank, trying in vain to minimize the water sloshed on to the floor. I bet 2 gallons of water were sloshed out of the top of the tank in a couple of seconds. It was one of the coolest things I've felt. I went upstairs to see what broke, and I was lucky. I almost had to clean up a shot glass, but it didn't make it off the counter top. My birds were awefully pissed and my wife was spooked, but nothing else was wrong. That quake was a 7.1, by the most recent report. I'm about 160mi from the epicenter and it was awesome. I can only imagine what it was like at the source. Oh, I also killed off a bucket list item a few days ago. The northern lights were visible from Anchorage, so I got a quick light show the other night. I blame Bush, honestly. :patriot: [/QUOTE]
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