Its OK, just blow there heads off
Super VXer
Its OK, just blow there heads off
Super VXer
Didn't feel a durn thing here...
95 Trooper with a buncha stuff nobody here cares about...
Super VXer
Looks like the Washington Monument is leaning a bit.
Super VXer
Just wondering if they are fracking for natural gas there. There doing it here in DFW and its causing quakes and water to catch on fire. And they claim its safe
VXer
I was driving down 270 when it happened and didn't even know it happened until I heard the news.
Super VXer
The quake was caused by George Washington rolling over in HIS GRAVE!!!!Originally Posted by crager34
Super VXer
I heard that there were cracks in Washington monument but they didn't report that it's leaning at all. NEWS said that it's closed indefinitely.
It took me 2 hours to get home last night ... but it took me 2 1/2 hours to get to work this morning - go figure.
It was interesting though, when the quake hit, I was on a telecon with folks from all over the country. About 10 minutes after the shaking subsided, the folks up in NJ reported that they were feeling it then. Rekin it makes sense though. NEWS reported that the quake happened at 1351 in Mineral, VA but Washington DC reported it at 1354.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
Super VXer
Earthquakes are caused by pressure in the Earth's tutonic plates building up slowly over time and being released all at once. These plates are the size of states (which is why tremors are felt so far away). But apparently you have discovered how spraying underground with a high pressure hose will move billions of tones of land to move. If anything the spraying of areas where presuure is building up would lessen pressure and the resulting earthquake.
Next up how wanting to pay lower taxes causes cancer.
As for water catching on fire I have seen no stories of that happening anywhere. Perhaps you can provide some facts.
"Take it up with my butt, cuz he's the only one that gives a crap"
Carter Pewterschmidt
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I was at my desk at home when it hit. I actually wrote down the time and date (1:51 PM) because my memory ain't what it used to be. Only 60 miles from the epicenter, so there was no delay here. No damage to my house. Only signs of rattling were my reel-to-reel tapes tipped over on the shelf, and the cat hiding under the bed (smart cat!)
Gregg
2001 Proton Yellow #1379
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I took the day off and was sitting on the couch playing a game. The house got a little wobbly for about 5 secs and I thought a big wind gust had hit cause the house made a slight creaking too. Looked up out the back door window and the trees were still. My g/f is from El Salvador and said they always had quakes there so I txt'd her and said "Was that a quake"? Her response was "YES!", so I picked my controller up and went back to playing my game. *shrug*
Only damage I have heard of was the Washington Monument being cracked in some places and some older brick buildings have partial collapses. Other than that, people just went on about their normal lives.... including the billions of gov't employees here getting out early due to an "event of enormous proportion". There's your budget problem right there. *rolls eyes*
Gary Noonan
'01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT
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That's exactly what I thought and did too. But then we walked out the front door and the neighbors yelled "What the **** was that?"
Super VXer
watch gasland...
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Yeah, I've heard of that happening in a few places where fracking is taking place too.
I mean seriously, if the process was as absolutely safe as some tend to imply, you'd think that the name they'd have come up with would have been better than fracking.
That's the way it goes though. Some considerations and legitimate concerns tend to get swept under the carpet when people start seeing all those fracking dollar signs dancing before their eyes.
OK I promise, that's the last time I'm saying fracking..........wait.............OK, starting now..............
Super VXer
Found it and found this. as a resident of PA and having worked in newspapers for 20+ YEARS I heard quite a lot about the attempt of some land owners to reap huge sums in unprovable lawsuits. A little research goes a long way. Still havent seen how they create earthquakes though
Weld County
In a scene from the film Weld County landowner Mike Markham is shown with director Josh Fox igniting gas from a tap water faucet in his home with a cigarette lighter, which the film attributes to natural gas exploration in the area. In 2008 The Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) investigated a complaint made by Markham alleging that nearby natural gas operations impacted his domestic water well.[10] Laboratory tests concluded that Markham’s water well contained biogenic methane, a combustible gas that occurs naturally in underground coal beds.[10] Further investigation revealed that Markham’s water well had been drilled through four different coal beds containing naturally occurring biogenic methane gas. The 2008 investigation concluded that "there [were] no indications of oil & gas related impacts to [Markham's] water well." It was also concluded that the water well of Weld County landowner Renee McClure, also featured in the film, contained naturally occurring biogenic methane not related to oil and gas activity in the area
I thought by now people would no better than to trust an internet site with no profesional affiliation. The enviromentalists are experts aat creating faux science and are better than the Nazis were at spreading propaganda as science.
Last edited by circmand : 08/24/2011 at 01:29 PM Reason: more info and sarcasm
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Yeah, I've heard of that happening in a few places where fracking is taking place too.
I mean seriously, if the process was as absolutely safe as some tend to imply, you'd think that the name they'd have come up with would have been better than fracking.
That's the way it goes though. Some considerations and legitimate concerns tend to get swept under the carpet when people start seeing all those fracking dollar signs dancing before their eyes.
OK I promise, that's the last time I'm saying fracking..........wait.............OK, starting now..............Uh Oooooo...
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