Earthquake Thread ~ Always Updated*5.7 Southeast of Loyalty Islands*5.2 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge*5.2 Fiji ~ Pg 20429

aww crap, that little bugger popped up much later I guess, because I never saw that when I was posting last night. Well, these are not something to get in a panic about, but we don't usually get in the high 2's very often, much less 2 of em back to back. *puts shoes back next to bed*

They are replacing all the gas meters around here to some new "high powered" thingy, and this also involves some underground stuff with the gas lines, because they tear up the streets and some yards in the process. It's annoying and it's been going on for many months all over the metro area. Well, they are just now getting to my street, so it's about to get a lot more annoying. And last night as I was reading that thread about the gas explosions in Boston, I started freaking out a little bit. It sounded like they were doing the same work there that they are here.

Glad you're weekend might see less extreme weather than you originally thought. Hope you can relax a bit as a result!

Good points, Zeke! Scary too.

Yes, prayers for the people there.

Magnitude 4.1
Region OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
Date time 2018-09-14 20:42:30.0 UTC
Location 10.33 N ; 86.77 W
Depth 3 km
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Magnitude 3.4
Region NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Date time 2018-09-14 21:51:46.0 UTC
Location 32.33 S ; 150.77 E
Depth 2 km
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Magnitude 4.6
Region KYRGYZSTAN
Date time 2018-09-14 22:15:05.5 UTC
Location 42.02 N ; 77.10 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 3.3
Region NORTHERN ALASKA
Date time 2018-09-14 22:18:53.4 UTC
Location 69.52 N ; 144.68 W
Depth 0 km
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Some need to be sent here!

Hey there now Ms Simplz. You do know I'm in love with you but hey we are on a private forum....Oops...

Aye. Anywayze. Those Quakers are from my parish as old Shackelton was of this place. They of course went on to hurry girls in old Salem. The last witch in old Europe of course was burned in a parish near me. Some twenty mile it would appear.

Those Quakers round my parish are a quiet lot....

Aye. Off to me cot there now Simplez. Will not p[ost here further as peepz seem to like to gie me fookin red........

Fookem I daresay, fookem..

Slan agut a cara, agus oiche mhait...........

Most definitely! That's something that would get right under my skin.

I don't blame you for being uneasy with gas work starting on your street and seeing what happened here last night. Hopefully what happened last night will make those workers in your area (and everywhere else) be extra attentive and careful.

Hi one of my very favorite Irish peeps!

Interesting about the witches there. I live right next to Salem, MA where witches were also hung. 10 minute ride. Spooky, yet cool city. But sad what happened to those women.

I hope you get some good sleep. I feel confident in saying no one from this thread would give you red. I'm gonna give you some green to offset the red a little. : )

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY ALERT: Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner is about to meet a star cluster. During the the early hours of Sept. 15th, the green comet will pass directly in front of Messier 35, a system of several thousand stars in the constellation Gemini. Astronomer Bob King writing for Sky and Telescope notes that "the binocular view should be unique with the rich cluster appearing to sprout a tail!" The passage will occur between between 7:30 and 11:30 UT.

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Little snippet linking witch trials to GSM:

Prior to the Little Ice Age, "witchcraft" was considered an insignificant crime and victims were rarely accused. But beginning in the 1380s, just as the Little Ice Age began, European populations began to link magic and weather-making. The first systematic witch hunts began in the 1430s, and by the 1480s it was widely believed that witches should be held accountable for poor weather. Witches were blamed for direct and indirect consequences of the Little Ice Age: livestock epidemics, cows that gave too little milk, late frosts, and unknown diseases. In general, as the temperature dropped, the number of witchcraft trials rose, and trials decreased when temperature increased.

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Deniers of man-made global warming will likely be the "witches" during the Eddy Minimum.


Last Edited by Zeke38 on 09/14/2018 06:58 PM

I make applesauce every year when the apples get cheap, for canning....
check this out,,
i use my vitamix blender,
throw in quartered apples skin & all, no seeds. saves mega time not having to peel them..
then fill 2/3 full with fresh apple cider & some honey, bit of salt.
start slow, and then high speed blend.
dump in stock pot & heat / jar / steam bath about 10 min.

the peels disappear completely, you'd never know they were there !



Last Edited by Arnie on 09/14/2018 06:59 PM

Great point, after yesterday I'm sure our gas company as well as others around the country are having some discussions about what NOT to do.

I may have told you this, but I visited Salem when I went to Boston several years ago. It was one of the things I really wanted to do on that trip, cause I'm interested in all that witchy, scary stuff. It was a darling little town! I loved it, and I loved all the historical AND kitschy stuff. I didn't realize that was so close to your town.

Never knew that! Thanks for the info Zeke!

Will you adopt me? : )

You're awesome Arnie!!!

I only eat applesauce if it's homemade. Yours sounds simple and good!

Magnitude 4.0
Region GUERRERO, MEXICO
Date time 2018-09-14 22:25:13.0 UTC
Location 18.29 N ; 101.08 W
Depth 61 km
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When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast on October 27 2012 we had a 7.7 at Haida Gwaii B.C.......

That was also my last day of work........

Salem is a nice spot and perfect for tourism. One of my aunts could seriously be a tour guide for Salem. She goes there all the time, knows where everything is and what everything is about. Salem is super close to me!

If you ever come to Boston again, we are so getting a drink together!!