Greenwich Shudders - And Yet The Phantom Is Unmoved
Blackheathen writes:
There was just blissful silence in my flat as I lay single in my bed for two (aaahhh!) waiting to drop off when there was the briefest but most palpable of shudders. My very first thought was, that was an earthquake somewhere. Don't be mad, my inner voice said.
So it was no surprise this morning to hear the news. But so far away? Is this a record?
I even heard talk of a row of bicycles falling over in Amsterdam.
The Phantom confesses to having had a blissful night of uninterrupted sleep. But did anyone else witness bumps in the night as the biggest Earthquake to shake Britain in 20 years rippled out our way?
Perhaps now is the appropriate moment to introduce you to a site that a pal of mine has helped create. Did The Earth Move For You? will compute exactly how far the earth moved while you were enjoying your personal moment of perfect bliss. So that's what scientists get up to in their spare time...
There was just blissful silence in my flat as I lay single in my bed for two (aaahhh!) waiting to drop off when there was the briefest but most palpable of shudders. My very first thought was, that was an earthquake somewhere. Don't be mad, my inner voice said.
So it was no surprise this morning to hear the news. But so far away? Is this a record?
I even heard talk of a row of bicycles falling over in Amsterdam.
The Phantom confesses to having had a blissful night of uninterrupted sleep. But did anyone else witness bumps in the night as the biggest Earthquake to shake Britain in 20 years rippled out our way?
Perhaps now is the appropriate moment to introduce you to a site that a pal of mine has helped create. Did The Earth Move For You? will compute exactly how far the earth moved while you were enjoying your personal moment of perfect bliss. So that's what scientists get up to in their spare time...
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posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
14:05
10 Comments:
After watching TV in bed for a good hour, I eventually drifted off at about midnight. Then, to my surprise I was awoken by the steady, but silent shaking of my bed, which lasted for at least 5 seconds. Now my flat sits the highest in an old georgian terrace that once was home to a doctors surgery. I've long suspected it to be haunted and if I'm honest, I genuinally thought that it was polterguist activity. I jumped out of bed, quick sharp, before switching on the light and investigating. It took me a good hour to settle my nerves and get back to sleep. When I found out about the quake in the morning, i didn't know whether to be disappointed or relieved! DukeOfGreenwich.
Sadly I was in neverneverland, doing a quote on jacko's refurb but I would like to think it moved.......infinately.
Good site Phantom , it made me smile:) yahoo!
Like the The Duke above I too felt movement. I was watching TV and at about 1am the sofa started to move for a few seconds. I also thought it could be something spooky. Sounds weird saying I was relieved to find it was an earthquake!!
The Duchess
Didn't feel any movement, but was awaken by furniture scratching against the walls. Thought it was the darned mice again, until I realised my 12:57 waking and 1:00am earthquake synched up.
My Partner felt it. He thought it was me running up the stairs. After I explained to him that there was a problem on 2 levels with that statement (1. me registering on the Richter Scale and 2. me 'running') he seemed to accept that it was indeed an earthquake.
By the way, if you would like to send him flowers in his hospital bed it's Ward 15!!!!!!
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All in all, it was a very British earthquake and I loved the teasing letter in the Guardian from a reader who reported that some jiffy bags in his office had been dislodged from a high shelf. 'Thank goodness no one was beneath them at the time!!', he remarks. Thrice nay, my Lord, a miracle. A miracle, no less!
Tee hee...
I'm a bit slow on this one, but only just catching up on the Phantom's blog for the week. We're in Westcombe Park and I was woken up by what I assumed to be the vibrations of a train, accompanied by less than a minute of frantic yelping and squealing from the foxes foraging in the road. Having sworn a lot at rail companies for running freight trains in the middle of the night, and then at the foxes for the racket, and then at my husband for sleeping through all the noise, I went straight back to sleep. I guess it wasn't a train after all.
I experienced a quake here in Japan the other day. It was just like the last anon's description. They are no big deal here, most of the time- but my first- so quite novel for me.
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