Dear Folks,

 

Sometimes, in Thailand, we forget what earthquakes feel like.

 

Thankfully, today, I have been reminded.

 

And, amazingly, the power did not fail.

 

At first, I thought I might be experiencing vertigo....or...

Worse.

 

Maybe the power will fail soon, however.

 

Who knows.

 

Gamma

 

Note: The quake in NanTou, Taiwan was far worse. Many died. The economy was disrupted. Aftershocks hit us for almost a full year. Power outages, galore.  Earthquakes are unpredictable, frightening, and unavoidable if one lives along the ring of fire.  Some people actually enjoy them, I guess.  One just gets used to them, unless they are not deep down, and close by.

 

 

The problem with THIS quake is that it is shallow.

Probably a MAJOR problem.

 

 

This does not look good, even before reports begin to trickle in from Burma.

 

 

The US says it was a 7.7.....!

 

 

https://www.dw.com/en/thailand-bangkok-residents-feel-strong-lengthy-earthquake/a-72065550

 

 

But Germany says 7.3....

 

Therefore....Who you gonna listen to?

 

 

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

 

Sometimes, in Thailand, we forget what earthquakes feel like.

 

Thankfully, today, I have been reminded.

 

And, amazingly, the power did not fail.

 

At first, I thought I might be experiencing vertigo....or...

Worse.

 

Maybe the power will fail soon, however.

 

Who knows.

 

Gamma

 

Note: The quake in NanTou, Taiwan was far worse. Many died. The economy was disrupted. Aftershocks hit us for almost a full year. Power outages, galore.  Earthquakes are unpredictable, frightening, and unavoidable if one lives along the ring of fire.  Some people actually enjoy them, I guess.  One just gets used to them, unless they are not deep down, and close by.

 

 

What a heartless and pointless post while we wait and see what has happed and if any have been killed as a result

16 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

.Who you gonna listen to?

Certainly NOT you.

You promised recently NOT to create any new posts. Please stick to that promise.

4 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

What a heartless and pointless post while we wait and see what has happed and if any have been killed as a result

As if you care.

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I thought I might be experiencing vertigo

 

In fact, this afternoon, when the quake hit, I thought I might be in a Hitchcock Movie....

 

 

Major quakes are devastating....and the devastation is long-lasting.

 

I have been in the NanTou quake, and I recall the Mexico City quake.....

 

 

SAME MAGNITUDE....as this one in Burma...and the Burma depth seems much shallower than the Taiwan quake....

So...probably devastating....

 

 

 

Nobody enjoys being at the epicenter of a major quake.

And, over one year is required to recover the devastation.

 

 

5 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

What a heartless and pointless post while we wait and see what has happed and if any have been killed as a result

A sicko.

20 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

The US says it was a 7.7.....!

 

 

https://www.dw.com/en/thailand-bangkok-residents-feel-strong-lengthy-earthquake/a-72065550

 

 

But Germany says 7.3....

 

Therefore....Who you gonna listen to?

 

 

Above 6 is strong I believe

2 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

As if you care.

 

Those who have been IN a major quake....CARE...for sure.

We know.

 

15 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Above 6 is strong I believe

 

26 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

As if you care.

Don't you care about what has happened?

25 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Those who have been IN a major quake....CARE...for sure.

We know.

 

Well then maybe don't start your post with 'Nice one......"

What an idiot.

4 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said:

Well then maybe don't start your post with 'Nice one......"

What an idiot.

 

For those of us who have been in MANY quakes after living on the ring of fire for more than 45 years.....

 

And after the quake has quaked....we sometimes say...something like.....NICE ONE!

 

But this does not mean that the quake is ever NICE......

 

When reading English, it's also good to understand IDIOMATIC ENGLISH, and also understand the connotations of phrases and words.....as is true of any...

Language.

 

 

12 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

For those of us who have been in MANY quakes after living on the ring of fire for more than 45 years.....

 

And after the quake has quaked....we sometimes say...something like.....NICE ONE!

 

But this does not mean that the quake is ever NICE......

 

When reading English, it's also good to understand IDIOMATIC ENGLISH, and also understand the connotations of phrases and words.....as is true of any...

Language.

 

 

Being British, I have more than just a rough grasp of the English language and you never use 'nice one' when refering to something like an earthquake.

Just apologise and stop talking nonsense. 

My girlfriend was sitting on the can taking a dump when it happened. I know what she's capable of, and am pretty sure she is at fault. 

earthquake jokes are not amusing.

and agree with the previous poster ... "nice one" is highly insensitive

53 minutes ago, shocky2012 said:

 

The Great San Franciso of 1906 and the Tokyo earthquake of 1923 both measured 7.9. The Japanese earthquake of 2011 measured an incredible 9.0 but it occurred relatively deep in the ocean so the major effect was the devastating tsunami.

52 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

And after the quake has quaked....we sometimes say...something like.....NICE ONE!

Even when people die?

36 minutes ago, ColeBOzbourne said:

My girlfriend was sitting on the can taking a dump when it happened. I know what she's capable of, and am pretty sure she is at fault. 

Sicko!

38 minutes ago, ColeBOzbourne said:

My girlfriend was sitting on the can taking a dump when it happened. I know what she's capable of, and am pretty sure she is at fault. 

 

Speaking of faults....

 

There must be a fault.....SOMEWHERE....

 

(Still, quakes DO happen in places where there is no apparent fault.  And, in the past, one happened fairly recently in the USA on the East Coast, as I recall.)

 

 

so tired of your stupid posts.  Are you wheelchair bound or can't go out.  ?   

 

you really need to get a life and stop posting garbage everyday.

 

are you old? lonely?  are you stupid ? 

Given the likely scale of death, injury and destruction this earthquake will likely have wrought upon the unfortunate people of Myanmar, then perhaps "Nice one" is probably amongst the least tasteful ( if we are to be generous) of epithets to apply.

 

Frankly, a downright <deleted> ignorant thing to say!

10 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Sicko!

So are you saying that I should break up with her?

7 minutes ago, JAG said:

Given the likely scale of death, injury and destruction this earthquake will likely have wrought upon the unfortunate people of Myanmar, then perhaps "Nice one" is probably amongst the least tasteful ( if we are to be generous) of epithets to apply.

 

Frankly, a downright <deleted> ignorant thing to say!

 

Well, to be fair....

 

If you look at the time of the posted Topic, then you will see that it was posted even before any data about the quake was reported, except probably from the USA.

But this did not show up for several more minutes.

 

Therefore, cool it Babe, because.....

 

I, and many others, anytime we get rocked on the Ring of Fire, often say....NICE ONE....

 

Are we CRYSTAL CLEAR now, Babe?

 

When you read, you gotta read in context.

 

But, as I say, I was near the epicenter of the 7.7 quake in Taiwan when it hit.

And, it was not much fun...neither the time of the quake...or....for MANY MONTHS after.

 

A hellish experience WHICH, I might add, you have probably NEVER experienced....YOURSELF.

 

So....Get off my Cloud, please, and wise up, and go experience a 7.7 quake for yourself, before you open your yap about my Topic, and its sensitivity.

 

Thank you...."friend"....

 

 

How many quakes have you been in, anyway.....?

 

Thousands?????

 

I have.

 

I am experienced, as Jimi sang....

 

 

53 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Even when people die?

 

Please DO NOT BE FOOLISH.

 

After, seconds after the quake, after a good shaking, when there is no apparent damage in sight.

 

Are you being obtuse intentionally, or just unintentionally?

 

 

42 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Well, to be fair....

 

If you look at the time of the posted Topic, then you will see that it was posted even before any data about the quake was reported, except probably from the USA.

But this did not show up for several more minutes.

 

Therefore, cool it Babe, because.....

 

I, and many others, anytime we get rocked on the Ring of Fire, often say....NICE ONE....

 

Are we CRYSTAL CLEAR now, Babe?

 

When you read, you gotta read in context.

 

But, as I say, I was near the epicenter of the 7.7 quake in Taiwan when it hit.

And, it was not much fun...neither the time of the quake...or....for MANY MONTHS after.

 

A hellish experience WHICH, I might add, you have probably NEVER experienced....YOURSELF.

 

So....Get off my Cloud, please, and wise up, and go experience a 7.7 quake for yourself, before you open your yap about my Topic, and its sensitivity.

 

Thank you...."friend"....

 

 

How many quakes have you been in, anyway.....?

 

Thousands?????

 

I have.

 

I am experienced, as Jimi sang....

 

 

If you have, as you claim, been in many earthquakes then it rather underlines my point that it was a tasteless if not ignorant thing to say - you should understand the likely results, irrespective of published data. That said, like so many of your ridiculous claims, it should probably be taken with a large pinch of salt!

 

And lay off the 1960s San Francisco hippy talk, or should I say "cool it babe" - you are in a hole of your own making, continuing to dig makes you sound even more of an old fool.

 

The fact that you claim that it is "your topic" on an open forum says enough about your delusions.

 

And finally I am not, never have been and going by your performances would never wish to be counted as a "friend".

45 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

If you look at the time of the posted Topic, then you will see that it was posted even before any data about the quake was reported

B.S.

18 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Please DO NOT BE FOOLISH.

 

After, seconds after the quake, after a good shaking, when there is no apparent damage in sight.

 

Are you being obtuse intentionally, or just unintentionally?

 

 

Were you being deliberately insensitive by not waiting to find out the results of a severe earthquakes that YOU had felt and must have known, given your vast claimed experience of quakes, must have caused death and destruction? 

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Speaking of faults....

 

There must be a fault.....SOMEWHERE....

 

(Still, quakes DO happen in places where there is no apparent fault.  And, in the past, one happened fairly recently in the USA on the East Coast, as I recall.)

 

 

You must be a very sick person to reply in such a way to an even sicker post.

I suggest that if you have no sympathy for the people impacted by the quake that you shut up.