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You'll be ok. But if you're feeling the paranoia..... Jeordam Send a noteboard - 23/08/2011 08:53:36 PM
and the very real desire to double check stuff....here's a list of things off the top of my head to check.

- Make sure the water heater is ok (no leaks- water or gas)
- Make sure you can't smell the natural gas in your kitchen, laundry room/facility, or outside where the gas comes into your home (assuming that you have gas)
- Check under all your water faucets (kitchen, bathroom, laundry room) for water drips
- Check the toilet(s) to see if there are any leaks or anything. Ensure that the tank has the "correct" amount of water in it (basically make sure it doesn't have a crack)
- Check to see if you have a dramatic loss in water pressure. Also see if the ground outside is boggy or whatever (basically ensuring no water pipe break underground).
-Check to see if there are any cracks in walls/pillars big enough to put your pinky finger in...especially if they are deep enough to fit into the first knuckle. One or two spiderweb cracks are completely different from finger width cracks.
-Check for downed power lines.

Of course, the solution to those are all dramaticaly different. For gas/electrical...you call immediately. Leaks you call a plumber before something's damaged. Broken toilet tank gets you a trip to Home Depot. Cracked pillars gets you a call to a structural guy.

You'll be ok.
~Jeordam
ex-Admin at wotmania (all things wot & art galleries)
Saving the Princess, Humanity, or the World-Entire since 1985
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So there was an Earthquake about 90 miles outside Washington, D.C. - 23/08/2011 07:49:59 PM 909 Views
Yeah, felt it in DC. Apparently it was felt all the way up to Toronto *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:07:52 PM 262 Views
Huh. Didn't know it could be felt that far north. *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:11:20 PM 344 Views
Felt it in Massachusetts... *NM* - 24/08/2011 08:24:51 AM 387 Views
Felt it in Ohio - 23/08/2011 08:13:53 PM 558 Views
Yeah, it wasn't too strong here either. - 23/08/2011 08:17:57 PM 736 Views
i felt it in CT *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:20:20 PM 280 Views
Sounds like everyone on the east coast felt it. *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:22:00 PM 261 Views
Speaking as a southern Californian.... - 23/08/2011 08:31:29 PM 722 Views
Well. - 23/08/2011 08:33:42 PM 605 Views
True, true.... - 23/08/2011 08:38:39 PM 613 Views
Re: True, true.... - 23/08/2011 08:40:52 PM 688 Views
*haha* - 23/08/2011 08:44:34 PM 548 Views
Re: True, true.... - 23/08/2011 09:14:53 PM 597 Views
We didn't feel it in Norway - 24/08/2011 04:25:42 PM 602 Views
You're right, the reason it's news is because we don't get earthquakes that poweful. Hence, I posted *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:34:27 PM 278 Views
You'll be ok. But if you're feeling the paranoia..... - 23/08/2011 08:53:36 PM 675 Views
Probably worth remembering most of the buildings aren't designed for that - 23/08/2011 08:38:08 PM 635 Views
*nods* True... - 23/08/2011 08:42:03 PM 734 Views
Re: *nods* True... - 23/08/2011 08:56:01 PM 696 Views
Oh, I totally get that.... - 23/08/2011 09:00:49 PM 750 Views
We had a 2.7 that made thenews for a couple of days a while back - 23/08/2011 10:04:16 PM 759 Views
Near-brother ... it's not that it was strong or weak ... - 24/08/2011 07:25:12 AM 707 Views
*heh* - 24/08/2011 03:39:29 PM 719 Views
Pretty scary event when it's so shallow. - 23/08/2011 08:36:01 PM 575 Views
It was...weird, since I'm not used to earthquakes. - 23/08/2011 08:38:57 PM 568 Views
NC, checking in. *NM* - 23/08/2011 09:44:03 PM 232 Views
Richmond, VA... definitely felt it - 24/08/2011 06:44:39 AM 635 Views
Man, being that close must have been...odd, at the least. - 24/08/2011 04:35:03 PM 605 Views
yeah, richmond was doing a lot of shaking yesterday... - 24/08/2011 11:37:28 PM 579 Views
For me it was just kinda like ... - 26/08/2011 07:25:28 AM 615 Views
Felt it here in Albany, NY. - 24/08/2011 01:26:59 PM 745 Views
That's a weirdly specific description. - 24/08/2011 04:38:30 PM 616 Views

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