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bmwracer wrote:Jaded West Coast chuckles over East Coast quake



"Really all this excitement over a 5.8 quake??? Come on East Coast, we have those for breakfast out here!!!!" wrote Dennis Miller, 50, a lifelong California resident whose house in Pleasanton sits on an earthquake fault line.

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I like this piece the most :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Since when did earthquakes or other natural disasters become a laughing matter. :shakehead:

Jav_sol wrote:Since when did earthquakes or other natural disasters become a laughing matter. :shakehead:

I wouldn't say it's a laughing matter. But for years anytime there was a quake out here I would see comments on the internet from people back east roughly to the effect of "Wish they'd have the big one so California could just fall in the ocean!"

As I was watching people back there scrambling yesterday I have to admit I did say to myself, "Good old Karma, get's 'em everytime!"

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gaijinmark wrote:I wouldn't say it's a laughing matter. But for years anytime there was a quake out here I would see comments on the internet from people back east roughly to the effect of "Wish they'd have the big one so California could just fall in the ocean!"

As I was watching people back there scrambling yesterday I have to admit I did say to myself, "Good old Karma, get's 'em everytime!"

YES.

Sometimes laughter comes from pain.

gaijinmark wrote:

I wouldn't say it's a laughing matter. But for years anytime there was a quake out here I would see comments on the internet from people back east roughly to the effect of "Wish they'd have the big one so California could just fall in the ocean!"

As I was watching people back there scrambling yesterday I have to admit I did say to myself, "Good old Karma, get's 'em everytime!"

Two wrongs don't make a right, but I suppose that's a personal belief.
I feel that it takes a sick individual to wish for or be happy about a natural disaster happening somewhere else.

Jav_sol wrote:Two wrongs don't make a right, but I suppose that's a personal belief.
I feel that it takes a sick individual to wish for or be happy about a natural disaster happening somewhere else.

It's more sarcasm than actually being happy about what happened back east.

Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased\thus do we refute entropy.

Don't worry, New Yorkers can take a little abuse. :mrgreen:

gaijinmark wrote:

I wouldn't say it's a laughing matter. But for years anytime there was a quake out here I would see comments on the internet from people back east roughly to the effect of "Wish they'd have the big one so California could just fall in the ocean!"

As I was watching people back there scrambling yesterday I have to admit I did say to myself, "Good old Karma, get's 'em everytime!"

I shudder to think what kinds of posters are at the sights you visited. :shocked:

I've never heard anyone back here say anything but how scary the quakes sounded.
Having lived in both coasts I still think tornadoes are the most terrifying of the natural disasters. Gotten used to the hurricanes living in the South.

Very glad that todays hurricane up north wasnt worse. Power was out for my family both in D.C. and Long Island. But no worse. :victory:

The strange thing was we had just a bad rain storm two days ago and yesterday a water logged giant pine tree fell on our roof and clipped the side of our house. Tore off the overhang and punctured the roof in a few places. So lucky it wasnt worse. :sweat:
It was pretty wild when it landed.

Threw a fun party last night and am feeling very smug this morning.

The combination of guests I knew would create some very entertaining situations.

And it turned out even better than my highest expectations. :twisted: :metaldevil: :hehe:

My husband and I are going to get to laugh for weeks.

AS major one hypocrite fell from her high horse............. :rofl:

No longer Mother Teresa but rather Paris Hilton.....

I met my gal's family this weekend. Nice, classy bunch. :woot:

Itazura ichiban wrote:I met my gal's family this weekend. Nice, classy bunch. :woot:

Congrats! :mrgreen:

Itazura ichiban wrote:I met my gal's family this weekend. Nice, classy bunch. :woot:

Didn't you feel left out? >rimshot<

OT: 106 days until Christmas!! :woot:

gaijinmark wrote:Didn't you feel left out? >rimshot<

LOL. :rofl:

I wanted to make a similar comment, but I held back for some strange reason. :beaten:

:lol:

Haven't yet used all of these smileys.

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I know how tragic 9/11 was for the country and all, but all this 24/7 commemoration and whatnot is just too much, IMO.

Morbid.

bmwracer wrote:I know how tragic 9/11 was for the country and all, but all this 24/7 commemoration and whatnot is just too much, IMO.

Morbid.

Let's hope it ends with that...given the recent news of a credible, but unconfirmed threat in NYC or Washington, D.C. on the 10 year anniversary of the attack.

:sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:Let's hope it ends with that...given the recent news of a credible, but unconfirmed threat in NYC or Washington, D.C. on the 10 year anniversary of the attack.

:sweat:

A "credible, but unconfirmed" threat sounds like an oxymoron... :headscratch: