All these earthquakes are G_d's punishment for Obama's attempt at health insurance reform. Everyone knows G_d is a majority stockholder in Aetna.

I was on a train and didn't feel it, but my wife says our apartment building swayed back and forth.

Taiwan is built for earthquakes; typical building has 16-inch walls of steel and concrete.

Taiwan typically has an earthquake every few weeks -- good because it takes off the stress; big quakes here have been devastrating

Re: #2 | Posted by vernon at 2010-03-04 02:10 AM

Good to hear you're OK, since I did't know if you were near Kaohsiung or Tainan.

I agree about relieving the tectonic stress. BTW, I just missed the 1999 quake, but did experience a small (~4 ?) quake while working in Taichung a few years ago. It was my first "real quake" and it felt like a noiseless large truck slowly rumbling past. I didn't realize it was a quake until a co-worker (local guy) told me. My other 'quake' was feeling a slight tremble while doing geophysical work near Death Valley. Turns out it was "just" an underground nuclear test in nearby Nevada.

Vernm on a train? More like a train being pulled on Verm.

I was on a train and didn't feel it
#2 | Posted by vernon | Flag: Desensitized to Meaningless Sex

A buddy of mine who works for Microsoft is at some Tech conference in Taiwan. He says he didn't feel it either.

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