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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 875 Views
Yeah, felt it in DC. Apparently it was felt all the way up to Toronto *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:07:52 PM 249 Views
Huh. Didn't know it could be felt that far north. *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:11:20 PM 328 Views
Felt it in Massachusetts... *NM* - 24/08/2011 08:24:51 AM 306 Views
Felt it in Ohio - 23/08/2011 08:13:53 PM 524 Views
Yeah, it wasn't too strong here either. - 23/08/2011 08:17:57 PM 705 Views
i felt it in CT *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:20:20 PM 248 Views
Sounds like everyone on the east coast felt it. *NM* - 23/08/2011 08:22:00 PM 247 Views
Speaking as a southern Californian.... - 23/08/2011 08:31:29 PM 693 Views
Well. - 23/08/2011 08:33:42 PM 580 Views
True, true.... - 23/08/2011 08:38:39 PM 578 Views
Re: True, true.... - 23/08/2011 08:40:52 PM 657 Views
*haha* - 23/08/2011 08:44:34 PM 520 Views
Re: True, true.... - 23/08/2011 09:14:53 PM 567 Views
We didn't feel it in Norway - 24/08/2011 04:25:42 PM 571 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 266 Views
You'll be ok. But if you're feeling the paranoia..... - 23/08/2011 08:53:36 PM 642 Views
Probably worth remembering most of the buildings aren't designed for that - 23/08/2011 08:38:08 PM 605 Views
*nods* True... - 23/08/2011 08:42:03 PM 708 Views
Re: *nods* True... - 23/08/2011 08:56:01 PM 666 Views
Oh, I totally get that.... - 23/08/2011 09:00:49 PM 718 Views
We had a 2.7 that made thenews for a couple of days a while back - 23/08/2011 10:04:16 PM 729 Views
Near-brother ... it's not that it was strong or weak ... - 24/08/2011 07:25:12 AM 676 Views
*heh* - 24/08/2011 03:39:29 PM 692 Views
Pretty scary event when it's so shallow. - 23/08/2011 08:36:01 PM 546 Views
It was...weird, since I'm not used to earthquakes. - 23/08/2011 08:38:57 PM 536 Views
NC, checking in. *NM* - 23/08/2011 09:44:03 PM 219 Views
Richmond, VA... definitely felt it - 24/08/2011 06:44:39 AM 597 Views
Man, being that close must have been...odd, at the least. - 24/08/2011 04:35:03 PM 579 Views
yeah, richmond was doing a lot of shaking yesterday... - 24/08/2011 11:37:28 PM 548 Views
For me it was just kinda like ... - 26/08/2011 07:25:28 AM 580 Views
Felt it here in Albany, NY. - 24/08/2011 01:26:59 PM 715 Views
That's a weirdly specific description. - 24/08/2011 04:38:30 PM 581 Views

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