Louise Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Apparently it was felt as far north as me Fee but I didn't notice it was too windy last night and I was sooooooooooo tired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthien Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Felt it here! thought the house was going to fall in, like rolf harris' wobble board, also a robin started to ring afterwards and the pheasents from the field where flying over houses over the roads one was in next doors drive way and when we went out to see if the roof had fallen in (no damage to the house that we can tell of) I was so close to it but he just kept close to the ground bless him!.....I thought the volcano in america had gone off as I thought WE DON'T GET EARTHQUAKES IN ENGLAND! dearie me! hummm there might be more eggs today in lincs think it might of shaken them out of some chooks (going to a free range place at gypsy bridge to have a look at the chooks hopefully). Hope all your chooks and family are fine. That lil boy who thought there was a monster under his bed and in his wardrobe ...must be a huge attack across the uk of boggarts!!! bless how sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Yes I woke up at 12-58 wondering what was happening....LOL I just thought I had had a bad dream until I saw the news this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygal Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I didn't feel a thing here- maybe I'm too far away from the epicentre- but gosh how exciting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magamamma Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 how funny. my husband said that i spoke to him in my sleep last night. i shouted at him for shaking the bed! maybe my subconcious felt the earthquake!!! maggie p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I was woken too and thought it was burglars, but as I didn't want to be attacked, just rolled over and went back to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I felt it here. I was half awake/half asleep, not sure if I NEEDED to go to the loo, when the whole house shook and the noise was horrible. I guessed it was an earthquake as I was awake during the 2002 one. My radiator was banging on the wall too. The cats were on the bed, and went up on their back paws (like prairie dogs!) It really scared me as I'm on my own and when I did go to the loo I ran along the corridor to get there and ran back and jumped back into bed and hid under the covers. Not sure what I thought would happen if I didn't!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 DD1 in Huddersfield slept right through it, but apparently there are 47 reports of damage in the town and it was quite strong there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I felt it here in London, also thought I was going mad Was lying in bed 1.01am reading, when the bed quivered violently and the glass of water on the b.side table was slopping around. I used to live in California and we got them twice a week there Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Didn't feel or hear a thing here But woke up and couldn't sleep from about 2pm, typical BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Thats...is what it was.....saw a mouse a couple of weeks ago.....thought at the time OMG I have got a infestation of mice running through the house . Got a cat called Muffin 18mths old on sunday... since mine had died about a year ago. Due to seeing the mouse. (thinking last night maybe i should have a got a couple of cat) Relief....reading on here Muffin will manage ok all on her own, Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkleeeeee Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 it woke me and OH up at 12.58am, it was really quite strong the bed moved back and forwards. I did wonder if the windmill had fallen down as we had strong winds last night, i got up to check, having done seismology at uni i should have immediately realised what it was. its just that i have had several dreams about it falling down in the last few weeks. we did loose some of the wood under the iron teeth at the top of the windmill but i have sent someone up to check its all safe. its all very exciting, it was a very unique feeling i am glad i was awake for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I know.....silly me....really did think a load of mice underneath the floorboards.....durrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 We were both still just about awake and thought one of the children had come running out of their room along the landing. There was a rumbling bumping sound and some movement. We live by a main road so we are used to the house shaking when lorries go by, but we could tell straight away that this was different. It was more the noise we noticed rather than shaking. I remember the one near Birmingham a few years ago at about 6am then there was a lot of shaking, but we were closer to that one. children, cats and chooks all slept through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 ... also a robin started to ring afterwards. maybe it had concussion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 That really made me laugh. how funny. my husband said that i spoke to him in my sleep last night. i shouted at him for shaking the bed! maybe my subconcious felt the earthquake!!! maggie p I asked OH if he had been rolling over in bed. He said it was an earthquake. I said are you sure, convinced it was OH or next door moving about -and went back to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I am a bit jealous really - as nothing happened here ! Not a sausage here. The EARTH never moved for me. I am still waiting. - maybe being jealous of someones crocs purchase is one thing but being jealous of an earthquake is.... On a practical note. I read somewhere once that standing in doorframes or laying in the bath (or somehow doing both ?? ) is the safest thing to do - so now you know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Funny thing - I didn't actually feel anything and didn't know there had been an earthquake til I read the forum this morning. But when I went over to my dad's (who lives across the road), I asked him if he'd felt the earthquake. He said "ohhhhh, is that what it was?" Apparently he'd been sat on the settee when it started shaking. He said he couldn't understand what it was and actually got up and started pushing the settee to try and make it move like that again but couldn't because it's a very heavy settee. He actually admitted to me that he thought it was quite odd and did think it perhaps had a spiritual cause! (This, the man who denies all things spooky!) Also, just had an email from my sister who lives round the corner - she didn't feel anything and didn't know anything about it til she arrived at work, but her 16 year old daughter has arranged to sleep at her nana's house tonight because she thought there was a ghost in her room!! I shouldn't laugh really as I'd probably have come to the same conclusion if I'd felt it since DH is away and I was in the house all alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 paul shot up like a bullet and i thought he was going mad. what earthquake??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Didn't hear a thing hear, but Molly stirred around that time Just waiting for Joe to come in so we can ring his parents, they're a stones throw from Market Rasen so really could have felt it. A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Didn't feel a thing, although it would take a force 10 earthquake under my bed to wake me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 It woke me here. Didn't last long though, literally about 3 seconds, I thought something had fallen over in the empty house next door, and went straight back to sleep The Dudley one......well that was a different story. 4.8 on the richter scale and felt like a freight train was ploughing through the house, you heard it coming and then going again. I imagine those of you nearer to the epicentre had that experience Hope no-one has injuries or damaged property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam42 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Woke up with a start from the middle of a dream. Asked OH what he thought it was and he said an earthquake, asked the time and went back to sleep. I was awake for ages after and the kitten was disturbed by it all. However, when OH came home tonight I said it was an earthquake then and he replied he had slept through it and and hadn't heard a thing!!! I reminded him of the conversation but he really can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Joe has rung his parents and thankfully all was ok - their first thoughts were that the boiler was about to explode or a plane headed for Waddington has crashed. The whole house shook, a picture fell off the wall, and all the windows rattled - and Ruby, the highly strung collie..............slept through it all We were expecting her to have gone nuts! At least they are all ok - as I hope everyone else is. Listening to the radio earlier, an insurance company said they had some claims come through, mainly for chimney's and expect more claims over the next few days as people get a chance to assess their homes properly. Scary times eh A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
