Swamp Fires, Earthquakes and Hurricanes...OH MY!

Well, as the news so kindly put it on their facebook page...do you get the feeling that Mother Nature is picking on Hampton Roads?

YES, YES I DO! Things have been happening that DON'T happen around here and it's quite disturbing to say the least.

Very rarely do Wild Fires hit around here. We have them occasionally, but, not bad, and certainly NOT like this one that is raging through the Great Dismal Swamp. :( Poor bears :(

On to the BEST topic...Earthquakes....REALLY? I have lived here my whole life, so have my parents, and let me tell you that none of us have EVER experienced an Earthquake here. Things like that just don't happen around here. They just don't. I'm so flabbergasted by it, that I can't think of anything to say other than...THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE!

It was the weirdest feeling ever. First I got very disoriented, it felt like everything was spinning and my eyes were rolling all around. I couldn't understand what was happening. I thought I was going crazy!! I asked my mom what was moving, and she said, "I don't know, I think my chair is moving. I thought Shelby was behind me, but, she's over there!" She looked at the blinds and they were swaying. It felt like we were in the ocean, just bobbing up and down. At that point, I looked at my mom and said "I think that was an Earthquake!" She said, "Yep, I think you are right!" People in the neighborhood were coming outside to see what was going on. I called my sister's house and my nephew told me that yes, his house was moving and his chandelier was swinging from side to side. We were all scared! We didn't know where the epicenter was, what magnitude it was...NOTHING. We turned on the news, and there was nothing but soaps on....WHAT? So, it wasn't until a while later that we learned that it was a 5.8 Earthquake in Mineral, VA and the effects were felt as far north as the Canadian Border, as far west as Ohio, and as far south as Atlanta. WHEW! That was crazy!!

So now, I am trying to make my list of hurricane essentials that will be gotten on pay day. Irene is supposed to be pretty ugly, and from the looks of it, she is HUGE. I'm not looking forward to her visit, and kind of wish she would change her mind. I will need to get cards, dice, inexpensive little games and puzzles, etc, etc. Bottled water, batteries, flashlights, a hand can opener, canned goods and toilet paper are also on the top of my list. OH YEAH! and charcoal. Must have grill necessities because undoubtedly, the power will be out for days and days.

Well, I have run out of time, I have to go somewhere :( BOO HOO, I was just getting in the groove good!

I will try to blog again before this dreaded visit from the one named IRENE.

Lou ;)