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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Earthquake Hits England |
| 2008-02-27 |
| You knew this had to happen - it is obviously the response to reaching the critical mass of Muslims. The largest earthquake to have struck England and Wales in 25 years has caused millions of pounds of damage. The quake caused damage in Barnsley. The Association of British Insurers said the cost to businesses and householders is "likely to run into the low tens of millions of pounds". The clear-up is continuing as buildings are checked for structural damage. The quake struck at 12.56am, triggering hundreds of calls to emergency services across the country. Measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale, its epicentre was recorded five miles east of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, and 14 miles south-west of Grimsby. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #9 According to the Wikipedia article on the earthquake, it may have been caused by post glacial rebound - in other words, due to Global Warming!!!!!!!! I blame George Bush for not ratifying Kyoto. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-02-27 19:21 |
| #8 Nope, that was fever feeling the love eminating, ;) Now they're importing their earthquakes. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2008-02-27 18:38 |
| #7 TW, even a couple of miles of flat land wouldn't protect you from a big tsunami. For a typical coastal plain it is estimated that a 10m tsunami would penetrate about 1km inland whereas a 100m tsunami would penetrate about 22km |
| Posted by: phil_b 2008-02-27 17:27 |
| #6 Sadly, JosephM, with global cooling already started, her beachfront property will instead be a few miles inland. Much safer, though, should there be a tsunami in the Atlantic. ;-) The planet still ringing from the quake that caused the Indonesian tsunami? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-27 16:50 |
| #5 And now you know, Virginia, why OWG MADONNA'S MOM, aka OWG "THE WOMAN", wants to buy beachfront property in Britain despite knowing the effects of GLOBAL WARMING vv quakes + rising sea levels, etc. SHE WANTS TO SWIM IN THE ATLANTIC AND ENGLISH CHANNEL, BUT I DON'T THINK HER INTENT WAS FOR THE SEA TO BE SO CLOSE, OR SO HIGH. MEH, WHY NOT - INDONESIAN-STYLE SEA HOUSES ON STILTS/PILLARS ON A FUTURE GUAM, SO WHY NOT FLOATING ELEVATOR HOUSES IN A FUTURE BRITAIN??? OWG-NWO FEMALE LOGIC > STILL DESIRES TO USE MALE/MAN MONEY TO BUY PROPERTY ON LAND SHE KNOWS IS GONNA SINK??? D*** NGED FIFTH ELEMENT MUUUUULLLTTTIIIIPPPASSS! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-27 16:40 |
| #4 That was a low blow, Moose. But then I describe Western Australia, as being like California with English food. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2008-02-27 16:28 |
| #3 Though there was little damage, for safety reasons, citizens are being asked to boil their food for an additional hour prior to meals. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-02-27 16:03 |
| #2 Perhaps allah is not pleased about something |
| Posted by: Kelly 2008-02-27 14:31 |
| #1 Shudde M'ell's rumblings or Halliburton's Earthquake Division misfiring? |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2008-02-27 14:26 |