I AM VERY SCARED OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND BECAUSE I LIVE IN A 3 STORY ApARTMENT. I TOLD MY MOM WE SHOULD MOVE INTO A HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE EARTHQUAKE BUT WE CANT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE Stupid ECONOMY. SO I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAppEN TO MY HOUSE AND UR IDEAS WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE WILL STRIKE. I’M ONLY 13 AND I SHOULD BE CURIOS LOL
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I keep having this recurring dream lately, and it keeps happening. this morning it woke me up cause it’s scary… I dream that I’m looking at pictures on my digital camera I took ghosthunting with my dad, and I see these ghosts on the pictures and it looks really creepy and trippy. Anyways I want to show my mom, so I scream "MOM!" But I’m screaming bloody murder like I’m being killed in a horror flick. In real life I have a phobia of earthquakes and I scream. In this dream I scream like that. she never answers so I keep calling her, and then this scary-looking ghoul figure appears in my doorway SOMETIMES and screams "MOM!" back at me. All the time this monster or ghost or whatever screams "MOM" back at me, if I call my mom too many times. In the dream I feel it’s a warning, like if I call her too many times and I don’t shut up then something bad will happen to me like the monster or whatever will hurt me or kill me. Like I think when it screams back it’s a violent warning. I keep dreaming this lately. What does it mean, if it means anything?
This morning a few minutes before my mom was about to get up her mirror pretty much exploded from the wall. She is so lucky she didnt get up yet. From my room it was like an earthquake. Our house is about 10 years old and i think that mirror has been there the whole time. Also, i took pictures.
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Years ago my mom worked at the Red Cross and since she left that job the chapter fell apart in our county and we now have no Disaster Relief team. I was wondering how I’d go about getting a job at another county working for that or if some other place offers a Disaster Relief thing where you go out of the state to help people that have been in a flood, fire or something else like that.
Hey everyone, this isn’t really a question but its more of something I would like everybody to participate in so here it is:
There are a lot of people in Haiti right now that are homeless because of the earthquake with children and babies, etc. if you may please donate clothes that don’t fit you anymore, or clothes you are planning to throw out, please just donate it to the people in haiti because its such a good deed and you wont even know how proud you will be later. Its very important now. Just try imagining you as a homeless person and people giving you things you need, I’d be very grateful so please go ahead and donate. The reason Im writing this now is because my mom works as a doctor, an she has a lot of patients who are sick beacuse they cant contact w/ their relatives there and many had died. This made me want to donate and I spent about 3 hours taking out all my clothes and old baby toys that I dont use,to give to them so please donate. Thanks everybody! you can reply by saying what you donated or etc.
Well I was in Vietnam since the beginning of summer, and just today, i figure out there was a earthquake in Los Angeles (Can someone give some details on that) Also, when will the big one hit and how would it affect Westminster in California??? Also how can I convince my family to be serious about this, my mom and sister think i’m lieing and won’t be serious about this, they even think earthquakes probably can’t happen in California. My dad is the only one being serious about this one. Help please
Please rate this poem 1-100 as harsh as possible and give the most detailed criticism, thanks so much!?
“Son of a Witch”
All in a haste come a flurry of hits
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The expected eruptions cause explosion
Inventing fear from concrete devotion
With constant tremor inside his head
His panic stirs his conscious dead
As the trembles settle, realizes too late
He’s the earthquake maker, dealt unlucky fate
Lying on the floor in his own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowning out her full intent
There’s nothing left but the smell of resent
Lazily twitching like a thirsty sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy near a vacant dish
He’s eight years old and mom’s enemy
The carpet stain was her last memory
Also guess how old I am.
“The Earthquake Maker”
All in a sudden come a flurry of hits
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The expected eruptions causing explosion
Inventing fear off from concrete devotion
With steadfast tremor inside his head
His panic stirs his conscious dead
And trembles settle, but realizes too late
He’s the earthquake maker, dealt unlucky fate
Lying on the floor in his own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowning out her full intent
There’s nothing left but the smell of resent
Lazily twitching like a dried up sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy in an empty food dish
You’re eight years old and mom’s enemy
The carpet stain was her last memory
“The Earthquake Magnet”
All of a sudden you know you’re hit
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The inevitable eruption you’re so afraid of
Spins in a hate you were supposed to love
That steadfast tremor inside your head
As the panic shakes your conscious dead
And after the trembles settle you realize too late
You’re an earthquake magnet dealt unlucky fate
Laying on the floor in your own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowns out the noisy shrieks
Now nothing but the smell of your own stench reeks
Lazily twitching like a dried up sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy in an empty food dish
You’re eight years old and mom’s enemy
A carpet stain her last memory
“The Earthquake Magnet”
All of a sudden you know you’re hit
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The inevitable eruption you’re so afraid of
Spins in a hate you were supposed to love
That steadfast tremor inside your head
As the panic shakes your conscious dead
And after the trembles settle you realize too late
You’re an earthquake magnet dealt unlucky fate
Laying on the floor in your own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowns out the noisy shrieks
Now nothing but the smell of your own stench reeks
Lazily twitching like a dried up sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy in an empty food dish
You’re eight years old and mom’s enemy
A carpet stain her last memory
-thinkbox08
Still not completely done so give your advice for improvement thanks!
“Son of a Witch”
All in a haste come a flurry of hits
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The expected eruptions cause explosion
Inventing fear from concrete devotion
With constant tremor inside his head
His panic stirs his conscious dead
As the trembles settle, realizes too late
He’s the earthquake maker, dealt unlucky fate
Lying on the floor in his own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowning out her full intent
There’s nothing left but the smell of resent
Lazily twitching like a thirsty sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy near a vacant dish
He’s eight years old and mom’s enemy
The carpet stain was her last memory
I had been a little skeptical about that until the late 1980’s. I live in the midwest where we have some quakes, the New Madrid Fault. I lived next to a house where there was a dog and I had an 8 week old puppy.
3 minutes or so before the 4.5 or so quake, the other dog, a hound, started to howl, and I thought it was sick (it was old) and my puppy literally jumped up in my arms. I thought she was reacting to the other dog’s howling. Just then I felt something and heard a roar, like a loud engine or something, but did not really realize it was a quake at first. I went inside a minute later and my Mom said, "Did you feel the earthquake"? A minute later radio and tv were talking about the quake. This was in St. Louis in 1987 or 1988. It was probably less than a 5 on the Richter scale. But the dogs reacted a full minute-3 minutes ahead of time.
“Son of a Witch”
All in a haste come a flurry of hits
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The expected eruptions cause explosion
Inventing fear from concrete devotion
With constant tremor inside his head
His panic stirs his conscious dead
As the trembles settle, realizes too late
He’s the earthquake maker, dealt unlucky fate
Lying on the floor in his own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowning out her full intent
There’s nothing left but the smell of resent
Lazily twitching like a thirsty sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy near a vacant dish
He’s eight years old and mom’s enemy
The carpet stain was her last memory
“Son of a Witch”
All in a haste come a flurry of hits
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The expected eruptions causing explosion
Inventing fear from concrete devotion
With constant tremor inside his head
His panic stirs his conscious dead
As the trembles settle, realizes too late
He’s the earthquake maker, dealt unlucky fate
Lying on the floor in his own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowning out her full intent
There’s nothing left but the smell of resent
Lazily twitching like a thirsty sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy near an empty dish
He’s eight years old and mom’s enemy
The carpet stain was her last memory
I just need help with mistakes and the like.
My phobia, the thing that terrifies me the most, is earthquakes. The millions of people that live in California, let alone on the West Coast, fearing earthquakes may not seem so irrational. Earthquakes have happened. Earthquakes have killed. Earthquakes will happen. So why the use of the word “phobia” if my fears have valid reasons behind them? It is not whether or not my fears are sound or not, but rather my reaction to the earthquakes. All my problems started with one event, problems the likes of which still plague me to this day.
In 1994, an earthquake rocked most of Southern California. The earthquake and the damage it caused could be felt for miles from the epicenter in the San Fernando Valley, and clocked in at a whopping 6.7 on the Richter scale. I was only three at the time, but I can still remember that day vividly. I woke up to my uncle, who had been staying with us at the time, yelling at me. My bed was halfway across the room from where it had been when I had fallen asleep. My parents got to me just seconds after my uncle with my mom screaming for me and running after my dad. It was chaos as we tried to get out of the house. Glasses, plates, pictures, all seeming to fall on to of us, falling from their respective shelves and shattering on the floor. It was no wonder that no one had noticed my dad’s foot had started bleeding profusely until we were safely outside. For weeks after that day, I had nightmares and would often und up in my parents’ bed.
Nightmares weren’t the only thing that has resolved from that night. Since then, anytime there have been earthquakes or aftershocks or anything that even feels like an earthquake, I freak out. Immediately, I start to feel weak and shaky. I become fidgety for the rest of the day, and there is nothing I can do to calm down. There is nothing else that can terrify me so, and, in fact, as the years go by, it seems as though my fears have increased rather than be assuaged by time. The interesting thing about my reaction is the fact that I only seem to get these “symptoms,” for lack of a better word, when the earthquakes occur and after the entire ordeal. In between, in every other crisis or danger I have faced, I remain calm, cool, and collected. Only in the face of an earthquake do I freak out.
Most people get over their fears when they exist because of natural disasters. The people may still have an aversion to the things that remind them of the event that they have lived through, however, they tend to become used to the dangers that go with living in the region. And then there’s me. I still have my fear of any and all earthquakes, no matter how small. My sister accidentally bumping my bed while in my room for some reasons or my dogs jumping on my bed have me waking up, already on high alert. Every time I get worked up, I assure myself that everything is fine, that I am overreacting, and that I won’t act in such a manner the next time. Every time I get worked up, I forget the promise I made last time. In fact, over time, my fear seems to increase despite my effort to rein it in just slightly. Albeit, this has occurred over many years, and only slightly at that. While many other phobias interfere with people’s lives, mine has yet to do so. As such, I have little reason to for fully getting over my fear. Yes, I flip out when I believe there to be earthquakes, but it only occurs every so often, and I have yet to be incapacitated by it. I have only really freaked out at home, anyways. Nothing too embarrassing … yet.
Regardless of whether or not I have been embarrassed by my fear, the fact of the matter remains. An earthquake in 1994 scared me so thoroughly that I can still feel its repercussions, but not so much so that I have felt the need to get professional help. Perhaps, one day, in the near future, preferably before the next earthquake takes place, I will move to someplace else (Europe, maybe) where another phobia will replace my current fear of earthquakes.
Belleville, IL 10:19 a.m., CST
Did everybody feel this last aftershock? 5 hours after the first quake and we just had another small aftershock come through.. This one was smaller though and shorter… I hope this is the end of this stuff!!!
My mom was talking to her friend in Indiana and her friend screamed and asked her if she felt it, 6 seconds later the wave had reached us in Illinois…
Son’s dad is a Dr. off of Ballas in St. Louis – says he didn’t feel it at his office… he says he was up (Wildwood, MO) for the first one but didn’t feel it either… he must be brain dead….
“The Earthquake Magnet”
All of a sudden you know you’re hit
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The inevitable eruption you’re so afraid of
Spins in a hate you were supposed to love
That steadfast tremor inside your head
As the panic shakes your conscious dead
And after the trembles settle you realize too late
You’re an earthquake magnet dealt unlucky fate
Laying on the floor in your own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowns out the noisy shrieks
Now nothing but the smell of your own stench reeks
Lazily twitching like a dried up sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy in an empty food dish
You’re eight years old and mom’s enemy
A carpet stain her last memory
OMG!!
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/nc40204628.php
A 5.6 Earthquake just happened. It was like a mile or so away from my house. Now i cant contact my mom because the Verizon Wireless towers along with other cell phone towers is being over swamped. Someone please confort me… I fear for me mommy…
“The Earthquake Maker”
All in a sudden come a flurry of hits
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The expected eruptions causing explosion
Inventing fear off from concrete devotion
With steadfast tremor inside his head
His panic stirs his conscious dead
After trembles settle he realizes too late
An earthquake maker dealt unlucky fate
Lying on the floor in his own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowning out her full intent
There’s nothing left but the smell of resent
Lazily twitching like a dried up sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy in an empty food dish
You’re eight years old and mom’s enemy
The carpet stain was her last memory
probably over your heads, lol.
“The Earthquake Magnet”
All of a sudden you know you’re hit
Like a pile of falling pissed off bricks
The inevitable eruption you’re so afraid of
Spins in a hate you were supposed to love
That steadfast tremor inside your head
As the panic shakes your conscious dead
And after the trembles settle you realize too late
You’re an earthquake magnet dealt unlucky fate
Laying on the floor in your own disgust
A moment after a clashing thrust
The dizziness drowns out the noisy shrieks
Now nothing but the smell of your own stench reeks
Lazily twitching like a dried up sunfish
Hopeless like a puppy in an empty food dish
You’re eight years old and mom’s enemy
A carpet stain her last memory
alrite, so now i am okay with earthquakes in CA. but i dont know where is the best place. my friend jeremy lived in CA but i forget where and my parents dont like big cities but i love them! Later on in life i could move to LA or Malibu but for now where is the best place that isnt crowded and dosent get wild fires – ( my mom is terrified)
For those who’ve heard about the latest earthquakes at Yellowstone…
who else is freaking out that the super volcano is going to erupt at any time?
I’ve been having nightmares. It’s 3am and I can’t get to sleep, I’m actually shaking. Anyone else know about this? Is a super volcano eminent?
I feel really silly about being scared, but a friend told me it was going to happen like in the next few months, and I read online that a super volcano explosion would mean the end of the world basically. I’m really scared. i’m only 15. I don’t want the world to end yet. I’m not even allowed to date till I turn 16 in July
thanks to the three answers. i feel a little better. And it seems the activity has slowed down, and possibly stopped.
Scientists dont’ seem all that concerned, and neither does my dad. he’s the smartest guy in the world IMO. (sometimes. LOL) and my mom tells me kids my age shouldn’t worry about such deep issues.
I guess i’ll try to relax. i don’t know which answer to pick as best, so I’ll leave it up to a vote unless there’s a tie.
thanks again.
i like in a area that is prone to Earthquakes. i have a horrid fear of them. my Bf says its stupid, and i should get over it. but i’m a diffrent person in a quake. i don’t think at all.
i know every thing about Earthquakes, tilde waves. Tornados. but still i fear the movement. one thing i could blame it on. is when i was young, and we had an EarthQuake. Mom could yell. "Get out of the House Now!!" and somehow that got inprinted into me
Lol, it wasn’t big or anything. But last year it was the same thing. Last year it was about 10:30 am and I was on my computer. For a few seconds, my whole computer table shook. This time I was sleeping, and my mom was like screaming. And I heard the apartment shaking. I was pretending like I didn’t feel anything because she’s like in her "crazy" time.
A magnitude of 8.0 earthquake struck SiChuan, China and resulted in 30 thoundsands death on may 12. In the previous 7 days, the television programs have been covering the whole event broadly and uninterruptedly. There are so many stories, according to the rescuers and reporters, which are so touching and affecting. And here i just wanna tell you the latest one that i know.
A 3 months old child’s mother, in the earthquqke, hold the baby tightly in her arms to prevent the child from being harmed by the falling blocks, and died in the earthquake. After the rescuer team finally found the little baby, still held in her mother’s arms, luckily alive and harmless, a mobile phone in the child’s clothing also was found, with having a message written on the display screen as follow "Dear baby, if you can survier the earthquake, mom just want you to remember — mom loves you so deeply!" This is the last message written by the mother before she died………………
My mom and her friend just started an on-line hurricane supply website it has generators, first aid kits for any where from single person to 16 people first aid kits and children and animal first aid kits, crank tv/radio, flashlights, candles, batteries of all sizes, lanterns, helpful hints, and connects with a broward county top of the line tree service for before or after the storm.
Its something they built with helping others on their minds. We haven’t had any hits and i wanna do my part in helping her. She wants me to advertise as much as possible on-line without spending a dime. Can you help.
Maybe if you have any suggestions on souping up the page you can check it out at www.onestophurricaneshop.net
Everyone
Please say a special prayer, that Hurricane Dean, move a little to right and pass thru the channel between Jamaica and Cuba.
My Mom and Grandmother couldnot get off the island in time, and are sitting tight.
They have supplies etc.
But they are on a Mountain side and if Kingston gets a direct hit., it could be disastrous
Thanks guys
I’m planning a vacation for my mom and I. We’re going to Jamaica the first week of September 2009. Is this too risky a move, in reference to hurricane season? My mom’s a little nervous about getting stuck on the island with a hurricane.
my Mom watched a show on TV that said there’ll be a really big earth quake that’ll strike Seattle or San francisco sooner or later, so she told me don’t go to work in San Francisco, but I really like the two cities, is there really statistics that it’ll happen? or it’s just rumor? and how bad is earthquake in the west coast? thank you.
Just today my mom's workplace had a huge donation party. I hear it was awesome. They raised about 4,000. People cooked, brought items, and made crafts/jewelry and sold them. I wish I was there. I love jewelry. My mom donated and my dad donated .
What about you guys?
Are you kind enough?
(If not, look at some of the devastating pictures).
