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V VanTiki Member Hawaii Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 1046	V VanTiki Posted posted on Mon, Oct 16, 2006 2:49 PM All is well over here - Kailua just got cable back up, so I can finally check the internet to find out news! Our house really shook - it is an old post and pier home - so the rocking and rolling was rather dramatic. Ms. VanTiki and I ran to a door frame, and when the rocking and rumble got worse, we grabbed the dogs and sprinted outside. I heard things falling off of shelves in the house and at our neighbors - but thankfully my mugs stayed put (they are kinda hefty) :) The strangest thing for me was the complete breakdown in communication - I immediately turned on my computer to check for tsunamis, and the power went out. We all jumped in the car to listen to the radio and there was nothing! Half the local stations were down, and the rest were singing along like nothing happened. It wasn't till 7:30 that we learned the magnitude of the quake and that there was no tsunami warning (which we kinda figured since it would have hit Oahu in a matter of minutes). The first official civil defense bulletin didn't hit the airwaves until a bit after 10am! A very bizarre Sunday to say the least! VanTiki

All is well over here - Kailua just got cable back up, so I can finally check the internet to find out news! Our house really shook - it is an old post and pier home - so the rocking and rolling was rather dramatic. Ms. VanTiki and I ran to a door frame, and when the rocking and rumble got worse, we grabbed the dogs and sprinted outside. I heard things falling off of shelves in the house and at our neighbors - but thankfully my mugs stayed put (they are kinda hefty) :)

The strangest thing for me was the complete breakdown in communication - I immediately turned on my computer to check for tsunamis, and the power went out. We all jumped in the car to listen to the radio and there was nothing! Half the local stations were down, and the rest were singing along like nothing happened. It wasn't till 7:30 that we learned the magnitude of the quake and that there was no tsunami warning (which we kinda figured since it would have hit Oahu in a matter of minutes). The first official civil defense bulletin didn't hit the airwaves until a bit after 10am! A very bizarre Sunday to say the least!

VanTiki

Post #261101 by VanTiki on Mon, Oct 16, 2006 2:49 PM