I just survived my first earthquake! Yay me!
I am generally not awake at 4:15 in the morning. My alarm is set for 7:15 and with a tap or two to the doze button I’m up by 7:40 and if I’m honest, I’m usually functional by 9.
So, to get woken up at 4:15 by my bed shaking and my windows rattling, not to mention the entire house rocking, well, let’s just say it was not my calmest moment. I wondered if a tree had fallen on my house but when I put the lights on, I didn’t see any branches poking through my ceiling so I checked that off my list. Then I wondered if my propane tank had exploded. I took my trusty searchlight and looked out into the yard and was pleased to see the tank wasn’t flying through the air.
Our home is about 2 miles from a nuclear power plant (as the crow flies) but since I hadn’t been vaporized, I knew it wasn’t that. Next up, I called the police because if there was a terrorist blowing up the forest, I’m certain they would know about it. They said they suspected an earthquake and were waiting for confirmation because I guess the earth jarring movement wasn’t enough evidence. They advised me to turn on the local news and sure enough! A 4.4 earthquake had hit our little town, with the epicenter about 3 miles from our house.
Our home is about 2 miles from a nuclear power plant (as the crow flies) but since I hadn’t been vaporized, I knew it wasn’t that. Next up, I called the police because if there was a terrorist blowing up the forest, I’m certain they would know about it. They said they suspected an earthquake and were waiting for confirmation because I guess the earth jarring movement wasn’t enough evidence. They advised me to turn on the local news and sure enough! A 4.4 earthquake had hit our little town, with the epicenter about 3 miles from our house.
We hear about earthquakes all the time in California and Alaska and earthquakes are actually common in East Tennessee, I learned, but they are generally in the 1 to 2 range and aren’t noticed. A 4.4 quake is noticeable, trust me on that one.
After a bit I decided the excitement was over and went back to bed. My last thought before I dozed off was: I know I can work this into one of my books.
To all of my readers, I wish you a Merry Christmas or whichever Holiday you choose to celebrate and a safe and blessed New Year!
Dee Morgan
Never Broken, An Unacceptable Truth, Martinis with Mom and Martinis at the Ranch are available on Amazon, Kindle, IBooks and Amazon Paperback Books.
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