Hi! Holger,

On 27/02/2015 10:16 AM, you wrote:

 PQ>>  A 5.2 magnitude quake that rattled the house at ~0200hrs one Monday
 PQ>> morning. It turns out that the epicenter was within 100kms
 PQ>> northwest of here.

 HG> That hasn't penetrated the news sill reported here in Europe.

That's because there wasn't any great property damage or personal injuries
sustained.  Over here there are earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods,
fires, tsunamis occurring practically all the time. OTOH, since there are
very few populated areas where they occur, they don't make the news
headlines at the same rate of occurrence.

There's a particularly nice video on this web link (to our local newspaper,
The Chronicle, though the video may have been sourced elsewhere)...

Eidsvold earthquake - 15 Feb 2015:
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http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/earthquakes-are-common-around-fraser-coast/2544989/

There's some nice ladies in the vid voicing their recollections of the
quake.  There's not a lot too it, otherwise.

 HG> Early wednesday morning when I went to pee the carpet slipped under my
 HG> foot and I landed on the other hip but this time from a much lower
 HG> height and I even was able to dampen the fall by grabbing a stationary
 HG> item on the way down.

I've just got to say that your English writing skill could be improved
slightly with just a few more commas, Holger.  There's a desperate need for
one comma just ahead of the 'the' on the top line.  :)

 HG> The crash landing height this time was only 0.5m but it still hurt and
 HG> now I'm back on the scandinavian walking poles even in the apartment.

That's because there's only 0.5m between the two hips!  Be careful.

So, is the carpet still in one piece?  ;)

Cheers,
Paul.

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