… and I should probably have stayed away from the comment sections of a specific post.
Morning My Lovelies 😊! Anyone else here woken up this morning due to another earthquake? Anyone?
Yep, at about 1:30 am I was woken from my sleep by a sound that can only be described as a large boom followed by tremors. And then woken up two more times, thanks to the aftershocks, thus I’m a little (lot) cranky today 🥱.
So, when I finally dragged myself out of bed this morning after that lovely surprise, I turned to the internet to a) confirm my suspicions of an earthquake (confirmed) and b) find out its suspected location. Turns out it was near Elgin, SC which is very close to Camden, hence the feeling of a truck striking my house 😳. I then turned to social media for a more local take, specifically the Kershaw Co. Sheriff’s office which also confirmed that it was a 3.3 magnitude quake 😬, but no damage or injuries had been reported as of yet. And then I went to the comments section, big mistake, huge (movie reference – anyone? 😁).
Let me give you a sampling of the comments: “This will definitely get upgraded” (meaning the magnitude), “It was at least a 4.5” “It felt stronger than that (meaning a 3.3). It shook the house, and I have a brick house.” (Did not know a brick house shook less than a non-brick house 🤔) “Should be upgraded!! Felt like it was under my house”, “I’ve been saying it since the first one, it’s Lugoff and Elgin telling us to quit building stuff, where (I think it’s supposed to be we’re) full.” (rrriiigggghhhttt…).
Thankfully, the rest were just location shoutouts as to where it was felt, but these comments just baffle me to no end. I don’t know about you, but I am not an expert on magnitude levels of earthquakes or on earthquakes in general. Sure, there are adjustments usually from the first initial reports (ours went from a 3.1 to a 3.3), but unless you work in that field, how do you know what it should be classified as? And really, what difference does the exact number make, it was big enough, that’s for sure. I guess it’s just another case of I read something about it so that makes me an expert 🙄.
As for the comment about the inanimate towns telling the world (I guess?) it’s had enough building going on – I might joke about that to people I know, but I would never post such an inane comment online! That comment is about as useful as a “screen door on a submarine”. If you want them to stop building so much, go to your city and county council meetings, or run for office. Don’t sit there and just gripe about it on social media 😒.
And how do you even explain that having a brick house does not shake less than other types of houses during an earthquake. The only thing a brick house may help in these instances is damage control.
Told ya I was cranky 🤷🏼♀️, and these daft comments didn’t help 🙄. Too many people needing to spout off for no real purpose other than to bitch. Ooh kind of like me today 😆😆😆.
And that’s why I should stop reading the comments section 😁.
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