We were at the pool, Tony, Payton and I, and had just gotten out of the pool for Adult Swim and were sitting on the side of the pool when we heard a loud rumble and then our chairs and the ground began shaking really bad and it was very scary and almost freaky. You could see the look of fear in Payton's eyes and confusion in everyone else at the pool. As soon as the ground finished shaking the first statement was Tony asking everyone at the pool..."a raise of hands of who all thought that was weird." Everyone raised their hands. We all began trying to use our cell phones and no one could make calls. There were folks jumping balconies in fear and screaming and fleeing from their homes. We walked to our apartment to find pictures and thimble racks jarred from the wall; thankfully none broken. Picked up the things that had fallen on the floor and tried to gain composure as we were all still very shaky ourselves.
The remainder of the day we braced for After Shocks; one at 20:00, one at 00:54ish.
We also found out due to damage in the community and for the safety of the kids, School was postponed until Thursday due to an Earthquake. We told Payton it was her first Earthquake on the week of her First day of School.
Here is the Front Page from the Richmond Times Dispatch
Clever Title...Wonder how long that title took. LOL
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