Earthquake, Hurricane, HUH?

There was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the East coast of the USA this afternoon about 2 p.m.  That is quite unusual.

I was having lunch at "Bowl of Good" restaurant and wasn't aware of anything.  Ed called.  He'd been on the sofa and said it was like when a load of laundry gets unbalanced and makes noise.....then he realized there was no laundry.  He said the books in the bookcase against the living room wall were rattling for about 15 seconds.

The epicenter was at Mineral, Virginia, which is about 80 miles east of us.  They did have china break and pictures fall off walls there.  Some schools and businesses were evacuated as a precaution.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Irene has weakened to a Category 1 storm but could intensify and hit somewhere on the East coast this weekend.  I just hope we get some rain from it, both in Florida and in Virginia.  

Guess we'd better expect the unexpected --- be it earthquake, hurricane or whatever weather comes our way these days....whether we like it or not!