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| Thread ID: 120151 | 2011-08-27 06:10:00 | Washington Monument Earthquake Damage | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1226392 | 2011-08-27 06:10:00 | I don't see why it is a monument to Washington when it reminds me more of Bill Clinton. Shortly after the rare 5.8 earthquake in Virginia rattled Washington D.C. Tuesday, a Park Service spokesman said there was "absolutely no damage" to the Washington Monument. A more thorough assessment discovered a crack in the landmark. Not long after, additional damage was found, including three or four "significant" cracks. The monument has been closed indefinitely for further inspection and repairs, which will take at least a few weeks, according to The Washington Times. Robert Vogel, superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial, said in a statement: “The Washington Monument is one of America’s most important landmarks, and we will do whatever it takes to ensure that it is restored completely and correctly." The monument was not the only structure affected. The National Cathedral sustained damage worth an estimated millions in repairs. But here's an article with pixs (imagine that!) www.huffingtonpost.com |
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| 1226393 | 2011-08-27 06:20:00 | Geez, looks like washington was hit hard. Earthquakes seems to be one thing NZ can do bigger then the states |
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| 1226394 | 2011-08-27 07:17:00 | i didnt even know you could go inside it | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1226395 | 2011-08-27 15:07:00 | i didnt even know you could go inside it I've been TO it, never IN it myself. But that was when I was in grammar school in New Jersey and we always went on school travels. There'd be places like Valley Forge, The Jamestown Exhibit (it hadn't even opened to the public yet), Gettysburg, Bunker (Breed's) Hill, Fort Ticonderoga, Gillette Castle, The (Old) Metropolitan Opera, Boston Harbor (The Tea Party), Bull Run, Fort Sumpter, and all the museums and art displays in NYC and The Smithsonian in DC. In grammar and high school in New Jersey and Connecticut, we had lots of these field trips to see the famous sites all along the Eastern Seaboard and those famous US - British Revolutionary- and US Civil- War sites. It was quite an education - one that I haven't forgotten to this day. California school kids don't go anywhere, but they are sitting in classes learning why Suzie has two mommies and how to be politically correct. Spelling their names is required for graduation though; thankfully they get something useful outta thirteen years of paid-for public education. The EQ in DC was the largest in recent history, and since the place is kinda built on bedrock, it is odd to even have one there. The 'plate' upon which they sit is huge and not interlaced with relief cracks and rifts that can keep the effect more localized. That's why it was so widespread thee and felt all up and down the Atlantic coast. Today they have a hurricane with which to contend. I haven't seen the news yet - I just got up at 07:15 here on Saturday - so there could be death and mayhem in the news to which I have not yet been apprised. Ah well ---- I've got an Australian visiting today for lunch and dinner, and I'll show him some of our high desert on a talking tour. I can do that: talking, that is. BTW: He really enjoyed some of the Vegemite that we have here. He actually eats the stuff! I'll just watch him consume it ----- from across the table. REFS: en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org |
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