Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Nintenerdguy
Trust me, it hasn't been the worst we have had. What was annoying was that I was so comfy sleeping and the blasted thing woke me up. At least electricity hasn't gone out, so I'll guess I'll go play some more Bravely Default.

Yeah, it is. I was out of battery, that was why I needed electricity.

About the Switch, it's a good idea to wait after your exams. Stock should be normal (hopefully) by then!

I spent the night in a ferry.

So I kind of went through constant movement too... Although in my case it was more relaxing than startling.

I got banned from miiverse for 2 week
The horror

@Luna_110: I'm glad you're okay! We don't get earthquakes often where I live, thankfully, and none have been that large for about 200 years or so.

The only natural events we have to usually worry about around here are flooding in low-lying areas and the occasional tornado.

@Tyranexx
Thanks! I think I fear tornados more than earthquakes now, I've never been through one but, at least in TV they look terrible and destructive. How can you prepare against something like that?

On the other hand, we get earthquakes quite frequently here. But our infrastructure is made to resist quakes, so we're safe inside our houses - they aren't going to come down like you see in places like Haiti, unless they're really old and don't follow the building code.

Fun fact: Mexico City was built on top of an ancient lake, so the base is pretty much jelly. This means earthquakes are usually a lot stronger than they should be.

After a particularly strong one nearly destroyed the city, they started to care about infrastructure a bit more.

@Meowpheel
what a way to destroy a pretty site

Oh well to be fair, the ancient people who lived there first where the ones who started to mess up the ancient lake with their ancient city.

Which was destroyed by the slightly less ancient spanish conquerors who then built a new city on top of it. But they apparently forgot to rebuild the dams they destroyed in the process.

And since floods aren't exactly good for cities, they had to drain it.

@ogo79 it's cute when a dog does it, but when a grown man does it everyone loses their... cool

@Luna_110: I've never seen a tornado in person, but I've been relatively close to where one touched down before. I was driving home from work a few years ago and remember feeling uneasy when I looked in that particular direction (west) as the clouds were a sickly orange/yellow color. I learned later that a weak tornado touched down not five minutes after I passed through there. Thankfully it didn't cause any damage other than to some power lines and an old barn.

Typically your best bet in those situations is to take shelter in a basement or inner room without windows. In places like Oklahoma where tornados are very common, you'd be hard-pressed to find a home without a basement or storm shelter.

@Nintenerdguy: Good guess, but no. To be honest, I've barely been to the east coast (mostly the D.C. area, Florida, and northwest Georgia). I live in the lower Midwest, specifically Illinois.

I used to have a fear of tornados since I walked in on my uncle watching Twister when I was five, but I've pretty much gotten past that. I'm to the point now where I wouldn't mind seeing one in person from a distance, but I'm not crazy enough to be a storm chaser or anything and will definitely take cover if one comes close. XD

Ugh, so bored tonight...
turns on TV
...Oh cool, Rocko's Modern Life. owo

@Jcriotz
yeah tell me about it, ive done it 3 times and i get the same results.
we should hang out sometime

I also paid 15 dollars for a 7800 that would not work

...Giving the anime girl avis a small break...then again I may end up forgetting and it'll stay like this for a while. xD

I'm baking my very first impossible cake (that's the name of the cake).

I fear the very real possibility that it will overflow and make a huge mess in the oven.

@ogo79 thunderbuddies for life!

I think you should keep it Rick Sanchez always, because Rick is the best of best anime girl in the history of anime, because he is also kawaii, and is the professor of Pokemon GO!

I'm pleased to inform that the impossible cake was a success

The flan compacted, so the chocolate cake had room to expand in the end.