I should have been blogging at 1:52pm EST yesterday, but at the time of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake, I was driving home from the grocery store and missed the whole thing. Guess I have good shock absorbers on the X5. And although anyone who is anyone on social media has already seen it, I can’t help but share again this widely distributed photo of Mother Nature’s devastation in our Washington, DC region (above). It’s so sad. But the homeowners vow to rebuild their broken lives.
In all seriousness, I did suffer some damage in the living room ceiling of my 130 year old townhouse here in DC. The crack is not new, but it is much larger and now goes from one side of the room to the other. I doubt there is any real structural damage, but we’ll be keeping our eye on this one.
Elsewhere in the city, the Washington Monument is NOT leaning, as was widely speculated about yesterday, but it does have a crack near the top and has been closed indefinetely. Also, the grand Washington Cathederal suffered much damage, including losing three of it’s four capstones. Also, all DC schools and some government buildings are closed today as officials check the structures for safety reasons.
Because I have the means to make instant t-shirts for my Swish Edition show, I couldn’t resist creating this to wear to happy hour yesterday. Several people took my picture and my friends instantly deemed me an attention whore, natch.
What else is new?
And now, we’ll ride out more after-shocks and keep our eyes on Hurricane Irene. That bitch.
