Re: Seismogram question (the 7.0 off Japan yesterday)

In article <memo.20051122155116.796A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alan) wrote:

> In article <memo.20051122144512.996A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alan) wrote:
>
> > In article <TKFgf.12787$ih5.6858@dukeread11>, JCornwall@xxxxxxx (J. F.
> > Cornwall) wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Geez, we figured you questioned the integrity of the USGS spokesman
> > > because they are employed by the federal government which you despise so
> > > much...
> > >
> > > Jim (also one of those USGS people, speaking only for myself)
> >
> > One cannot fail to notice the President's budget notice when one visits the
> > U.S.G.S. site, can one? And there was another site complaining about the
> > lack of funding, but I can't be bothered to look for it at the moment.
> >
> > And please believe me, when it comes to the federal government I don't give
> > a ***. The target of my interests is George Bush, and it is a purely
> > personal grudge of behalf of my late wife.
>
> But on the other hand, those who do need to worry about your federal
> government might like to read this, and I do know this is Off-Topic, before
> anybody tells me.
>
> http://www.911timeline.net/whatwouldyoudo.htm
>
> What would you do -- Go through these 65 websites and learn -- or turn away?
>
> I rather suspect you will turn away, as always. It is Off-Topic after all.

And if I worked for the U.S.G.S. I might be asking myself wtf is going on here:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/Maps/AK2/53.55.-166.-162_frames.html

particularly as the last one was a Mag 5.6 but you do seem to be spending your
time in newsgroups instead, and hey, it's not my problem anyway. I'm downloading
Beatle's songs.


Alan

http://www.veloceraptor.free-online.co.uk/enigma.html

http://veloceraptor.blogspot.com/
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