What was that? House was shaking

[Ohio Girl]

Yesterday, around 9 AM, my husband and I are in the house (Seacrest) and we hear a low rumbling and then the house shook for about 5 seconds. About 20 seconds later, it happens again. This really freaked us out. Our house is relatively new so we're really trying to figure out what this could have been. Sonic booms? Thanks for any insights.

 

[Kurt]

Bombs exploding at Eglin Air Force Base. You'll get used to it.

 

[Jdarg]

Get some picture putty stuff at the hardware store or you will be straightening your pictures every day!

 

[Kurt]

Get some picture putty stuff at the hardware store or you will be straightening your pictures every day!

Maybe memory fails me but sometimes they have exercises going on a few days in a row and then maybe not for a couple of months.

 

[Jdarg]

Maybe memory fails me but sometimes they have exercises going on a few days in a row and then maybe not for a couple of months.

All I know is that Eglin must be gi-normous because our house will be shaking, and I will call Bdarg at Eglin to see WTH is going on and he hasn't felt a thing! I guess some days they bomb on the land over this way.

 

[beachmouse]

2/3rds the size of Rhode Island, IIRC.

If you discover you're going through incadescent lightbulbs really quickly down here, sometimes it does seem like it's from the vibration resulting from the sound of freedom. Switching to CFs really does seem to help cut down on replacement rate for us.

 

[Waterbaddrinkwine]

God bless our military and the men and women that serve our country and protect our freedom!

 

[Smiling JOe]

That is the sound of your tax dollars at work, or at practice. Yes, Eglin IS very large, the largest land size air force base in the world, and that doesn't include the vast training grounds over the Gulf of Mexico.

This week, the bombs started on Monday (I think), whatever day we got all the rain. They sound like thunder in the distance, but it wasn't thunder. No bombs today, ... yet.

 

[Andy A]

We had them yesterday, though. Not yet today and possibly not at all today.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I spoke too soon. Felt some ten minutes ago.