Yup, things were jumping up in the Jackson Oaks neighborhood above Lake Anderson. My wife & I both jumped up to make sure the flat-panel didn't come crashing down off the mantle (it is secured with a couple of screws & some picture wire, but it was waving around pretty good). The wife kind of freaked, the dogs started scampering around & barking (probably more a reaction to my wife's screams & her lurching jump off the couch!). We didn't see either of our cats until about 3 hours afterward.

We lost several lamps, one decorative urn, and some pictures fell off the wall -- and one wall has a big tear on the line between the drywall & the beam. The paint chipped away from floor to ceiling.

I imagine we felt as strong a jolt as anyone in the surrounding area. I thought we'd see a number higher than 5.6, but I guess it is what it is. They did say it seemed to push energy more south than anything, so I think we were directly in the path of its strongest waves. Not sure if the lake had anything to do with it (and I haven't heard any reports of damage to the dam -- I'd hate to see this weekend's Coyote tourney be impacted by some damage survey or whatever). In any case, I knew as we were going through it that it was the biggest we've seen since '89.

- jeff

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