We were awoken at approximately 8:25 a.m. by a large boom that rattled our windows. A neighbor heard it, too.
A neighbor called dispatch.
A Batavia Police officer checked out the areas around Maple and Evans, including checking all the transformers in the area.
A few weeks ago, there was a report of a large boom in Attica and it turned out to be an earthquake. I've checked the USGS site and so far no reports of any seismic activity.
Did you hear or feel anything?
I am a couple blocks east &
I am a couple blocks east & south of you (near Jackson School) and didn't hear or feel anything this morning, & I was up.
prob a jet breaking the sound
prob a jet breaking the sound barer
no, I would have heard it
no, I would have heard it here. I was thinking maybe they were working on the railroad tracks this morning
I've heard sonic booms
I've heard sonic booms before. This was no sonic boom.
I was outside waiting for
I was outside waiting for Beth to pick me up for a meeting. Didn't hear a thing.
hmmmm, a curious thing!
If kids today are anything
If kids today are anything like they were when I was growing up I would suspect that someone lit a stick of dynamite and ran like hell.
George, That would be my
George,
That would be my guess, or a homemade bomb of some type...
Maybe a tractor trailer tire
Maybe a tractor trailer tire blowout?Those are quite loud...
was it Pachuco jumping out of
was it Pachuco jumping out of bed?
I doubt any children in
I doubt any children in Batavia can get dynamite or have the effort to create a bomb.
anybody can learn how to make
anybody can learn how to make a bomb by doing a simple google search (not that I would advocate sch a thing [this is an official disclaimer])
I'm not a child, nor do I
I'm not a child, nor do I have the desire. However, I do know how to make nitroglycerin.
Yeah Chris, glycerin and
Yeah Chris, glycerin and nitric acid. Good luck mixing it in the correct proportions without it becoming unstable and placing you in the "Darwin Awards" list.
Anyway, maybe the boom was a freak lighting bolt. They can happen in perfectly clear weather.
Been looking today for the
Been looking today for the answer-My guess would be the tire.
Doug, obviously you're having
Doug, obviously you're having trouble comprehending my comment. Or you're failing miserably at being a smartass. Regardless, let me help you.
"I'm not a child, <b>nor do I have the desire</b>. However, I do know how to make nitroglycerin."
Do you need that sentence broken down for you further to understand?
any word on the "boom"
any word on the "boom"
There was another earthquake
There was another earthquake a few weeks ago?
There was an earthquake, but
There was an earthquake, but I recall it being more than a few weeks ago. More like a few months.
No new news on what the boom was. Yet.
It was June 5.
It was <a href="http://thebatavian.com/blogs/howard-owens/earthquake-reported-attica/65… 5</a>.
Chris, obviously you're a
Chris, obviously you're a sensitive guy. You know how to make nitroglycerin..whoopdie freakig doo. You do, however, sound like a child.
My comment wasn't an insult to you in any way so which part of what I said bothered you so much? I was simply making an observation about making it, not about your professed knowledge or lack of.
If you need me to break this down, I will.
Doug, your assumptions are
Doug, your assumptions are misinformed and off base. I'm not a sensitive guy, nor do I sound like a child. Your post was both rude and an insult, even if it didn't bother me.
I corrected the assumptions in your original post and offered to break the sentence down to alleviate any confusion. You shot right back with another rude response, yet you're accusing me of sounding like a child.
I have a splitting headache and my nose is running like Niagara Falls. I have no more patience for this. By all means, don't stop. It's your reputation.
My post wasn't rude or an
My post wasn't rude or an insult. How you took it that way is still a mystery to me. I think it's just how your brain works. For some reason my comment about nitroglycerin and its instability was taken as an insult to you. I've got nothing else. You can run with this from here on. I'm done with the thread..c'ya.