After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I
fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the
floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration
remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even
outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but
didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the
vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke
there were none.

My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the
hours I did.

I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry.
During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad
road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75
speeds I did most of the driving. At times, it was hardly present. So
even after arriving home and being on a solid maybe my body was reacting
to a prolonged exposure to a low-level vibration.

I made at least eight rest stops, and one was at least 45 minutes for a
meal.

I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby
construction equipment should have been off.

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

Per Rebel1:
Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

With me, it's been excess caffeine intake. At first I think it's the
house vibrating, but then I realize it's the core muscles in my body.

Ran it past the family doc and he said it's a common occurrence.
--
Pete Cresswell

On 2/25/2014 10:08 AM, Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I
fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the
floor of my slab home.


I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry.
During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad
road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75
speeds I did most of the driving.

I suspect it was from the ride and associated vibration. When I spend a
day on the water I can often feel the motion of the boat a couple of
hours later if I lie down.

Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I
fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the
floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration
remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even
outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but
didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the
vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke
there were none.

My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the
hours I did.

I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry.
During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad
road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75
speeds I did most of the driving. At times, it was hardly present. So
even after arriving home and being on a solid maybe my body was reacting
to a prolonged exposure to a low-level vibration.

I made at least eight rest stops, and one was at least 45 minutes for a
meal.

I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby
construction equipment should have been off.

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

Hi,
It was you. long drive with noise and vibration, when you are on solid
ground you may feel like that for a while. Same with when you come off a
cruise ship. I drive a lot around the Rockies, feel worse because
altitude changes. If you do lot of long range driving or cruising, you
get used to it.

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:40:55 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 2/25/2014 10:08 AM, Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I
fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the
floor of my slab home.


I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry.
During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad
road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75
speeds I did most of the driving.

I suspect it was from the ride and associated vibration. When I spend a
day on the water I can often feel the motion of the boat a couple of
hours later if I lie down.

I have the same trouble with long 10 hr flights.
Not a vibration, more an "elevator going up and down"
sensation.
Do I suppose a vibrating car could leave a "vibrating" pattern
on the nerves of your labyrinth.
[]'s
--
Don't be evil - Google 2004
We have a new policy - Google 2012

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:08:58 -0500, Rebel1
wrote:

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

Sea Legs are Illusions of self-motion (*).

"Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in the
responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is
usually experienced as a change in the stimulus." (**)

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion

** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftereffect

After train rides I could still hear / feel the clacking of the tracks
for awhile. Same on long road trips where you might hear the sounds of
thumping when tires cross sections of the pavement.

On 2/25/2014 11:32 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Rebel1:
Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

With me, it's been excess caffeine intake. At first I think it's the
house vibrating, but then I realize it's the core muscles in my body.

Ran it past the family doc and he said it's a common occurrence.

Any caffeine that enters my body comes from chocolate or green tea. I
don't drink coffee or sodas (Pepsi, Coke, etc.). And on that day, I may
have had one green tea at breakfast, 16 hours before reaching home, but
no chocolate.

This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away.

Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab.

If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles.

If you don't see any, it's you.

Thanks to all of you for convincing me that my house was steady. I was
the problem.

R1

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:03:10 -0500, Rebel1
wrote:

Thanks to all of you for convincing me that my house was steady. I was
the problem.

R1

I'm just glad the voices from the committee in my head don't bother
you G

"TimR" wrote in message
...
This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away.

Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab.

If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles.

If you don't see any, it's you.

In the Middle Ages they used bowls of water like that located deep inside
castles to detect soldiers trying to dig their way under the castle walls.
Women would be assigned to watch the bowls while they weaved cloth. Good
suggestion!

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00588/Siegeinfo.htm

The attackers used large homemade drills to bore holes through the walls
of the castle which would weaken the composition of the wall, leading to it
falling down. They also tunneled below the wall of the castle, placed a
wooden jack under the castle walls and cranked up the pressure to cause the
wall to collapse.

Vibrations carry a long, long way through the ground - remember the Indians
putting their ears to the rails to determine when an "Iron Horse" was
approaching?

Last year a moth flew into my coffee cup and its flapping wings generated
perfect concentric circles emanating outward from where it was stuck so the
"water sensor" is remarkably sensitive in detecting motion. As long as
there's someone watching it, that is!

--
Bobby G.

TimR wrote:
This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away.

Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab.

If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles.

If you don't see any, it's you.

Or use this iPad/Android app...

http://www.iseismometer.com/

Rebel1 posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP


After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I
fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the
floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration
remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even
outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but
didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the
vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke
there were none.

My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the
hours I did.

I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry.
During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad
road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75
speeds I did most of the driving. At times, it was hardly present. So
even after arriving home and being on a solid maybe my body was reacting
to a prolonged exposure to a low-level vibration.

I made at least eight rest stops, and one was at least 45 minutes for a
meal.

I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby
construction equipment should have been off.

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

Ask your wife?

--
Tekkie

Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I
fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the
floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration
remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even
outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but
didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the
vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke there were none.

My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the hours I did.


Years ago, I would get apparent air pressure vibration. It was about 8 hz,
near Schumann earth resonance. It would occur during the day. Lasted only
15-20 seconds. My doors would shake. Seemed like when it happened it was
late afternoon. My neighbor never noticed it. I figured it was some kind of
heavy factory equipment down over the hill. I always looked for a
helicopter, but none around.

Greg

One time I had the same funny feeling that the house was vibrating. It stopped quickly. The next day there was a story n the newspaper about a mild earthquake that happened at the time I was feeling the vibrations. I guess I was a seismometer or something.

On 2/25/2014 7:48 PM, Tekkie® wrote:
Rebel1 posted for all of us...

I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby
construction equipment should have been off.

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

Ask your wife?


See if there are a lot of dead batteries in the
bedroom trash can? I know, that's not nice of
either of us.

--
..
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

On 2/26/2014 12:16 AM, wrote:
One time I had the same funny feeling that the
house was vibrating. It stopped quickly. The next
day there was a story n the newspaper about a mild
earthquake that happened at the time I was feeling
the vibrations. I guess I was a seismometer or
something.

I did that one time, felt like the washing machine
was in spin cycle, but it wasn't turned on.

--
..
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

Per Rebel1:
Any caffeine that enters my body comes from chocolate or green tea.
I don't drink coffee or sodas (Pepsi, Coke, etc.). And on that day, I may have had one green tea at breakfast, 16 ...

Then my money is on the observations of Ed Pawlowski and Shadow.

Long, long ago and far, far away after a day of surfing I'd lay down to
catch a little sleep before work and I would feel the motion of the
waves as I lay there with eyes closed.
--
Pete Cresswell

On 2/25/2014 1:10 PM, TimR wrote:
This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away.

Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab.

If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles.

If you don't see any, it's you.

If you see big rhythmic ripples in the surface of the water, it could
indicate that a dinosaur is headed your way. ^_^

TDD

On 2/26/2014 7:21 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Rebel1:
Any caffeine that enters my body comes from chocolate or green
tea. I don't drink coffee or sodas (Pepsi, Coke, etc.). And on that
day, I may have had one green tea at breakfast, 16 ...

Then my money is on the observations of Ed Pawlowski and Shadow.

Long, long ago and far, far away after a day of surfing I'd lay down
to catch a little sleep before work and I would feel the motion of
the waves as I lay there with eyes closed.

Doesn't something like that happen to sailors? I seem to recall
something about the old time sailors spending a lot of time at sea on a
long voyage in the small ships having a problem when they came home to
dry land. Sea legs? The sailor becomes accustom to the motion of the
ship and perceives motion on land. ^_^

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion

TDD

On 2/25/2014 11:11 AM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:08:58 -0500, Rebel1
wrote:

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

Sea Legs are Illusions of self-motion (*).

"Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in
the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It
is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus." (**)

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion

** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftereffect

After train rides I could still hear / feel the clacking of the
tracks for awhile. Same on long road trips where you might hear the
sounds of thumping when tires cross sections of the pavement.

I suppose log distance truck drivers get "road legs" and "road rash" on
their butts from sitting in the seat all day long? ^_^

TDD

On 2/25/2014 9:08 AM, Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I
fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in
the floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the
vibration remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms
and even outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against
a floor, but didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to
sense the vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep.
When I awoke there were none.

My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during
the hours I did.

I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry.
During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to
bad road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the
higher 65-75 speeds I did most of the driving. At times, it was
hardly present. So even after arriving home and being on a solid
maybe my body was reacting to a prolonged exposure to a low-level
vibration.

I made at least eight rest stops, and one was at least 45 minutes for
a meal.

I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby
construction equipment should have been off.

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

For some reason, I started hearing Carole King singing. ^_^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGdyMgvRNEg

TDD

Tekkie wrote: "Ask your wife?"


That'll be FINE Tek!

On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:27:04 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

On 2/25/2014 11:11 AM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:08:58 -0500, Rebel1
wrote:

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

Sea Legs are Illusions of self-motion (*).

"Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in
the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It
is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus." (**)

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion

** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftereffect

After train rides I could still hear / feel the clacking of the
tracks for awhile. Same on long road trips where you might hear the
sounds of thumping when tires cross sections of the pavement.

I suppose log distance truck drivers get "road legs" and "road rash" on
their butts from sitting in the seat all day long? ^_^

TDD

Dunno. I thought long haul truckers got road roids.

On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:42:04 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

For some reason, I started hearing Carole King singing. ^_^

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Phobe%20Snow&sm=3

Per The Daring Dufas:
Doesn't something like that happen to sailors? I seem to recall
something about the old time sailors spending a lot of time at sea on a
long voyage in the small ships having a problem when they came home to
dry land. Sea legs? The sailor becomes accustom to the motion of the
ship and perceives motion on land. ^_^

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion

Now that you have mentioned it, I remember something like that after a
few hours on skates at a roller rink. Take the skates off, and there's
an adjustment period before you get your legs working right.
--
Pete Cresswell

On 2/25/2014 6:33 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
TimR wrote:
This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away.

Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab.

If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles.

If you don't see any, it's you.



Actually I looked at the water in the toilet. It was calm.

any heavy-duty nearby
construction equipment should have been off.

Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating,
especially for hours?

Ask your wife?


Don't have one.

On 3/1/2014 4:15 PM, Rebel1 wrote:
On 2/25/2014 6:33 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
TimR wrote:
This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away.

Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab.

If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles.

If you don't see any, it's you.



Actually I looked at the water in the toilet. It was calm.

Good use of resources. I'd not have thought
of that.

New def'n of "standing water".


--
..
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

On 3/1/2014 1:50 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per The Daring Dufas:
Doesn't something like that happen to sailors? I seem to recall
something about the old time sailors spending a lot of time at sea
on a long voyage in the small ships having a problem when they came
home to dry land. Sea legs? The sailor becomes accustom to the
motion of the ship and perceives motion on land. ^_^

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion

Now that you have mentioned it, I remember something like that after
a few hours on skates at a roller rink. Take the skates off, and
there's an adjustment period before you get your legs working right.

What kid has never spun around and around then tried to walk a strait
line? Me and the kids I grew up with would get on the small merry go
round on the playground then several of us would spin it with one of
kids standing in the center. We would stop the spinning then laugh at
the victim when he/she tried to walk. Heck, we didn't need recreational
drugs, we had playground equipment. ^_^

TDD

The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 3/1/2014 1:50 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per The Daring Dufas:
Doesn't something like that happen to sailors? I seem to recall
something about the old time sailors spending a lot of time at sea
on a long voyage in the small ships having a problem when they came
home to dry land. Sea legs? The sailor becomes accustom to the
motion of the ship and perceives motion on land. ^_^

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion

Now that you have mentioned it, I remember something like that after
a few hours on skates at a roller rink. Take the skates off, and
there's an adjustment period before you get your legs working right.

What kid has never spun around and around then tried to walk a strait
line? Me and the kids I grew up with would get on the small merry go
round on the playground then several of us would spin it with one of kids
standing in the center. We would stop the spinning then laugh at the
victim when he/she tried to walk. Heck, we didn't need recreational
drugs, we had playground equipment. ^_^

TDD

Beer, a softball bat and a forehead. Drink a few, place forehead on bat,
spin around a few times, attempt to hit ball. Lots of laughs.

As teenagers we used knock each other out with hyperventilation. One kid
would bend over and breathe really hard until he was dizzy. Another kid
would then grab him around the stomach from behind and squeeze real hard.
After a few seconds the passed out kid was dropped to the ground. To make
sure he wasn't faking, we'd kick him a few times to see if he moved.

We were such a fun group.

On Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:05:05 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

What kid has never spun around and around then tried to walk a strait
line? Me and the kids I grew up with would get on the small merry go
round on the playground then several of us would spin it with one of
kids standing in the center. We would stop the spinning then laugh at
the victim when he/she tried to walk. Heck, we didn't need recreational
drugs, we had playground equipment. ^_^

TDD

But you grew up in America not AmeriPUS.

As Tim Wilson said, you could cross the road in front of your house
without being buckled in a safety seat.

On 3/2/2014 3:43 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:05:05 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

What kid has never spun around and around then tried to walk a
strait line? Me and the kids I grew up with would get on the small
merry go round on the playground then several of us would spin it
with one of kids standing in the center. We would stop the spinning
then laugh at the victim when he/she tried to walk. Heck, we didn't
need recreational drugs, we had playground equipment. ^_^

TDD

But you grew up in America not AmeriPUS.

As Tim Wilson said, you could cross the road in front of your house
without being buckled in a safety seat.

When I was six years old, I would walk down the street from home to a
bus stop and get on a city bus to travel to the next town to attend the
Catholic Parochial Torture Center run by those terrifying creatures
known as nuns. I have to wonder if any parent these days would allow a
six year old on his/her own to travel unaccompanied on public
transportation to another city and walk several blocks to and from the
city bus? o_O

TDD

On 2/25/2014 11:16 PM, wrote:
One time I had the same funny feeling that the house was vibrating.
It stopped quickly. The next day there was a story n the newspaper
about a mild earthquake that happened at the time I was feeling the
vibrations. I guess I was a seismometer or something.

The same thing happened to me back in the 1970's when I was sitting on
the toilet after I had eaten a whole large pizza the night before. The
toilet was shaking and I thought it was due to me dropping a load of
ready mix in the toilet. The next day, in the newspaper, there was a
report of an unusual earthquake that had occurred in The Southeast. It
was the first time I had experienced an earthquake but when I was in
Californiastan during the late 1980's, it wasn't unusual to be laying in
bed and feel it shaking along with everything else in the room. ^_^

TDD

Per The Daring Dufas:
I have to wonder if any parent these days would allow a
six year old on his/her own to travel unaccompanied on public
transportation to another city and walk several blocks to and from the city bus? o_O

We used to send our #2 daughter to Germany - unaccompanied - when she
was five years old.

Not today, that's for sure....
--
Pete Cresswell

On 3/3/2014 7:11 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:

We used to send our #2 daughter to Germany - unaccompanied - when she
was five years old.

Not today, that's for sure....


When I flew alone, about age 14. They made me
wear a big, brightly colored tag. And the
flight crew very politely kept a close eye
on me.

--
..
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

Per Stormin Mormon:
When I flew alone, about age 14. They made me
wear a big, brightly colored tag. And the
flight crew very politely kept a close eye
on me.

That's about how it went with the daughter.
--
Pete Cresswell

On Sun, 02 Mar 2014 20:29:22 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

But you grew up in America not AmeriPUS.

As Tim Wilson said, you could cross the road in front of your house
without being buckled in a safety seat.

When I was six years old, I would walk down the street from home to a
bus stop and get on a city bus to travel to the next town to attend the
Catholic Parochial Torture Center run by those terrifying creatures
known as nuns. I have to wonder if any parent these days would allow a
six year old on his/her own to travel unaccompanied on public
transportation to another city and walk several blocks to and from the
city bus? o_O

Things are different no days. At 12 I could take guns from the house
and go in the woods all day. You could carry knives in your pocket. At
14, bought my first car (with my earned money) and was allowed to
drive alone during the day. At night with a 16 year old (licensed) in
the car. We played with dynamite back then, too. Huck Finn didn't have
anything on us, eh?

Now days - never mind, but you know the story.

The Daring Dufas posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusi...elf-importance


I changed the URL a little to provide help to some of the posters.

--
Tekkie

DerbyDad03 posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP


The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 3/1/2014 1:50 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per The Daring Dufas:
Doesn't something like that happen to sailors? I seem to recall
something about the old time sailors spending a lot of time at sea
on a long voyage in the small ships having a problem when they came
home to dry land. Sea legs? The sailor becomes accustom to the
motion of the ship and perceives motion on land. ^_^

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion

Now that you have mentioned it, I remember something like that after
a few hours on skates at a roller rink. Take the skates off, and
there's an adjustment period before you get your legs working right.

What kid has never spun around and around then tried to walk a strait
line? Me and the kids I grew up with would get on the small merry go
round on the playground then several of us would spin it with one of kids
standing in the center. We would stop the spinning then laugh at the
victim when he/she tried to walk. Heck, we didn't need recreational
drugs, we had playground equipment. ^_^

TDD

Beer, a softball bat and a forehead. Drink a few, place forehead on bat,
spin around a few times, attempt to hit ball. Lots of laughs.

As teenagers we used knock each other out with hyperventilation. One kid
would bend over and breathe really hard until he was dizzy. Another kid
would then grab him around the stomach from behind and squeeze real hard.
After a few seconds the passed out kid was dropped to the ground. To make
sure he wasn't faking, we'd kick him a few times to see if he moved.

We were such a fun group.

Geez, you could have been part of the medical field! Just right for
OdslamaUnkare

--
Tekkie