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Japanese Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:08 pm
by Mexicola
Gob-smacked this hasn't been flagged up already!?!?!?
Had a mad panic this morning checking an old mate of mine was fine. Incredibly, he got a message onto Facebook from his mobile, while dodging huge gaping cracks in the motorway. He was on the top floor of a hospital when the quake hit. Having lived there around 10 years, he's used to it, but he told me this was the most frightened he's ever been in his life. He's currently without power, eating by candlelit and relying on his friends to tell him what's going on by Facebook.
Totally devastating news and I just pray that some of our Twoism brothers and sisters are alive and well. I seem to recall we have more than one poster in that part of the World.
Re: Japanese Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:13 pm
by polar sky
Mexicola wrote:Gob-smacked this hasn't been flagged up already!?!?!?
Had a mad panic this morning checking an old mate of mine was fine. Incredibly, he got a message onto Facebook from his mobile, while dodging huge gaping cracks in the motorway. He was on the top floor of a hospital when the quake hit. Having lived there around 10 years, he's used to it, but he told me this was the most frightened he's ever been in his life. He's currently without power, eating by candlelit and relying on his friends to tell him what's going on by Facebook.
Totally devastating news and I just pray that some of our Twoism brothers and sisters are alive and well. I seem to recall we have more than one poster in that part of the World.
Damn, I heard about this when I got to work this morning. Really sucks a lot. I hope everyone is okay and that things get better and on track quickly. Defiantly thinking of them.
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:28 pm
by ninetyoneplus
I was worried the tsunami would hit my parents in California but they're OK.
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:29 pm
by Guido
Yes DP and hexagon son, how are you? (no idea if they live in the danger zone..)
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:35 pm
by Mexicola
ninetyoneplus wrote:I was worried the tsunami would hit my parents in California but they're OK.
For those unsure when and where the Tsunami is due to hit -
here is a map. Scary stuff.
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:57 pm
by Aesthetics
Guido wrote:Yes DP and hexagon son, how are you? (no idea if they live in the danger zone..)
Those crossed my mind as well. I hope they are good!
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:57 pm
by A_Northern_Soul
Guido wrote:Yes DP and hexagon son, how are you? (no idea if they live in the danger zone..)
I've been thinking about Twoism's Japan correspondents today too.
Hope you and yours are ok.
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:19 pm
by esselfortium
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:48 am
by dp
all is well for me here in Osaka. just some nervous moments waiting for the shaking to stop.
anyone heard from Hexagon Son?
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:31 am
by krs
I was scared this morning thinking Seattle would at least get hit by water, but everything was fine.
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:47 am
by Radiobuzz
I've been trying to follow this news all day. As of now, there is a very high probability of a meltdown on the first reactor... terrible news. Things are really getting serious so I'll get some sleep before I get more obsessed.
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:22 am
by Julian Candy
God is angry and Mother Nature is on the rag.
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:49 am
by Saakki
Oh my..that's devastating. Nature is showing its powers. Hope that fellow twoists are fine!
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:03 pm
by hexagon son
it was only 6.0 where i was. no major damage in my area, but we keep having aftershocks. i hardly slept last night. the earthquake was the strangest experience of my life, i'd have to say. transport for food and other things seem to be stalling or shut down... aftershock just now! cell phone networks are over run.
i freaking out about this reactor blowing up, i'm less than 200km away.
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:11 pm
by Trans East
I was close to tears reading up on the happenings at the nuclear power plant.
The day before the catastrophe, I was sending my brother that BoC live recording with video clips of nuclear explosions and the like, and I was deeply scared when I read the news on the next morning.
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:54 pm
by s7409651
It's so hard for me to imagine devastation on this scale, just about too huge to comprehend.
Glad our Boccers in the area seem to be OK...
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:11 pm
by Spenner
Devastating... it's so hard to put into perspective having so many things build and owned to be blown over like paper in a matter of hours :/ my condolences to everyone affected by it.
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:03 pm
by Guido
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:13 pm
by Mexicola
Guido wrote:http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/foto/b27e02fc_eFYYe.jpg
disgusting
Stunning. Never underestimate man's ability for ignorance and lack of compassion. Makes me sick to the pit of my stomach.
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:31 pm
by Julian Candy
Guido wrote:http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/foto/b27e02fc_eFYYe.jpg
disgusting
What is it? The link doesn't work.
