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03-11-2011, 01:04 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
Horrible! Watching it on the news now. Cha, please check in and let us know you are aware of tsunami warning.
I was born a Truman, but you can call me Pat. 
"They want to give people like me a two hundred thousand dollar tax cut that’s paid for by asking thirty three seniors to each pay six thousand dollars more in health costs? That’s not right, and it’s not going to happen as long as I’m President." Barack Obama
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03-11-2011, 01:35 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF
THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011
I was born a Truman, but you can call me Pat.
"They want to give people like me a two hundred thousand dollar tax cut that’s paid for by asking thirty three seniors to each pay six thousand dollars more in health costs? That’s not right, and it’s not going to happen as long as I’m President." Barack Obama
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03-11-2011, 01:48 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
maybe people should PM Cha and Kona.
the warning for Hawai'i :
ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011
(it is now 9:47 pm thursday there)
http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=....11.073148
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG
COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE
CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD
COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS
CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.
TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT
RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI
WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL
QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE
CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED
BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH
TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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03-11-2011, 01:52 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
Done!
I was born a Truman, but you can call me Pat.
"They want to give people like me a two hundred thousand dollar tax cut that’s paid for by asking thirty three seniors to each pay six thousand dollars more in health costs? That’s not right, and it’s not going to happen as long as I’m President." Barack Obama
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03-11-2011, 01:58 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 01:52 AM)Born_A_Truman Wrote: Done!
me too! thank you, Pat!
scary.
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03-11-2011, 02:03 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
meanwhile, for west coasters:
NO warning.
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lh...pd9-01.htm
This is a Tsunami Information Statement for California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.
***
to keep watching for any west coast advisories:
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
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03-11-2011, 02:13 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
this is awful.
"no panic," though.
"people milling around in the streets ... "
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03-11-2011, 02:26 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 02:18 AM)sandnsea Wrote: Portland news is announcing the tsunami arriving here at 7:30. I'm guessing it'll be barely noticeable like the last tsunami was. But I guess I should watch just to make sure.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northw...coast.html
thank you for posting this, sandnsea!
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center still says no warning in effect there.
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
i hope they are right!
good you're watching!
be safe!
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03-11-2011, 03:21 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 02:31 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I just had that discussion on Facebook. I was watching the warning center and a couple of people said a tsunami warning had been announced. It took us all a while to figure out that it came from the news. I went down to the beach to watch the last tsunami. Maybe - Maybe - there was a bit of rougher water, but I couldn't swear to it. It'll probably be the same here this time.
they have it up on the warning center now.
but it says it is "low" level warning, at least cali.
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03-11-2011, 03:47 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 02:20 AM)sandnsea Wrote: My daughter has no tv. She said she went to MSN on her iPhone and they've got Charlie Sheen has headline news. Pathetic.
are you going away from the coast? you said you watched last time "from the beach"?
be safe, sandnsea!!
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03-11-2011, 02:40 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
Sirens going off in Honolulu ...
Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii, Pacific
Zone includes Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South America
breaking news
HONOLULU — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has widened its tsunami warning to include Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific Ocean, while a watch notice was issued for west coast of the U.S.
Sirens were sounded in Honolulu shortly after the warning was issued Thursday at 9:31 p.m. Haiwaii time.
The warning follows a massive earthquake that has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan.
It says the estimated earliest arrival in Hawaii of the first tsunami wave is 2:59 a.m. local time time Friday (7:59 a.m. ET).
(snipped)
A tsunami watch was also issued for the coasts of Oregon, Washington and California as well as parts of Alaska, The Oregonian newspaper reported. The paper said any wave which reached the coast could hit just before 7:30 a.m. local time Friday.
SNS=stay away from the beach!
I was born a Truman, but you can call me Pat.
"They want to give people like me a two hundred thousand dollar tax cut that’s paid for by asking thirty three seniors to each pay six thousand dollars more in health costs? That’s not right, and it’s not going to happen as long as I’m President." Barack Obama
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03-11-2011, 02:51 AM
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yes, watch now includes U.S. west coast
(03-11-2011 02:40 AM)Born_A_Truman Wrote: Sirens going off in Honolulu ...
Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii, Pacific
Zone includes Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South America
breaking news
HONOLULU — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has widened its tsunami warning to include Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific Ocean, while a watch notice was issued for west coast of the U.S.
Sirens were sounded in Honolulu shortly after the warning was issued Thursday at 9:31 p.m. Haiwaii time.
The warning follows a massive earthquake that has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan.
It says the estimated earliest arrival in Hawaii of the first tsunami wave is 2:59 a.m. local time time Friday (7:59 a.m. ET).
(snipped)
A tsunami watch was also issued for the coasts of Oregon, Washington and California as well as parts of Alaska, The Oregonian newspaper reported. The paper said any wave which reached the coast could hit just before 7:30 a.m. local time Friday.
SNS=stay away from the beach!
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lh...pd9-03.htm
The Tsunami Watch continues in effect for the coastal areas of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska from the California-Mexico border to Chignik Bay, Alaska.
A Tsunami Advisory means that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is expected. Significant, widespread inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory. Currents may be hazardous to swimmers, boats, and coastal structures and may continue for several hours after the initial wave arrival.
A Tsunami Watch means that all coastal residents in the watch area should prepare for possible evacuation. A tsunami watch is issued to areas which will not be immediately impacted by the tsunami. Watch areas will either be upgraded to warning or advisory status, or canceled.
At 9:46 PM Pacific Standard Time on March 10, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.8 occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan . (Refer to the United States Geological Survey for official earthquake parameters.) This earthquake has generated a tsunami which could cause damage to coastal regions in a warning or advisory. The waves are expected to first reach Shemya, Alaska at 12:13 AM AKST on March 11. Estimated tsunami arrival times and maps along with safety rules and other information can be found on the WCATWC web site:
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
Will update every 30 minutes
it says the San Francisco watch is "low" level.
be safe west coasters!!
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03-11-2011, 05:43 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 02:40 AM)Born_A_Truman Wrote: Sirens going off in Honolulu ...
Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii, Pacific
Zone includes Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South America
breaking news
HONOLULU — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has widened its tsunami warning to include Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific Ocean, while a watch notice was issued for west coast of the U.S.
Sirens were sounded in Honolulu shortly after the warning was issued Thursday at 9:31 p.m. Haiwaii time.
The warning follows a massive earthquake that has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan.
It says the estimated earliest arrival in Hawaii of the first tsunami wave is 2:59 a.m. local time time Friday (7:59 a.m. ET).
(snipped)
A tsunami watch was also issued for the coasts of Oregon, Washington and California as well as parts of Alaska, The Oregonian newspaper reported. The paper said any wave which reached the coast could hit just before 7:30 a.m. local time Friday.
SNS=stay away from the beach!
Pat, thank you so much.
i hope you are also in a safe place!!
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03-11-2011, 03:10 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:04 AM)Cha Wrote: It is just awful and I'm sitting here with my bag packed not knowing wtf is going to happen. I know if I have to leave my hale my laptop is going!
Poor Japan
thank you for letting us know, Cha!!
and for keeping your laptop with you!
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03-11-2011, 03:19 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:16 AM)Cha Wrote: It's like being on the verge of something..not sure if something disasterous will happen but I'm eeirly calm about it. I can't call my son bc my phone keeps saying "emergency calls only"..thought it was!
But, I think my landlady will drive me to high ground if we leave..she's the one who came down and told me about it. I was watching Karate Kid with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith..kick ass movie!
i can not imagine!
i am so glad to hear your landlady will get you to high ground!
bummer interrupting Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith! 
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03-11-2011, 03:07 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
Cha!
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03-11-2011, 03:23 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:19 AM)Cha Wrote: Has anyone heard from Kona? We have to be out of here around midnight bc if it hits it will be around 3am as reported.
Be safe Kona~
Pat and i, and maybe others, PMed Kona, but no reply (to me) yet.
Yes! be safe, Kona!
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03-11-2011, 03:38 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:29 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:23 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:19 AM)Cha Wrote: Has anyone heard from Kona? We have to be out of here around midnight bc if it hits it will be around 3am as reported.
Be safe Kona~
Pat and i, and maybe others, PMed Kona, but no reply (to me) yet.
Yes! be safe, Kona!
You're up early! On tsunami watch in Mass! Thanks..you guys make me feel better~
this is when i'm usually on DFP.
but i also get tsunami alerts, so i happened to be on DFP when the news came from several directions.
people here thought of you immediately.
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03-11-2011, 03:37 AM
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full Warning on west coast now
there is now a full WARNING on the west coast:
The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of California and Oregon from Point Concepcion, California to the Oregon-Washington border.
The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of Alaska from Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak) to Attu, Alaska.
The Tsunami Advisory continues in effect for the coastal areas of California from the California-Mexico border to Point Concepcion, California.
The Tsunami Advisory continues in effect for the coastal areas of Washington, British Columbia and Alaska from the Oregon-Washington border to Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak).
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lh...pd9-04.htm
it says: all coastal residents in the warning area who are near the beach or in low-lying regions should move immediately inland to higher ground and away from all harbors and inlets including those sheltered directly from the sea.
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03-11-2011, 03:50 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:43 AM)sandnsea Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:37 AM)nofurylike Wrote: there is now a full WARNING on the west coast:
The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of California and Oregon from Point Concepcion, California to the Oregon-Washington border.
The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of Alaska from Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak) to Attu, Alaska.
The Tsunami Advisory continues in effect for the coastal areas of California from the California-Mexico border to Point Concepcion, California.
The Tsunami Advisory continues in effect for the coastal areas of Washington, British Columbia and Alaska from the Oregon-Washington border to Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak).
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lh...pd9-04.htm
it says: all coastal residents in the warning area who are near the beach or in low-lying regions should move immediately inland to higher ground and away from all harbors and inlets including those sheltered directly from the sea.
Oh great. Now what. I just saw this. My first response is denial. I think I have to pack up. Shit. Should I really panic? Oh my god I can't believe this. Is there some place that tells you how big the wave is?
the site, i'll put link in one sec, says even in Japan it was only 10 feet, but it depends on land where it comes ashore. more in a sec.
do you have a way to get more inland?
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03-11-2011, 03:54 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:49 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I don't think I'll go to the beach this time, lol. Okay. I'm calm now. I'll just wait a while and I guess see how bad the waves are and hope they aren't bad at all. Okay. Calmer. Calm.
And oh so glad Cha has checked in. 
whew! glad to hear that, sandnsea!
you might call your local police for an update, and if you want to go inland, they would probably give a "civil assist" if you don't have another way. do you have a radio and station with civil authority announcements? they should be making things clear right now.
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03-11-2011, 04:03 AM
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sandnsea
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:54 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:49 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I don't think I'll go to the beach this time, lol. Okay. I'm calm now. I'll just wait a while and I guess see how bad the waves are and hope they aren't bad at all. Okay. Calmer. Calm.
And oh so glad Cha has checked in.
whew! glad to hear that, sandnsea!
you might call your local police for an update, and if you want to go inland, they would probably give a "civil assist" if you don't have another way. do you have a radio and station with civil authority announcements? they should be making things clear right now.
Oh yeah. The local radio. haha. Forgot all about that. Eugene has a magicjack commercial on, that's worse than Charlie Sheen. I bet they'd be glad if we all washed away, cheap oceanfront property for them, lol. Okay. Focus. Do I have a radio? I don't think so. I'm fine to get out of here. Car is gassed, etc. It's just nothing I ever expected is all. Off to find a radio.
Thank you so much.
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03-11-2011, 04:14 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 04:03 AM)sandnsea Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:54 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:49 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I don't think I'll go to the beach this time, lol. Okay. I'm calm now. I'll just wait a while and I guess see how bad the waves are and hope they aren't bad at all. Okay. Calmer. Calm.
And oh so glad Cha has checked in.
whew! glad to hear that, sandnsea!
you might call your local police for an update, and if you want to go inland, they would probably give a "civil assist" if you don't have another way. do you have a radio and station with civil authority announcements? they should be making things clear right now.
Oh yeah. The local radio. haha. Forgot all about that. Eugene has a magicjack commercial on, that's worse than Charlie Sheen. I bet they'd be glad if we all washed away, cheap oceanfront property for them, lol. Okay. Focus. Do I have a radio? I don't think so. I'm fine to get out of here. Car is gassed, etc. It's just nothing I ever expected is all. Off to find a radio.
Thank you so much.
how obnoxious they have a crap commercial on! you'd think they'd know people actually need information!!
i'm glad to hear you've got ready transport. no harm taking a little drive uphill for a while.
and you can probably call your local cops if you don't find a radio and need info.
sandnsea!
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03-11-2011, 04:27 AM
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sandnsea
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 04:14 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:03 AM)sandnsea Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:54 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:49 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I don't think I'll go to the beach this time, lol. Okay. I'm calm now. I'll just wait a while and I guess see how bad the waves are and hope they aren't bad at all. Okay. Calmer. Calm.
And oh so glad Cha has checked in.
whew! glad to hear that, sandnsea!
you might call your local police for an update, and if you want to go inland, they would probably give a "civil assist" if you don't have another way. do you have a radio and station with civil authority announcements? they should be making things clear right now.
Oh yeah. The local radio. haha. Forgot all about that. Eugene has a magicjack commercial on, that's worse than Charlie Sheen. I bet they'd be glad if we all washed away, cheap oceanfront property for them, lol. Okay. Focus. Do I have a radio? I don't think so. I'm fine to get out of here. Car is gassed, etc. It's just nothing I ever expected is all. Off to find a radio.
Thank you so much.
how obnoxious they have a crap commercial on! you'd think they'd know people actually need information!!
i'm glad to hear you've got ready transport. no harm taking a little drive uphill for a while.
and you can probably call your local cops if you don't find a radio and need info.
sandnsea!
Just found a couple of stations that are updating on Facebook. Awesome! Our local officials are out of bed and keeping up with the info and will decide about an evacuation. Whew. I can't go anywhere unless I haul the entire family with me!
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03-11-2011, 04:58 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 04:27 AM)sandnsea Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:14 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:03 AM)sandnsea Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:54 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:49 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I don't think I'll go to the beach this time, lol. Okay. I'm calm now. I'll just wait a while and I guess see how bad the waves are and hope they aren't bad at all. Okay. Calmer. Calm.
And oh so glad Cha has checked in.
whew! glad to hear that, sandnsea!
you might call your local police for an update, and if you want to go inland, they would probably give a "civil assist" if you don't have another way. do you have a radio and station with civil authority announcements? they should be making things clear right now.
Oh yeah. The local radio. haha. Forgot all about that. Eugene has a magicjack commercial on, that's worse than Charlie Sheen. I bet they'd be glad if we all washed away, cheap oceanfront property for them, lol. Okay. Focus. Do I have a radio? I don't think so. I'm fine to get out of here. Car is gassed, etc. It's just nothing I ever expected is all. Off to find a radio.
Thank you so much.
how obnoxious they have a crap commercial on! you'd think they'd know people actually need information!!
i'm glad to hear you've got ready transport. no harm taking a little drive uphill for a while.
and you can probably call your local cops if you don't find a radio and need info.
sandnsea!
Just found a couple of stations that are updating on Facebook. Awesome! Our local officials are out of bed and keeping up with the info and will decide about an evacuation. Whew. I can't go anywhere unless I haul the entire family with me!
thank you so much for telling us, sandnsea!
i was just coming looking to see if you'd said you are evac'ing. i didn't realize you'd posted again, sorry! i am relieved to hear that from you!!
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03-11-2011, 03:59 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:50 AM)Cha Wrote: The Ocean is in turmoil! I don't want to leave but time will tell. I just went up and talked to my landlady who said I could hitch a ride with her if it came to that. I told her my bag was packed and she hasn't packed anything yet.
Her daughter-in-law's mother works for an airline here and they told them to all go home..no flights.
I hope it's just extra precaution for everyone.
you still have some hours, yes? maybe your local police can tell you something? do you have a radio with civil defense channel?
are you AT the coast, Cha?
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03-11-2011, 04:09 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:50 AM)Cha Wrote: The Ocean is in turmoil! I don't want to leave but time will tell. I just went up and talked to my landlady who said I could hitch a ride with her if it came to that. I told her my bag was packed and she hasn't packed anything yet.
Her daughter-in-law's mother works for an airline here and they told them to all go home..no flights.
I hope it's just extra precaution for everyone.
i think it is better to be safe. if you have a ride up, you might as well head uphill.
it is already a tsunami. i can not find the maps they usually have showing strike areas. one site is being reconstructed. such timing ....
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03-11-2011, 04:30 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 03:50 AM)Cha Wrote: The Ocean is in turmoil! I don't want to leave but time will tell. I just went up and talked to my landlady who said I could hitch a ride with her if it came to that. I told her my bag was packed and she hasn't packed anything yet.
Her daughter-in-law's mother works for an airline here and they told them to all go home..no flights.
I hope it's just extra precaution for everyone.
Cha, here is info on your civil defense:
http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/hawaii.php
http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departme...fault.aspx
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03-11-2011, 04:43 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 04:37 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:30 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:50 AM)Cha Wrote: The Ocean is in turmoil! I don't want to leave but time will tell. I just went up and talked to my landlady who said I could hitch a ride with her if it came to that. I told her my bag was packed and she hasn't packed anything yet.
Her daughter-in-law's mother works for an airline here and they told them to all go home..no flights.
I hope it's just extra precaution for everyone.
Cha, here is info on your civil defense:
http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/hawaii.php
http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departme...fault.aspx
Thanks, nofurylike!
i hope it helps!
have you decided to take a little drive up a hill?
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03-11-2011, 05:12 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 04:48 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:43 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:37 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:30 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 03:50 AM)Cha Wrote: The Ocean is in turmoil! I don't want to leave but time will tell. I just went up and talked to my landlady who said I could hitch a ride with her if it came to that. I told her my bag was packed and she hasn't packed anything yet.
Her daughter-in-law's mother works for an airline here and they told them to all go home..no flights.
I hope it's just extra precaution for everyone.
Cha, here is info on your civil defense:
http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/hawaii.php
http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departme...fault.aspx
Thanks, nofurylike!
i hope it helps!
have you decided to take a little drive up a hill?
It depends on if my nice landlady decides to go..her son and his family live in the front section and she says he doesn't want to leave. They have two young kids so we'll see if it's mandatory or not. She has her own car..but, I'm ready..just waiting on whatever!
So weird how life can change on a dime~ 
"So weird how life can change on a dime" ~ indeed!!
if she doesn't decide to go, and you want to i hope you won't hesitate to get authorities to take you even if she won't go! they will!
i'm so glad you came here, and let us know, Cha!
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03-11-2011, 04:24 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
Hawai'i update (seems about the same. maybe a more accurate time):
ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0307 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1130 PM HST THU MAR 10 2011
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=....11.093115
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03-11-2011, 05:17 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 04:44 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:24 AM)nofurylike Wrote: Hawai'i update (seems about the same. maybe a more accurate time):
ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0307 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1130 PM HST THU MAR 10 2011
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=....11.093115
Oh yeah, it changed 8 minutes..it was 2:59am. Thanks~
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03-11-2011, 04:48 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 04:41 AM)Cha Wrote: Here is a link to what I found out from your link, nofurylike.. You can see we're not in the shaded area. 
http://tsunami.csc.noaa.gov/map.html?Add...ch+Address
you are in the evacuation zone, though, the red line.
edit to add: but thank you for that! it IS comforting to see that, Cha!
but if they evacuate, or when they do, i hope yu will do so. or maybe with your landlady, before roads are busier.
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03-11-2011, 04:56 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 04:50 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:48 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 04:41 AM)Cha Wrote: Here is a link to what I found out from your link, nofurylike.. You can see we're not in the shaded area.
http://tsunami.csc.noaa.gov/map.html?Add...ch+Address
you are in the evacuation zone, though, the red line.
Yeah, that's what I was afraid of..I started looking at that closer after I gave you the link.
i just hope you'll head for high ground for a while. best to be safe, dear Cha.
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03-11-2011, 05:21 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
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03-11-2011, 05:53 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 05:37 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 05:21 AM)nofurylike Wrote: thank you for that, Cha!! i am relieved to hear that!!
RoyGBiv just posted a height prediction he heard. it is coming, but maybe gently. hoping chanting praying dancing drumming ......
It's weird too because I've had so many Tsunami dreams in the past but no one ever got hurt.. Just saw these huge gigantic waves coming and we'd all out run 'em!!
When I stop posting it's cause I turned off my 'puter, grabbed it and headed for the hills.
i'm glad you out run 'em in those dreams! i'll see them as premonitions!
"When I stop posting it's cause I ... headed for the hills"
thank you
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03-11-2011, 05:27 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 05:20 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 05:17 AM)sandnsea Wrote: (03-11-2011 05:09 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: I dunno if this helps at all, but Stuart Weinstein with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says they are estimating about a meter wave along the US West Coast.
Siren just went off. I am not in an evacuation area, but I live a couple hundred yards from the river which is my biggest worry. There's massive dunes on the other side though. I think I should be okay. People are leaving. A friend up by the bridge said there has been traffic tonight, and there is never traffic at night. Definitely packing though.
Yeah, we live by the River too.. I hope everyone is safe. Do another here.
yes,
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03-11-2011, 05:22 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 05:17 AM)sandnsea Wrote: (03-11-2011 05:09 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: I dunno if this helps at all, but Stuart Weinstein with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says they are estimating about a meter wave along the US West Coast.
Siren just went off. I am not in an evacuation area, but I live a couple hundred yards from the river which is my biggest worry. There's massive dunes on the other side though. I think I should be okay. People are leaving. A friend up by the bridge said there has been traffic tonight, and there is never traffic at night. Definitely packing though.
sandnsea!!
please do the safest thing!
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03-11-2011, 05:24 AM
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RoyGBiv
Auf Wiedersehen, adieu
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 05:17 AM)sandnsea Wrote: (03-11-2011 05:09 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: I dunno if this helps at all, but Stuart Weinstein with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says they are estimating about a meter wave along the US West Coast.
Siren just went off. I am not in an evacuation area, but I live a couple hundred yards from the river which is my biggest worry. There's massive dunes on the other side though. I think I should be okay. People are leaving. A friend up by the bridge said there has been traffic tonight, and there is never traffic at night. Definitely packing though.
You know your terrain better than I do of course. Just be careful, please.
All of you.
“The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.” -- Dorothy Parker
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03-11-2011, 05:25 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 05:09 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: I dunno if this helps at all, but Stuart Weinstein with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says they are estimating about a meter wave along the US West Coast.
thank you for that, RoyGBiv!
i think we're all puzzled how that translates!
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03-11-2011, 05:33 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 05:26 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: Here's a link to the BBC's coverage, FYI.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
omg, as bad as that is, how much worse it could have been. massive earthquake.
thank you for that link, RoyGBiv!
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03-11-2011, 05:58 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 05:40 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: (03-11-2011 05:33 AM)nofurylike Wrote: (03-11-2011 05:26 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: Here's a link to the BBC's coverage, FYI.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
omg, as bad as that is, how much worse it could have been. massive earthquake.
thank you for that link, RoyGBiv!
The Twitter feed on that page is both informative and horrible at the same time.
Quote:#
1136: Reuters quotes a report on Japan's Kyodo news agency which says that a ship carrying 100 people was swept away by the tsunami.
no no no no no no .....
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03-11-2011, 05:49 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 05:42 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 05:26 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: Here's a link to the BBC's coverage, FYI.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
Yes, thanks for the link, RoyG!
My bag is getting fatter and fatter..I keep thinking of things I shouldn't be without just for an overnight or in case my hale gets under water. I'm definitely high maintenence!
it is just very fortunate having the time to be that, Cha.
it is good you are taking care of you!
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03-11-2011, 05:38 AM
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okay, dear ones, i assume you are all on your way to high places?
you are in my thoughts and heart and chants and prayers ....
please let us know how it goes, when you can.
sandnsea, Cha, Kona, ALL!!!
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03-11-2011, 05:45 AM
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(03-11-2011 05:43 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote: And I don't have a link for this, but it seems Tuvalu may cease to exist.
This is the Pacific island that's already in danger of being submerged due to rising seas caused by global climate change. There was a guy talking on the BBC at one point that said the wave headed there is bigger than the island is.
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03-11-2011, 05:47 AM
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Hekate
Applied Mythologist
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The poor Japanese. Film of the wave went on forever, so far inland.
You could just see it heading inland for miles and miles and miles. The earthquake alone was enough to flatten cities, but the tsunami came wave after wave. Those poor souls.
Looks like everyone in the Pacific Ring of Fire is on alert tonight. One thing I learned growing up in the Islands is never ever go down to the beach to "watch the tsunami." Never.
I'm 3 miles inland, but not very high above sea level. My area seems to be only on Advisory -- I'm sure it's the curve of the coastline past Point Conception that brings it down a notch. Anyhow, for me, off to bed. Anyone in Hawai'i or Crescent City, CA -- do what the local authorities tell you and if they say go to higher ground, git.
BTW, anyone notice that the Prez was awakened with the news and that he's already told FEMA to gear up? Now THAT'S change I can believe in -- FEMA once again run by professionals!
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever does. ~Margaret Mead~
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03-11-2011, 05:50 AM
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Cha
OCEAN CALLING
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RE: The poor Japanese. Film of the wave went on forever, so far inland.
(03-11-2011 05:47 AM)Hekate Wrote: You could just see it heading inland for miles and miles and miles. The earthquake alone was enough to flatten cities, but the tsunami came wave after wave. Those poor souls.
Looks like everyone in the Pacific Ring of Fire is on alert tonight. One thing I learned growing up in the Islands is never ever go down to the beach to "watch the tsunami." Never.
I'm 3 miles inland, but not very high above sea level. My area seems to be only on Advisory -- I'm sure it's the curve of the coastline past Point Conception that brings it down a notch. Anyhow, for me, off to bed. Anyone in Hawai'i or Crescent City, CA -- do what the local authorities tell you and if they say go to higher ground, git.
BTW, anyone notice that the Prez was awakened with the news and that he's already told FEMA to gear up? Now THAT'S change I can believe in -- FEMA once again run by professionals!
Thanks for that news, Hekate! Bless his heart too. So sad about Japan and those tsunami waves!
"Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport. The Future Is Ours If We Actively Participate In Shaping It" 
John Harder~http://zerowastekauai.org/index.html
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03-11-2011, 05:55 AM
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RE: The poor Japanese. Film of the wave went on forever, so far inland.
(03-11-2011 05:47 AM)Hekate Wrote: You could just see it heading inland for miles and miles and miles. The earthquake alone was enough to flatten cities, but the tsunami came wave after wave. Those poor souls.
Looks like everyone in the Pacific Ring of Fire is on alert tonight. One thing I learned growing up in the Islands is never ever go down to the beach to "watch the tsunami." Never.
I'm 3 miles inland, but not very high above sea level. My area seems to be only on Advisory -- I'm sure it's the curve of the coastline past Point Conception that brings it down a notch. Anyhow, for me, off to bed. Anyone in Hawai'i or Crescent City, CA -- do what the local authorities tell you and if they say go to higher ground, git.
BTW, anyone notice that the Prez was awakened with the news and that he's already told FEMA to gear up? Now THAT'S change I can believe in -- FEMA once again run by professionals!
thank you for that update, Hekate!!
i am very pleased you are inland!
and thank you about the Prez!!
"Now THAT'S change I can believe in -- FEMA once again run by professionals!"
YES!!
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03-11-2011, 06:04 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
back soon
if you are off when i come back, i will know you headed for the hills.
then, please feel my thoughts and caring with all of you.
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03-11-2011, 06:28 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
back.
i assume you've all gone to safe places.
with you in heart and soul
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03-11-2011, 08:08 AM
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Good golly!!!
Hope everyone has found higher ground. Been thru a tsunami in Japan in '79, no major wave, but the tide went waaaaay out. Not to be trivialized!!!!
Stay safe!!
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03-12-2011, 02:32 AM
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(03-11-2011 11:59 AM)Cha Wrote: (03-11-2011 09:46 AM)azmouse Wrote: So glad so many wonderful DFPers were here for our Hawaii and west coast members.
I've been worried about everyone, and I'm so glad to hear you're safe.
Yeah, that was nice..it actually me give a lot of comfort and kept me well informed!
I am back home and not quite sure what's going on but on the radio back here the guy said we were still at risk and the main roads are closed.
i am so pleased to see you got home and are okay, Cha!! thank you for letting us know!!
i think the aftershocks have them being cautious. advisories and watches are still being put out there, even though as far as i know each place has now sounded the "all clear."
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03-11-2011, 01:19 PM
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Cha
OCEAN CALLING
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 12:57 PM)sandnsea Wrote: Just got back home. The road to my house was closed. My daughter lives in a safe area so we stayed there this morning. It was low tide so the waves really weren't much worse than a rough storm. Better safe than sorry though. Glad Cha is okay too! Has Kona checked in?
Hi sandnsea..it's good to be back home..we had to evacutate to the hills though because there was that possibility. It's amazing there wasn't more action elsewhere since it was so strong around Japan. I'm about to post an article on the low impact on Hawaii and other Islands.
Glad you could go to your daughter's house!
Haven't heard what Kona has had to go through during this crisis.
"Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport. The Future Is Ours If We Actively Participate In Shaping It"
John Harder~http://zerowastekauai.org/index.html
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03-11-2011, 01:21 PM
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Does this mean you weren't swept out to sea?
Confirmed, Fox "news" makes you stupid
The ones you are noticing are more terrified than anything else. They are lashing out because they are comfortable; and to acknowledge what is happening is a threat to that comfort. Ignore them, for they are not the voices that will rise in the coming days, months and years. They are not the voices of our collected humanity. They are the old voices of fear and impotence. - Anonymous
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03-11-2011, 01:32 PM
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RoyGBiv
Auf Wiedersehen, adieu
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 12:57 PM)sandnsea Wrote: Just got back home. The road to my house was closed. My daughter lives in a safe area so we stayed there this morning. It was low tide so the waves really weren't much worse than a rough storm. Better safe than sorry though. Glad Cha is okay too! Has Kona checked in?
Glad you're alright.
Kona posted something on Facebook about 20 minutes ago.
“The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.” -- Dorothy Parker
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03-12-2011, 03:01 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 02:28 PM)Cha Wrote: Oh good! I figured he was okay since the tsunamis didn't hit any of the Hawaiian Islands but it's nice to hear he's posting.
Governor Abercrombie:
"Hawaii was just the most blessed place on the face of the Earth today."
how blessed you are, dear Cha. it did hit the islands. check this out:
http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2011/0...in-charge/
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Collapsed piers, sunken boats, submerged cars, slammed harbors, clogged lagoons, broken seawalls, flooded buildings, rubble-strewn beaches, ruined fishponds and historic places — even homes that floated away.
"A lot of sad stories," said Ed Teixeira, vice director of Hawaii State Civil Defense, particularly on the Big Island, which suffered the most damage of all the islands and is still mending from the 2006 earthquake off the Kailua-Kona coast.
Teixeira said there are indications that a wave at Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island was 15-feet high, over twice the height of waves that hit elsewhere in the island chain.
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Over the course of the night, the governor made multiple references to "aloha," as in a statement released just after midnight that read in part, "This is a time to be sensible and act with aloha. Please be mindful of your neighbors, especially for the elderly who may need kokua at this time."
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is sounds like Abercrombie did extremely well.
and this:
Tsunami Moves Through Hawai‘i; Widespread Coastal Damage on the Big Island
12 March, 2011
http://www.taimionline.com/articles/2769
KEALAKEKUA, HAWAI‘I – Civil Defense personnel and residents of the “Big Island” of Hawai‘i are still assessing the extent of the damage that occurred during this morning’s tsunami waves, which hit the island around 4 a.m.
Beaches were swamped and low-lying areas flooded throughout the Hawaiian Islands after the tsunami, spawned by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan, raced across the Pacific and surged onto Hawaii’s shores.
Most of the damage, however, appears to have been centered on the west-facing coast of Hawai‘i Island, particularly in Kailua-Kona and the Kealakekua Bay area, where water rushed up into roadways, tumbling cars, damaging coastal buildings, and in at least one case, sweeping an entire house off its foundations and into the sea. The house is still, at press time, floating in Kealakekua Bay.
There are no reports of injuries or deaths at this time.
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and i heard some about Maui, too.
edit - here, briefly about Maui:
"Low-lying areas in Maui were flooded as 7-foot waves crashed ashore .... "
i am so glad you are okay
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03-12-2011, 02:44 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 01:32 PM)RoyGBiv Wrote: Kona posted something on Facebook about 20 minutes ago.
thank you so much for posting that, RoyGBiv!
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03-12-2011, 02:35 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-11-2011 12:57 PM)sandnsea Wrote: Just got back home. The road to my house was closed. My daughter lives in a safe area so we stayed there this morning. It was low tide so the waves really weren't much worse than a rough storm. Better safe than sorry though. Glad Cha is okay too! Has Kona checked in?
i am so happy to see you here, sandnsea!! thank you for letting us know you made it through okay!!
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03-13-2011, 01:49 AM
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RE: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan
(03-12-2011 02:08 PM)Cha Wrote: Thank you so much for those articles encompassing what really happened on the Islands in the aftermath of the tsunami warning, nofurylike.
A friend was giving me a ride to the beach yesterday(we couldn't go swimming red flags were all around).. and we were talking about our evacuation experiences the night before and I mentioned about no waves coming and she said she heard from her neighbor that there was some damage on the Big Island! I was going to go home and investigate but I was so tired from just 2 hours sleep and wanting to stay up so I could sleep well last night that I never did!
There are a lot of people on these Islands who have loved ones in Japan and are waiting to find out if they're okay or not.
i know, it would be hard to tell there was real damage judging by media coverage, ah? i was surprised to find any mention of it, after so many reports of no damage at all!
i was just very relieved that at least the energy struck from a direction that spared the area you are in, Cha!
o my, yes, there are so many Japanese there!!
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She said Cha wants to go too and to let her know when. I said out my screen door.."I heard that!":) "Better to be safe" is how he put it. 
