HUGE EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN

[Danny]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704399804576193650432765520.html?mod=WSJ_World_LeadStory

          All the news carriers have this. Waves have carried away boats a ship and a commuter train are missing etc. Very sad.

                                                Magnitude-8.9 Quake

"The strongest earthquake to hit Japan in at least 300 years rocked the country's eastern coast on Friday, triggering a 30-foot tsunami that violently engulfed cars and buildings in its path in northern Japan."

[unclrob]

My best good vibe's go out to all in Japan.

[BenF]

Been watching the carnage unfold all day here. Truly awful. I hope all our forum members are safe, and that the American west coast doesn't get hit too hard.  Seems like it might be dying down faster than feared.

[Johnny M]

My wife and kids are flying into Tokyo on Monday.  It's the first time they'll have been back since we moved to Canada 5 years ago.

My fingers and toes are crossed 

John

[Randy_R]

I've sent a PM to member Sneaky who lives in Japan. Hopefully he and his family are OK.

If I hear something outside this thread, I'll let everyone know.

We have several members in Japan.

[Johnny M]

I've sent a PM to member Sneaky who lives in Japan. Hopefully he and his family are OK.

If I hear something outside this thread, I'll let everyone know.

We have several members in Japan.

I think Sneaky is down in Kyushu, and probably didn't feel a thing.  Hopefully he'll chime in soon and let us know.

I lived in Japan for 8 years and have been through all kinds of earthquakes, but this one is huge even by Japan's standards.  The internet is still up northeast of Tokyo, but still a lot of small damage.  My friend just posted me a few pictures of a place near where we lived and a wall in front of a store had collapsed.  He's a potter and had a couple of shelves of pottery come down.  He said that "just everything kind of stopped".  His daughter couldn't get home from school last night because the trains had shut down and had to sleep in the school's gym.  They've been knocked down, but they're already starting to get up.  Best wishes to all who are there.

John

[BenF]

Seems the concern is growing regarding the nuclear plant with the damaged cooling system. Radiation within the reactor 1000 x normal, with the cooling system still out of action.  Worst case scenario is being reported as a full reactor meltdown. Let's hope not. That could be catastrophic with the population densities!

[Danny]

Seems the concern is growing regarding the nuclear plant with the damaged cooling system. Radiation within the reactor 1000 x normal, with the cooling system still out of action.  Worst case scenario is being reported as a full reactor meltdown. Let's hope not. That could be catastrophic with the population densities!

My prayers are with them. We had some folks in our home from Japan staying with us for a week or two and they are from Tokyo also. I do hope they can find a way to prevent this reactor from a meltdown. We have a young man from Austin that we've known for over 20 years who lives their now as well. Everyone has to be concerned for loved ones at this time.
       I also thought of Sneaky when I posted this thread. It will be good to hear he is doing well.

[sneaky]

I think Sneaky is down in Kyushu, and probably didn't feel a thing.  Hopefully he'll chime in soon and let us know.



John

Miyagi in fact...Sendai in particular. I felt every little bump and grind believe me, still feeling after shocks and they seem to be petering out...they were coming every few minutes for 24 hours ... and I`m so freaked out that I`m feeling after shocks when they aren`t even happening...oops...theres another, and I know that one happened `cause my wife said..."shaking"...looks like another one eye opened sleep tonight.

[sneaky]

big after shock this time...

[Randy_R]

good luck to you.

[BenF]

Good luck to you.

[Mr_LV19E]

Prayers are with you.

[Danny]

Prayers are with you.

Yup.

[Caleb]

Same here. What an awful deal.

[Denis]

It's hard to imagine the devastation even with the videos on tv and the net.  It's going to be a hard road back.  My thoughts go out to them.

[Mr_LV19E]

It's hard to imagine the devastation even with the videos on tv and the net.  It's going to be a hard road back.  My thoughts go out to them.

The video looks more like a disaster movie. When you think about all the disasters that have been happening in the world it makes you wonder if there isn't something to all that 2012 talk.

[Caleb]

I put no faith in the 2012 talk.  Reminds me too much of the Y2K thing, and all through history there are theories of this sort (Europe in the year 999 was in a panic).  And as far as I know the world has been here a long time and disasters are nothing new.  The thing that's somewhat new is that we pay attention to them and record them now.  

[sneaky]

seems the IAEA is on it`s way, then we`ll get real info on whats going on with the reactors...I don`t believe what the Japanese gov`t says, they are more concerned with saving their own political skin than the people, anyways, this will probably spell the end for the current PM so they`ll change again...and the next one will resign after a few months...it`s been a revolving door of Prime Ministers in Japan over the past decade, evidently there is nobody who can do the job...no man I mean, maybe they should let a woman have a crack at it...what am I saying...this is Japan, women just make and serve the tea. 

[Randy_R]

its hard to know what to believe about the reactors.

our thoughts are still with you. Japan will recover.