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Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:54 am
by DLRFantasmic!Dan
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan as they are hit by a 8.9 earthquake and tsunamis. The West Coast and Hawaii, as well as other countries, such as Russia, the Phillipines, and others, are getting tsuami warnings to evacuate!
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:33 am
by hobie16
I just got back from gathering up friends in low lying areas. We now expect to see the wave at 3:08 AM HST. It's gonna be a long night.
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:11 am
by TiggerHappy
Tsunami warnings for SoCal.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/03/10 ... ornia.html
I hope my friends in Japan and Korea are okay. :(
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:09 am
by DragonFox98
I was just about to PM you, Hobie. Please take care. Hoping to hear good news from you soon (or, at the very least, decent news that you and yours are ok).
Thoughts are with you.
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:14 am
by hobie16
Thanks! We're up about 200 feet so we shouldn't have any problems. All of our refugees are gathered around the TV watching repeats of the current news. The only news is Midway Island saw the water rise four feet.
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:52 am
by SG I Yam
I actually heard a newscast that said Disneyland Tokyo's parking lot is underwater. How high an elevation is DLT? Is it on the coast?
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Ah, nevermind. An explanation has already been posted...
http://www.stupidguesttricks.com/showthread.php?t=7349
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:05 am
by GaTechGal
Hobie, I'm so glad you checked in. I was worried about ya. Might as well break out the blender and start the weekend early. :p:
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:08 am
by hobie16
GaTechGal wrote:Hobie, I'm so glad you checked in. I was worried about ya. Might as well break out the blender and start the weekend early. :p:
If we still have power...
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:19 am
by ktulu
The reports are coming in from my friends, all of them are safe but it is not a good day in Japan. We're dealing with outages here at the office for our transpacific circuits.
Re: Japan gets Hit By 8.9 Earthquake
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:36 pm
by hobie16
West Maui survived with very little damage. The worst hit was the Lahaina harbor. The docks are about 50% destroyed. A few dingies either rolled over or sunk.
There was a rumor that a nine foot wave hit the second floor of Cheeseburger In Paradise. If a nine footer had hit anywhere in Lahaina the town would be gone. I'm calling El Toro Poo Poo.
