Originally Posted by expatasia

Just been on a theme park ride in my own building!!!! Absolute shocker, totally scary when all sorts of crap started falling about the flat up here on the 13th floor, lifts out of action etc so gotta stay put now and endure the aftershocks.....

Cell ph doesn't work. Some awful scenes on tv (Sendai area) already....

Originally Posted by Pollyana

Both my phones just went mad with tsunami alerts (none for Aus AT THIS TIME before anyone reading starts panicking). Sounds like a bad one.....


On 3/11/2011 5:46:23 AM UTC (about 15:15h local time) an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 occurred in the unpopulated region of Tohoku in Japan. The earthquake happened 128km from Sendai.
It is likely that a tsunami was generated. The maximum tsunami wave height near the coast of Nakase will be 2.11m.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/w...1226019887907?

The quake that struck at 2.46pm (3.46pm Queensland time) today was followed by a series of aftershocks, including a 7.4-magnitude one about 30 minutes later. The US Geological Survey upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.8.

Holy Possoms Batman, that is one heck of a quake.

Originally Posted by expatasia

So shattered that this morning I slept through the Niigata quake. Can't bear to switch on the telly.

Originally Posted by GingerDom

I was utterly saddened and devasted when I saw images on TV and the internet about this catastrophic incident. My heart and prayers go out to all those people and those affected by this natural disaster

(((((BIG HUGSSSSSSSSSSSSS TO ALL)))))))

Originally Posted by Pollyana

You doing OK over there mate? Heard about rolling power outages etc....... and we sent a team of dogs over yesterday to join in the searches
<<shudders>>



Its horrible, wish we didn't have such a big screen in the office, people keep coming in to look at footage, and at one point yesterday we had 8 different news channels showing different pictures. I don't remember finishing a shift feeling so drained as I did after watching that for 12 hours.

Originally Posted by GingerDom

Awwwwwwww it must be so horrible for you too Honey

((((POLLY)))) and 's

Originally Posted by Pollyana

Do you know, for various reasons thats probably the first time I've really smiled in two days, thank you

Its just awful seeing it all on the screen, so many different pics all at once, and knowing there's nothing I can do. And also thinking....OMG if this happened in Queensland, we are the ones managing the response

Originally Posted by GingerDom

Hey that is my job - to make people smile. I just hope you wear that smile for a looooooooong time. I bet you radiate

Originally Posted by Pollyana

You doing OK over there mate? Heard about rolling power outages etc....... and we sent a team of dogs over yesterday to join in the searches
<<shudders>>



Its horrible, wish we didn't have such a big screen in the office, people keep coming in to look at footage, and at one point yesterday we had 8 different news channels showing different pictures. I don't remember finishing a shift feeling so drained as I did after watching that for 12 hours.

Originally Posted by expatasia

Cheers, it's 5.30am - I'd got used to the aftershocks but woke up and indeed got up at that last one a few mins ago, the prob with the scheduled rolling power outages is that you never know what time of the day they come to fruition if at all, consequently like yesterday you find yourself not being to use the trains to get to work or fulfil other (eg hospital) appointments or whatever. Mrs E not amused.

Finally managed to buy eggs though amidst all the panic buying locally. Not Easter ones though.

Originally Posted by Pollyana

pm me your address, I'll post you an Easter Egg - might leave it a couple of weeks though, I wouldn't imagine anything would get through at present.

Originally Posted by ROMFT_WO2RN

course if you left it a few weeks Polly would probably eat it and just send you the empty box

Originally Posted by Pollyana

Oooh you rotten git!! I wouldn't do that If it was twiglets or crisps mind......

Originally Posted by expatasia

I should stay awake and catch Newsnight, hard to get anything like the truth from the Jps & their media about radiation leaks etc - plenty of expats are starting to evacuate Japan, good friends of ours are leaving tomorrow....for FLAMIN BIRMINGHAM! Would rather take my chances with the tsunamis

Originally Posted by ROMFT_WO2RN

Currently watching NHK World Japanese tv on FREESAT

Originally Posted by expatasia

Hey, it's not that enjoyable...is it?


Brum is a shithole but they know how to win a trophy, roit?