Thanks Frick, that was a great article. I've stayed at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel they mention in the article. I'm glad to hear the damage was minimal.
beachpuff, so glad for you and Hawaii that it wasn't as bad as we feared it would be.
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Thanks Frick, that was a great article. I've stayed at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel they mention in the article. I'm glad to hear the damage was minimal.
beachpuff, so glad for you and Hawaii that it wasn't as bad as we feared it would be.
The waiting is the worst part. They started sounding the tsunami alarms almost 6 hours ahead of the tsunami, which is really good, but nerve wracking at the same time. We don't have large news crews, so when the tsunami hit Kauai, all they could show us were shots from traffic cams. So at 3:07 AM we're all watching a parking lot, instead of the harbor, lol. They said on the news tonight that they got a lot of their info on damages from twitter & facebook.
Glad to help.
An 11-thousand-square-mile state (7 of our states are smaller) with a population of 1.3 million doesn't have decent news coverage? I'm surprised by that. Did you head to higher ground, or were you on high ground to begin with?
This stuff fascinates me. A friend of mine was in Hawaii, about to fly home, when they got a tsunami warning from the Chile earthquake. She had to evacuate, but the tsunami was minor.
An 11-thousand-square-mile state (7 of our states are smaller) with a population of 1.3 million doesn't have decent news coverage? I'm surprised by that. Did you head to higher ground, or were you on high ground to begin with?
This stuff fascinates me. A friend of mine was in Hawaii, about to fly home, when they got a tsunami warning from the Chile earthquake. She had to evacuate, but the tsunami was minor.
I remember the Chile one - it was last Feb.
The news stations all join together, so there's only 2 different stations in situations like this. So 4 channels have the same broadcast, and the other one has slightly different footage. I'm guessing they just can't cover the entire coast line of every island. I could be wrong, but I think the news stations are centered here, not on each individual island. You'd be surprised how backwards it can be here, lol.
We live just outside the evacuation zone, so we stayed home. If they had predicted the 30-something foot waves that hit Japan I definitely would have gone to higher ground. They were predicting 6 feet, which wouldn't travel far inland like the Japan waves did. I admit I spent the entire time second guessing my decision to stay put, its just a tough call because we're about .75 miles from the water. I can hear it when the waves get big, but I can't see it from home. I knew in my head we would be OK, but I worried (needlessly, thankfully) anyway. What happened here was so minor in comparison to Japan.
The news stations all join together, so there's only 2 different stations in situations like this. So 4 channels have the same broadcast, and the other one has slightly different footage. I'm guessing they just can't cover the entire coast line of every island. I could be wrong, but I think the news stations are centered here, not on each individual island. You'd be surprised how backwards it can be here, lol.
We live just outside the evacuation zone, so we stayed home. If they had predicted the 30-something foot waves that hit Japan I definitely would have gone to higher ground. They were predicting 6 feet, which wouldn't travel far inland like the Japan waves did. I admit I spent the entire time second guessing my decision to stay put, its just a tough call because we're about .75 miles from the water. I can hear it when the waves get big, but I can't see it from home. I knew in my head we would be OK, but I worried (needlessly, thankfully) anyway. What happened here was so minor in comparison to Japan.
Glad you are doing OK, Beach.
I was in Kona last Sept., and the year before July. Really love it there, nice slow pace. It was disappointing to read about places I go to were damaged, like stores & restaurants in the village. And a little spooky that debris made it onto Ali'i Drive. Meaning both condos I had stayed at, on the ground floor, must have been flooded. Hope the turtles are OK too.
I was in Kona last Sept., and the year before July. Really love it there, nice slow pace. It was disappointing to read about places I go to were damaged, like stores & restaurants in the village. And a little spooky that debris made it onto Ali'i Drive. Meaning both condos I had stayed at, on the ground floor, must have been flooded. Hope the turtles are OK too.
I could imagine that, being up all night worrying if you made the right decision to leave or stay put especially considering that you're that close to the shore. Island living must be strange, to someone like me who only has access to a very large lake.
Hey Star Kona is really nice. That was one of the areas that got hit, I saw those pictures too. I heard that the dolphins were out this morning, so I'm sure the turtles are OK too.
It just unsettling to not be able to get out of here if something happens. I feel trapped and panicky every time something weird happens, like storms and stuff. Sometimes I feel like I'm stuck here waiting for that rescue helicopter, lol. At least I finally have my bloog
It just unsettling to not be able to get out of here if something happens. I feel trapped and panicky every time something weird happens, like storms and stuff. Sometimes I feel like I'm stuck here waiting for that rescue helicopter, lol. At least I finally have my bloog
and now the Japanese people have to deal with nuclear problems. (And perhaps not only the Japanese people, we'll see)One of their reactors has already exploded, and another has cooling problems.
This is really bad.
One of their reactors has already exploded, and another has cooling problems.
This is really bad.
Holy smokes! Guess I need to keep the news on 24/7
I've been switching between MSNBC and CNN all day. Some scary stuff going on.
Yeah I put on CNN cuz nothing else was covering news. Which I suppose is a good thing because if some new crisis occurred there'd be breaking new coverage.
Speaking of breaking news... did you happen to catch Leaford's posts?
Think I'll just hide out in here for awhile. I'm starting to be a rabble-rouser elsewhere. Better still, I should go do some laundry and other housekeeping tasks. Don't want to get hurt tripping over these dust bunnies.
Yes, I did happen to catch those. I think I'm going to be more of an observer than an contributor here for a bit. Spinning my wheels in mud doesn't get me far...
Nahhhh... what fun would we have if you don't post? I only made one query to Leaford, but I'll add nothing else on that subject til I see how things go. Meanwhile, we have this thread to discuss current events, recipes, nail polish, and whatever else springs to mind.
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