norcal 5 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Soooooo much traffic. Need the friggin expressway Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Was standing at the top of Madarao kogen when this happened... what a strange feeling it was to be at the top of the hill. Got stuck in hours of traffic as the Chuo was shut down... it took a full 8.5 hours to make a 4 hour drive. Hope everyone is safe and sound. Love all you guys! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Always wondered what it would feel like on top of a mountain. How did it feel? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: JellyBelly People living 2km around the nuclear plant being evacuated Lets all get round there with some buckets. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I didn't even realize what was happening at first. Thought I was just imagining things... then started feeling a bit dizzy like I was sea sick or something. People were stuck on the lifts for a while (I left before they got moving again) and loads of kids were sitting around on the mountain looking very afraid. We were on our last run of the afternoon and were on our way home pretty soon after it all happened... watching the news now that I'm home is making me feel sick. Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 wow, that was scary here in Fukushima. Never felt a quake last so long. Thought the whole school was gonna come down. Anyone closer to the epicenter won't have power for a while and with the phones down you probably won't hear from them for a while. We had no power for a few hours and now there's probs with the nuclear reactor and people within a 3km radius have been evacuated. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Sadly just heard reports of 100s of bodies being found Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 terrible, just terrible. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: panhead_pete Sadly just heard reports of 100s of bodies being found Yep, in the debris from the houses being decimated. Felt really guilty eating dinner today. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Waves hitting Hawaii now Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 I don't think I'll be going skiing tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Is the Japanese earthquake the latest natural disaster to have been caused by a 'supermoon'? Tabloids already spouting bullshit >> The powerful tsunami that today slammed into Japan's eastern coast comes just two days after warnings that the movement of the moon could trigger unpredictable events on Earth. Astrologers predicted that on March 19 - a week tomorrow - the so-called 'supermoon' will be closer to Earth than at any time since 1992, just 221,567 miles away, and that its gravitational pull will bring chaos to Earth. And conspiracy theorists on the Internet have delighted in making catastrophic predictions of tidal waves, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Coming just three weeks after the quake which devastated Christchurch in New Zealand killing hundreds, this latest disaster will only add fuel to their fire. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Sendai Airport Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Seen those images of what looks like whole complete houses floating fast down the rivers? Mad scenes. Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Heard about 300 bodies found so far. Sad Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Did you get to Zao? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: HighlyTrainedExNovaTeacher Seen those images of what looks like whole complete houses floating fast down the rivers? Mad scenes. Yeah, watching them crash into that pole, then poof, gone. Just really hope noone was in there. There didn't appear to be as most people were watching it from the sidelines, so to speak. Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I turned around halfway. Expressway closed and heard there was trouble in that prefecture. Couldnt contact the hotel to ask either, their lines were down. Still trying to get back to akishima. Soooo many places without power.about 80km to go. Will celebrate our anniversary another time. Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Looks like most of Yamagata is without power. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Lots of fires going on by the looks. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: RobBright Originally Posted By: HighlyTrainedExNovaTeacher Seen those images of what looks like whole complete houses floating fast down the rivers? Mad scenes. Yeah, watching them crash into that pole, then poof, gone. Just really hope noone was in there. There didn't appear to be as most people were watching it from the sidelines, so to speak. Imagine watching your HOUSE being swept away in one piece down a river. Link to post Share on other sites
arcadia 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Now all residents within a 10km radius of the Fukushima nuclear power plant being asked to evacuate. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Originally Posted By: RobBright Originally Posted By: HighlyTrainedExNovaTeacher Seen those images of what looks like whole complete houses floating fast down the rivers? Mad scenes. Yeah, watching them crash into that pole, then poof, gone. Just really hope noone was in there. There didn't appear to be as most people were watching it from the sidelines, so to speak. Imagine watching your HOUSE being swept away in one piece down a river. I would be thinking "thank **** I wasn't in it". Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 The official Kyodo news agency is reporting that about 88,000 people are missing. Link to post Share on other sites
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