Chriselle 158 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Don't know...my wife was looking today and there were flights to Vancouver from Osaka at regular prices. That was this morning though. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 About the same (inflated) price as yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Important reading for those who want to know about the situation in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 A few people I know have run away not to be seen again. I'm staying put, for now, but what a totally unnerving experience this has been. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Morning friends. Holding up ok? Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Some more than others Bag! Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 There was an interesting thing on the earthquakes just before. They were saying that they basically don't know. But the best opinion is that the Shizuoka one wasn't really connected to the dreaded Tokai. But, the huge Tohoku one was just so big that there may be a chance of other quakes happening here and there - like we have seen Niigata/Nagano and Shizuoka. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Heard a bit of that kind of thing. I'm definitely going to limit the amount of stuff I listen to. Actually have been doing just that the last few days and without any shakes I'm keeping in a good mind condition. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Been away from the computer but wow. What has happened. So sad to see everything and best wishes to all over there and the friends we made. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Is everyone ok? Some of my friends in Iwate not found yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Originally Posted By: echineko Some of my friends in Iwate not found yet. Fingers crossed for you echineko! Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 You still coming down to Niigata/Gunma Mick? Limited operations down here, unclear how things will be into next week.... Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Originally Posted By: echineko Some of my friends in Iwate not found yet. So sorry to hear that Echineko. I hope it is just bad communications. One Melbourne man got into trouble with his Mum because he has been helping in Sendai and did not call her until yesterday. But when he called her the phone dropped out. The family heard he was alive, but he called them every day that he was in Japan - I suppose in the difficult conditions there were more important things on his mind than calling his Mum. Hope your friends are the same. (((HUGS))) Link to post Share on other sites
pickled mushhead 0 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Tokyo's Ueno Zoo will postpone the public display of a pair of giant pandas leased from China, initially scheduled on 22 March. Shocking, but true. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Sobering It starts a few days before the main action, so you can see how many pre-shocks or whatever you call them there were. It kicks off around 1:15 Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Calm before the storm there just before it Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 "A French friend of mine just emailed me that flights home are in the neighbourhood of 5000$. Greedy bastards." When you read it on the news, it sounds like France is offering free flights home for it's countrymen. In reality they are just saying 'you should come home' and they are sending over two extra planes but you still have to pay for it. This just seems stupid and irresponsible (because it induces panic) of the French gov. to me. Grow a stiff upper lip! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Quote: The bankers are fleeing Tokyo. BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered and Morgan Stanley were among the banks whose staff have left since Friday’s earthquake and tsunami, scrambling for commercial and charter flights out of the region. Hip hip, hurray!! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Glad to see so many of us residents are staying put, but I can't pretend that I haven't been worrying about this. Looking at the readings and putting them in perspective, they always reassure me, but with family back home clamouring for evac and friends running out its very hard to stand by the official notices. Is there anyone who thinks the official government notices are underwhelming the situation up in Fukushima? Any Brits here keeping edge on what the FCO are saying (and any other foreign nationals to their FCO) going to defy them IF they were to give out an official evac notice? Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 About your concerns regarding the situation in Fukushima, from what I understand it would be next to impossible for the GOJ to be anything but honest about what is happening. Agencies around the world are able to monitor the level of radiation and so far the Japanese authorities have been providing pretty comprehensive information to the appropriate international monitoring agencies. I think it would be pretty hard for them to fudge it with so many other agencies and governments involved. The Canadian FOC released statements quite similar to those that came out of the British FOC. Link to post Share on other sites
CptSlow 0 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Quite an interesting read there, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I have concerns but I think most of it is simply due to the overwhelming nature of all this and some of the wild hpthings you hear. Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I don't know if anyone has linked this, but it's a really well done program. He did the same thing for Christchurch after our biggie. http://www.japanquakemap.com/ I haven't been watching much tv, I'm so sad for you guys, it is such a terrible thing, but I can't - it's just too close to home for me, I'm having too many nightmares and I'm terrified now because the Chch fault is evidently releasing pressure out to sea now, it's nearly full moon which is usually worst for aftershocks, and my home is only 5m above sea level. I did see some pictures from the Nagano 6.2 aftershock taken at Nozawa Gondolas everywhere like skittles. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 can someone please explain what I'm looking at on the Geiger counter page? Where is it measuring.....Tokyo? At what level on the graph does it become a concern? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Originally Posted By: MintyNZ it's nearly full moon which is usually worst for aftershocks MintyNZ, where do you get that from? Take care! Link to post Share on other sites
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