muikabochi 208 Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 Yes. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Yes I think it came with the fire insurance. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 not that I'm aware of Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Yes. Of course earthquake insurance only covers up to half the value of one's house, but better than nothing. Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Did you get any/much damage at all Metabo? Does it cover things like the computer or tv getting knocked over and breaking? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Just a few places where the plasterboard-and-wallpaper interior walls cracked. Purely cosmetic, and not enough to make a claim over. There is some coverage for personal effects inside the house, though not sure of/forgotten the details. Didn't need to use it, in any case. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Yes, we have earthquake insurance. And with an 87% chance of a big one here...I'll make sure we continue to have it. Kan only requested they shut down Hamaoka. I'll bet they will build a wall and beef up safety but I doubt they will shut it down cold turkey. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I thought it was an order to shut down Hamaoka (?) Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 He doesn't have the authority to order it to shut down apparently. I've surfed near there quite a few times and was always surprised that they had no tsunami barriers at all... Really hope they shut it down! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 Programme just starting on NHK now about the tsunami.... Serious one, looks interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
BeerTengoku 35 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 One thing I have learnt from all of this: make sure that your phone app for earthquake detection is set up correctly, otherwise you'll be woken up by an alarm for a shindo 1 earthquake in Fukushima. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Programme just starting on NHK now about the tsunami.... Serious one, looks interesting. I was watching some of that....the footage still shocks me Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 It was very interesting. Some amazing stories told and I am sure many still to be heard. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Some amazing stories indeed. And a crucial lesson: Pay attention to tsunami warnings. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Those two women clutching to the roof of their house was amazing! How lucky were they to survive?!! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I recorded that and watched just now. Very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Originally Posted By: Metabo Oyaji Some amazing stories indeed. And a crucial lesson: Pay attention to tsunami warnings. It seems lots of people didn't even know about the warnings, so better still if you live near the coast and feel a strong quake best to get up to higher ground asap anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 Yes on that programme last night a few people said that they didn't hear any warning. Apparently lots of people were cleaning up the mess in their house that the earthquake made when the tsunami arrived. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 Originally Posted By: Go Native Those two women clutching to the roof of their house was amazing! How lucky were they to survive?!! Yes that was crazy. Some of those people must not be able to sleep at night with some of the images they must have in their heads. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Originally Posted By: RobBright One thing I have learnt from all of this: make sure that your phone app for earthquake detection is set up correctly, otherwise you'll be woken up by an alarm for a shindo 1 earthquake in Fukushima. Turning the thing off altogether is the best idea I think! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads Originally Posted By: Metabo Oyaji Some amazing stories indeed. And a crucial lesson: Pay attention to tsunami warnings. It seems lots of people didn't even know about the warnings, so better still if you live near the coast and feel a strong quake best to get up to higher ground asap anyway. Yes, in that case, consider the quake your warning. So sad to think how many lives might have been spared, if only... Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Just been on Bankisha tv program about so many schools in Fukushima - right through west to central Fukushima that is well out of the 20km/30km zone - not using their school fields because of radiation levels. Really got to wonder if we are not being told stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Of course there is stuff we aren't being told, or being told very slowly bit by bit. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Just watching something on Tv now and they are showing how Disneyland coped with the shindo 5 strong they got on 11th March. Very well prepared it seemed. Thing that got me was they are saying that there was 10,000 staff there! Ten thousand?! 90% of them arubaito. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Looks like some dudes going into one of the Fukushima reactor buildings. Hurray! Link to post Share on other sites
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