West Coast TE Peeps....

[shootingstar]

Hope you will be safe ...for a long time on west coast and your loved ones in Japan/eastern Asia.

Vancouver Island particularily on west coast side would the first hit area in the southern part of Canada.

[bluejellybean]

this is definitely another nudge to get an emergency kit together!

[shootingstar]

Really, bluejellybean VAncovuer Island is quite vulnerable compared to City of vancouver or Seattle.

When I was vacationing near your side of Vancouver Island I stayed at a lovely bed 'n breakfast in Qualicum Beach --about 12 years ago. The guy was a retired provincial govn't bureaucrat in emergency planning.

He had his kit in the car and by his bed.

[shootingstar]

For reasons I can't fully explain, I felt really sad watching the aerial plane photos of the tsunami sweeping across...I can't imagine the terror and horror.

It was on CNN from a Japanese broadcasting statioin that aired it in silence with Japanese slow, mournful music...like a temple-like dirge.

It was probably the most effective footage. No dialogue was necessary.

This is just sustainable blog in Tokyo that I occasionally follow. Doesn't say much...which how much can one say when there is devastation not so far away. http://tokyogreenspace.com/

[NbyNW]

My Dad was able to get on a flight out of Osaka this afternoon. I'm glad this didn't end up in him being stranded for multiple days!

Still can't wrap my mind around the devastation in the quake zone. It's a bit surreal.

[shootingstar]

Lucky him.

Another earthquake had occurred.

Diagram of plates:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/.../?from=1939748

It's just not a good sign when there have been several major earthquake disasters in past few years....Indonesia, NZ (just recently), Chile..

For the tsunami in Indonesia 1-2 yrs. ago, I was in touch with someone in Honolulu. She told me that in the evacuation, the traffic congestion..was alot. They went to high ground. The mood was abit ...even festive. Guess that's a coping mechanism.

[Trek420]

this is definitely another nudge to get an emergency kit together!

Buy it here! They'll need the funds. I'm getting at least another one. So far small one in the car, purse, teeny tiny kit in the commuter bike bag .. need one for home and another for work.

http://www.redcrossstore.org

Enough power to: devastate Japan, cross the Pacific, threaten Hawaii, more ocean, sweeeeeeze through the tiny opening in the San Francisco bay and ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMDCLwblkY

[Tokie]

Here in the Santa Barbara area we were on Tsunami "alert". My house is in the tsunami flood zone. So I thought about loading the 3 poodles into the car to spend the day in the covered parking at work, which is further inland. But the surge was only predicted to be a foot or so, and the beach here is down a bluff too - I think we are about 30 feet above sea level. So the dogs stayed home. I can tell you from the light traffic into work though that alot of people were spooked and stayed home. My girlfriend is in Osaka now visiting family. the earthquake there was almost imperceptible. But I expect that her flight home early next week may be delayed! So sorry for the destruction and loss of life. Tokie

[Trek420]

3.9 in the East Bay. Did ya feel it?

[jobob]

yep.

[Trek420]

I didn't feel it. I was outside planting annuals and missed it.

[Trek420]

Ok, I felt that.