Tsunami Warning

**grego** · 6th May 2006, 23:00

do you think with all the modern technology it would be possible that somewhere somebody could press a few buttons and whoever lives in a designated danger aerea would get their phone ringing and a recorded message telling them something like: "get the fuck out a there a tsunami is coming" (Or the comies or whatever the dangers are)?????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????

**Lord Derosso** · 7th May 2006, 08:50

Did you see those surfer dorks on TV? Went down to the beach to ride the wave. Tsunamis are not normal sea waves. The bandwidth of the 'wave' means they have the WHOLE of the nearby ocean behind them, thats why they do so much damage.

**grego** · 7th May 2006, 11:14

re # 666 (you like this one)
Last week I got my near new bike back from the shop, all fixed after my accident end of Jan. The mechanico said to me:" All yours, take it around the block to see how she feels" !!
"Fuck off" , I replied, "YOU take it around the block first, you fixed it."!!!!! He grinns, gets his brainbucket and takes it for a spinn. "All good" he says when he comes back.

I get my gear on and straddle the bike first time after nearly 3 months, a quick looksy down on to the tacho: 666km !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
"""THE BEAST IS BACK """ I am on the road again

**RT527** · 7th May 2006, 11:35

Yup talk about late warnings, being in the fire service has its advantages, although I don`t exactly know what we could have done cept try and get the trucks to high ground.....anyways pager goes off at 5 40 am with a warning of a possible tsunami which continues ...no response needed just an advisory....wtf wouldnt it be better to have the people in place just in case, I know i wouldnt have minded!!!.
Anyway after watching the tv for a while i make a decision to go to work and not long after i arrive at around 7 20 am pager goes off .....tsunami warning has been cancelled!!!.
I later heard in the news that it was cancelled/downgraded at 5 30 am .
again wtf ,I nearly made the decision to not go to work on something that was downgraded b4 i even woke up, would have lost a days wages too, not to mention piss the boss off.:slap:

**Jamezo** · 7th May 2006, 11:54

Originally Posted by Lord Derosso

One place I worked the boss even had his launch as an option to get over to the Hutt Valley.

People WANT to get to the Hutt Valley in the event of a pandemic?

I'd rather take my chances with bird flu than the syphilictic bogans occupying this place.

**Lord Derosso** · 7th May 2006, 16:51

Read the thread. We are talking about the BIG ONE. Oh, sorry, I am off the KB's dick's thread now.

No, when, not if, the BIG one hits Wellington its very likely road access would become very limited and the Hutt HW would be seriously effected by slips. The boat would be used to ferry staff whom live in the Hutt valley. Thats if of course it survives any tsunami created by the BIG ONE. However, yes its true that I have discussed with my flatmate the possible use of the bike to escape via certain backroads to get north and out of the city in the event of anarcy, duck flu, his lady ex finding him and other major disasters.