Jesus H, head over to Sky News, 8.8 earthquake in Japan (11 March)

**Brian d marge** · 11th March 2011, 20:58

beer no 3 , moving to cheap whiskey very soon ,,,,, very soon

Stephen

Funny internet ok , but all the phones are down

**98tls** · 11th March 2011, 20:59

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

beer no 3 , moving to cheap whiskey very soon ,,,,, very soon

Stephen

Funny internet ok , but all the phones are down

Glad to hear your ok,all the best eh.

**Mental Trousers** · 11th March 2011, 21:01

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

Funny internet ok , but all the phones are down

There won't be an huge increase in internet traffic. In fact there'll probably be a drop. There will, however, be a big surge in voice traffic.

**mashman** · 11th March 2011, 21:03

Just watched a chemical plant or refinery tank explode... it looks like it has gone from day to night in minutes as the "cloud" builds from the fire... it's like a horror movie

**98tls** · 11th March 2011, 21:04

Threat of a Tsunami for the upper North New Zealand,nothing to panic about so they say but may pay for those up there to keep an eye on TV or maybe turn the radio on eh,as i said nothing to panic about just posting whats coming over the TV.

**mashman** · 11th March 2011, 21:05

"they believe" that there's a tsunami bigger than some pacific islands on their way across... hopefully that fucker disipates

**MIXONE** · 11th March 2011, 21:07

Originally Posted by superman

Yeah I never knew there was a bloody 9.5 in the 60s! I thought this has gota be one of the biggest ones yet recorded. Still fucking massive! Mother Nature... dem bitches be crazy.

I remember the schools being emptied and everyone heading for high ground in case a "tidlewave" took out the town.Nothing happened much to all us kid's disappointment.

**Mental Trousers** · 11th March 2011, 21:09

Originally Posted by mashman

"they believe" that there's a tsunami bigger than some pacific islands on their way across... hopefully that fucker disipates

With tsunami's generated by land slides they're always larger in one direction. So hopefully the worst of it has already hit (assuming it was a land slide that did it)

**Highlander** · 11th March 2011, 21:10

Originally Posted by Mom

I have tears streaming down my face. Far canal, we thought we got slammed...

And we did.
Don't wish to take anything away from those suffering damage to property or loss of family / friends in Christchurch, but this kinda makes you realise Fred Dagg was on to it when he sang "we don't know how lucky we are".

**SPP** · 11th March 2011, 21:11

Originally Posted by mashman

"they believe" that there's a tsunami bigger than some pacific islands on their way across... hopefully that fucker disipates

A lot of the pacific islands rise steeply out of the sea. I'd be packing my waka, just in case.

**Brian d marge** · 11th March 2011, 21:11

Originally Posted by 98tls

Glad to hear your ok,all the best eh.

Thank you

All ok Wife has walked in the door

Parents in law missing in action ..... in tokyo somewhere ( most likely ok )

Stephen

**mashman** · 11th March 2011, 21:14

Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

With tsunami's generated by land slides they're always larger in one direction. So hopefully the worst of it has already hit (assuming it was a land slide that did it)

dunno... if you take a look at the locations map on the USGS site, it looks like they've been hammered on both sides of the fault, both sides of the fault looking like they're at very different depths... so not sure how that'll work. The TV just said if there's anything that's crossed the Pacific, it'll hit Honolulu by 2am our time...

**SPP** · 11th March 2011, 21:17

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

Thank you

All ok Wife has walked in the door

Parents in law missing in action ..... in tokyo somewhere ( most likely ok )

Stephen

Yeah, glad to hear that you and your family are all good. Bust out that whiskey.

**Mom** · 11th March 2011, 21:17

Originally Posted by Highlander

And we did.
Don't wish to take anything away from those suffering damage to property or loss of family / friends in Christchurch, but this kinda makes you realise Fred Dagg was on to it when he sang "we don't know how lucky we are".

Oh Dear God this is YUK! My vocabulary actually is defeated, though I am sure if I try I can find some good words. I am associated with Sendai via a daughter that was an exchange student there, and it is sister town to here.

We have no fucking idea!

OMG!