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over a year ago
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Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours
Look on the bright side, maybe it's washed away Sydney University that everybody scared of."
There is a time and a place  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Our hearts go out to all the poor people suffering at the moment.
It didn't take long for someone to think this is the sort of thread to show their sense of humour (not). |
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It's awful... the people I know out there are safe thankfully but my thoughts are with those who aren't so lucky.
My friends are in the North East but 400 miles away from where it happened and they still felt the house shake.
Scary. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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This is very worrying for all the countries in the path of the waves that the earthquake has created....
Thinking of those that are affected and are still in danger |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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By the sound of things theres a long way to go till its finished , the only fortunate thing is its hit duing daylight , the 6th largest recorded apparently , scary |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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just been speaking to friends in tokyo and they say this was the biggest earthquake they have felt in their years out there....
and they are still having aftershocks
8th largest earthquake ever recorded... plus in terms of earthquakes this is very shallow.... not a good mixture and perfect for creating tsunami's...
I just hope the pacific islands and hawaii don't get hit too hard....
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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well Hawaii is apparently getting braced for this.... they are looking to get hit by this at 1.10am local (which is in 3hrs)
the once good thing for hawaii is that the earthquake hit at 8pm local time... so they won't get caught out by this and will have time to get to higher ground....
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"they worried about west coast of USA getting hit, maybe this is the big one they have been waiting for for yrs in California"
actually... the pacific coastlines aren't going to be that badly hit...all things considering.... it is likely to be the islands when it starts hitting the shallow waters and begins to slow down but rise |
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Evidently it is the equivalent of 100,000 of our biggest nukes going off at same time under the sea,makes you realise how puny we are in the face of nature .
really hope it disipates quickly .and the people rescued. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"No doubt there are one or two nobheads somewhere waxing their surf boards."
actually... that would have been one of my first thoughts.. but in hawaii that is actually really not the done thing and the surfers kinda patrol themselves.....
just so you know what the situation is at the moment... 4 levels... Alert, Warning, Watch and Advisory
Hawaii is on full Blown Tsunami Alert
Oregon and Cailfornia are on Tsunami Watch, Washington State is on Tsunami Advisory |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"One of the most worrying things is the fire they are battling to control in the nuclear plant northeast Japan"
So far they are stating no radiation leaks....worrying indeed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours
Look on the bright side, maybe it's washed away Sydney University that everybody scared of."
I don't think there will be many japanese surfing (no pun intended) this site at the moment.
I always find threads like this in forums a bit sanctimonious. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours
Look on the bright side, maybe it's washed away Sydney University that everybody scared of.
I don't think there will be many japanese surfing (no pun intended) this site at the moment.
I always find threads like this in forums a bit sanctimonious."
opt out of them then.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My bro in law who is in fact a member of this site was caught up in the one that happened in Sri Lanka. He was lucky he got out of that one and it has never left him. The story he tells, you could not imagine what it could be like. Boxing Day morning just doing the finishing touches to his B & B which was on the edge of the beach. All wiped out in one day but lucky to walk away with his life. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"The earthquake was 1,000 times stronger than the one that hit Christchurch recently. "
actually... as scary that is.. they is actually underestimating it..
it is actually 8,000 times more powerful that the christchurch earthquake....
the could well be the japanese version of the "big one"... the one we have been on in california for a long long time, it's just as well a lot of the buildings in japan are built to a different and much more sturdy earthquake standard |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours
Look on the bright side, maybe it's washed away Sydney University that everybody scared of.
I don't think there will be many japanese surfing (no pun intended) this site at the moment.
I always find threads like this in forums a bit sanctimonious.
opt out of them then.
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You beat me to it.
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
just to let you know... oregon and california have just been upgraded from watch to warning.... you could have the spectacular site of a Tsunami going under the golden gate bridge...
due to go thru san fran at 8.15 pst (about 4.15 our time) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours
Look on the bright side, maybe it's washed away Sydney University that everybody scared of.
I don't think there will be many japanese surfing (no pun intended) this site at the moment.
I always find threads like this in forums a bit sanctimonious.
opt out of them then.
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Forums are run on a premise of open and free discussion.
Do you not believe in free discussion and opinions if they don't match yours?
It does not follow that opinions must be merely parroted to appease a group. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours
Look on the bright side, maybe it's washed away Sydney University that everybody scared of.
I don't think there will be many japanese surfing (no pun intended) this site at the moment.
I always find threads like this in forums a bit sanctimonious.
opt out of them then.
Forums are run on a premise of open and free discussion.
Do you not believe in free discussion and opinions if they don't match yours?
It does not follow that opinions must be merely parroted to appease a group."
*yawns* |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours
Look on the bright side, maybe it's washed away Sydney University that everybody scared of.
I don't think there will be many japanese surfing (no pun intended) this site at the moment.
I always find threads like this in forums a bit sanctimonious.
opt out of them then.
Forums are run on a premise of open and free discussion.
Do you not believe in free discussion and opinions if they don't match yours?
It does not follow that opinions must be merely parroted to appease a group.
*yawns*"
*yawns*?
Who said intellectual debate for dead.  |
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To be honest... I'm not into getting into a pissing contest about the art of discussion on an open forum but I have friends in Japan and I think if you have nothing constructive to add to a thread such as this then you should have some respect for those who are thinking about their friends/family out there. Its not about sanctimony... it's about thinking before you add humour to a thread that doesn't require it. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Our hearts are going out to the people of Japan and surrounding countries. A devastating Tsunami has struck and is expected to carry on striking for at least 5 hours
Look on the bright side, maybe it's washed away Sydney University that everybody scared of.
I don't think there will be many japanese surfing (no pun intended) this site at the moment.
I always find threads like this in forums a bit sanctimonious.
opt out of them then.
Forums are run on a premise of open and free discussion.
Do you not believe in free discussion and opinions if they don't match yours?
It does not follow that opinions must be merely parroted to appease a group.
*yawns*
*yawns*?
Who said intellectual debate for dead. "
I didn't start this thread to start a debate.... I was showing a bit of care and concern for others that are going through something that I couldn't even begin to imagine.
If you want a debate then show some intelligence and start a thread of your own that is designed to debate a topic.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just watching the footage on bbc1..
we are so fortunate to live in the UK.
a rise in tax compared to what goes on it other countries doesnt seam so bad now.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Something like this makes you realise that one...we are very lucky in this country and two....mother nature at its worse makes us all look so inferior and at its mercy.
I hope that those affected will soon be safe . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"State of emergency issued at the Nuclear reactor now as they cannot cool down the core....."
thats scarey wonder how far it would go if it went off ... not sure if its a bomb or not or what damage it will cause all very sad anyway |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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watching it on tv .this is real life not a film ... very scary ,my heart goes out to all those who will be terrified ,injured and kiled .i think this will unfold throughout the day thousands could be dead unfortunately ..so glad we live on a stable island .. |
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
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"watching it on tv .this is real life not a film ... very scary ,my heart goes out to all those who will be terrified ,injured and kiled .i think this will unfold throughout the day thousands could be dead unfortunately ..so glad we live on a stable island .."
Thats what i thought- it doesnt look real!!! Oh to switch on the news and see something joyful n nice |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"watching it on tv .this is real life not a film ... very scary ,my heart goes out to all those who will be terrified ,injured and kiled .i think this will unfold throughout the day thousands could be dead unfortunately ..so glad we live on a stable island ..Thats what i thought- it doesnt look real!!! Oh to switch on the news and see something joyful n nice "
I saw the early footage but can't see any more until I get home.... that is probably a good thing |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It's their choice, tsunamis are natural occurances like any wave of any size. They can surf what they like, as long as they don't expect the already stretched emergency services to help out if they do get into difficulties.
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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"It's their choice, tsunamis are natural occurances like any wave of any size. They can surf what they like, as long as they don't expect the already stretched emergency services to help out if they do get into difficulties.
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?? sorry but you lost me |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It's their choice, tsunamis are natural occurances like any wave of any size. They can surf what they like, as long as they don't expect the already stretched emergency services to help out if they do get into difficulties i was just thinking the same as you hun i am lost ?
?? sorry but you lost me "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's their choice, tsunamis are natural occurances like any wave of any size. They can surf what they like, as long as they don't expect the already stretched emergency services to help out if they do get into difficulties.
?? sorry but you lost me "
I think it's a throwback to a mention (above) about some surfers treating it as just another big wave. |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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"It's their choice, tsunamis are natural occurances like any wave of any size. They can surf what they like, as long as they don't expect the already stretched emergency services to help out if they do get into difficulties.
?? sorry but you lost me
I think it's a throwback to a mention (above) about some surfers treating it as just another big wave."
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's their choice, tsunamis are natural occurances like any wave of any size. They can surf what they like, as long as they don't expect the already stretched emergency services to help out if they do get into difficulties.
?? sorry but you lost me
I think it's a throwback to a mention (above) about some surfers treating it as just another big wave.
Yep, I think you are right "
It is, I should've pressed quote |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The uk and usa Goverment want to forget about libya and help out the poor people who have sufferd this terrible Disaster"
Why? We can't afford it, Japan is a first world nation who suffer regular earthquakes. It's a natural disaster that is omnipresent, especially if you live on the edge of the Pacific plate.
Libya is a manmade problem, which if we truely were a democracy we could get involved in and provide aid. We're no more a democracy than any other western power, being riddled with corruption. Truth is though it's about oil and economics, not ethical foreighn policy.
It's all academic anyway, we cannot afford to be the world's police along with the states or be an international charity and chuck money at other countries when the divide between rich and poor is increasing day by day here.
The Japanese are destroying the environment anyway. Look at all the Whales and Dolphins being slaughtered. Look at all the mercury they have poured into the sea. Mercury poisoning will kill more than any earthquake.
We're at the mercy of the environment yet we treat it like a dumping ground.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The uk and usa Goverment want to forget about libya and help out the poor people who have sufferd this terrible Disaster"
the UN is on standby and will respond if help is required....Japan hasn't asked for it yet.
we can't just go in |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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Woah! The assistance being offered to japan is not economic, it is actually specialist diaster teams who are use to dealing with this sort of thing! Which was exactly the same sort of thing they offered to new Zealand after Christchurch!
So before it turns into a joke and a laugh to some people remember this.... People died and are dying there as we speak! So at least have a little respect for those first |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Woah! The assistance being offered to japan is not economic, it is actually specialist diaster teams who are use to dealing with this sort of thing! Which was exactly the same sort of thing they offered to new Zealand after Christchurch!
So before it turns into a joke and a laugh to some people remember this.... People died and are dying there as we speak! So at least have a little respect for those first"
Isn't that the natural way of thing. people get born, shit happens and they die?
Thinking back to Christchurch. Was it really neccesary to send a disaster rescue team from Grampian Fire and Rescue (that's Aberdeen to you sassenachs)?
I appreciate there are historic ties between Scotland and NZ. |
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"Woah! The assistance being offered to japan is not economic, it is actually specialist diaster teams who are use to dealing with this sort of thing! Which was exactly the same sort of thing they offered to new Zealand after Christchurch!
So before it turns into a joke and a laugh to some people remember this.... People died and are dying there as we speak! So at least have a little respect for those first
Isn't that the natural way of thing. people get born, shit happens and they die?
Thinking back to Christchurch. Was it really neccesary to send a disaster rescue team from Grampian Fire and Rescue (that's Aberdeen to you sassenachs)?
I appreciate there are historic ties between Scotland and NZ."
Probably not, earthquake training isn't high on the list of a mountain rescue team's training priorities in the UK.
Back to the earlier post - Who mentioned a joke and a laugh, people dying is serious, but inevitable.
In the grand scheme of things cultures living in in areas prone to quakes, volcanic eruptions, etc have historiacally always accepted that the loss of life is part and parcel of where they choose to settle. They were closer to nature, whereas we today believe we can control it.
In a rural town near where I live food parcels are being delivered those who have lost work, almost the entire workforce of that town has lost their jobs in the space of a month or two. Kids wouldn't be able to eat without the support of local people charities, etc.
How much does a specialist team cost to send to NZ or Japan and how much food could be provided simply to keep a family from going hungry. These should be the margins our government works within. Every penny counts for some people.
We're a second rate, fading power. We need to look closer to home.
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I had BBC news on at work so watched that for a lot of the day... some of the footage was awful to watch - cars, boats and even buildings just being lifted by the water and floating away like a child's toy boat.
The footage taken inside one of the office blocks showed just how scary it must've been for those affected... think it was from somewhere nearer the epicentre than Tokyo. Having only experienced our tame earthquakes in the UK it was a real eye-opener to see how much the building shook and the loud noises.
The BBC are saying it's now 350 dead but that everyone expects that figure to rise much higher. |
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By *waymanMan
over a year ago
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"Woah! The assistance being offered to japan is not economic, it is actually specialist diaster teams who are use to dealing with this sort of thing! Which was exactly the same sort of thing they offered to new Zealand after Christchurch!
So before it turns into a joke and a laugh to some people remember this.... People died and are dying there as we speak! So at least have a little respect for those first
Isn't that the natural way of thing. people get born, shit happens and they die?
Thinking back to Christchurch. Was it really neccesary to send a disaster rescue team from Grampian Fire and Rescue (that's Aberdeen to you sassenachs)?
I appreciate there are historic ties between Scotland and NZ.
Probably not, earthquake training isn't high on the list of a mountain rescue team's training priorities in the UK.
Back to the earlier post - Who mentioned a joke and a laugh, people dying is serious, but inevitable.
In the grand scheme of things cultures living in in areas prone to quakes, volcanic eruptions, etc have historiacally always accepted that the loss of life is part and parcel of where they choose to settle. They were closer to nature, whereas we today believe we can control it.
In a rural town near where I live food parcels are being delivered those who have lost work, almost the entire workforce of that town has lost their jobs in the space of a month or two. Kids wouldn't be able to eat without the support of local people charities, etc.
How much does a specialist team cost to send to NZ or Japan and how much food could be provided simply to keep a family from going hungry. These should be the margins our government works within. Every penny counts for some people.
We're a second rate, fading power. We need to look closer to home.
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Earthquake training may not be a priority for a mountain rescue team, but I'd guess finding people under a pile of rocks training comes in handy in an earthquake zone, and mountain rescue do a lot of that... |
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The BBC are quoting Agence France Presse as saying that there has been a "radioactive leak" from a power station in Fukushima. Also that they've had to evacuate people living close to the power station as they needed to release radioactive steam in order to reduce the pressure that's been building up.
That doesn't sound good at all. |
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"The BBC are quoting Agence France Presse as saying that there has been a "radioactive leak" from a power station in Fukushima. Also that they've had to evacuate people living close to the power station as they needed to release radioactive steam in order to reduce the pressure that's been building up.
That doesn't sound good at all. "
That was my worry this afternoon, as if things are not bad enough all ready.
What a sad, sad day |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"The BBC are quoting Agence France Presse as saying that there has been a "radioactive leak" from a power station in Fukushima. Also that they've had to evacuate people living close to the power station as they needed to release radioactive steam in order to reduce the pressure that's been building up.
That doesn't sound good at all.
That was my worry this afternoon, as if things are not bad enough all ready.
What a sad, sad day"
the japanese govt are saying that radioactive levels are 8 times what they should be.... but "officals" there are saying that levels are 1000 times above what they should be...
worst case senario... chernobyl style melt-down... they have move out the "get out" area from 3km to 10km
the most fascinating stat about all this today..... the earthquake was so powerful it knocked the earth off its axis by a foot.....
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I will be honest and say that i hadnt really took any notice of the news and i heard about it on here.
Watching it tonight on the news quite shocked me.
How bloody awful...
This natural disaster could happen to any of us.
And hope we , along with the rest of the world can do all we can to help |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Woah! The assistance being offered to japan is not economic, it is actually specialist diaster teams who are use to dealing with this sort of thing! Which was exactly the same sort of thing they offered to new Zealand after Christchurch!
So before it turns into a joke and a laugh to some people remember this.... People died and are dying there as we speak! So at least have a little respect for those first
Isn't that the natural way of thing. people get born, shit happens and they die?
Thinking back to Christchurch. Was it really neccesary to send a disaster rescue team from Grampian Fire and Rescue (that's Aberdeen to you sassenachs)?
I appreciate there are historic ties between Scotland and NZ.
Probably not, earthquake training isn't high on the list of a mountain rescue team's training priorities in the UK.
Back to the earlier post - Who mentioned a joke and a laugh, people dying is serious, but inevitable.
In the grand scheme of things cultures living in in areas prone to quakes, volcanic eruptions, etc have historiacally always accepted that the loss of life is part and parcel of where they choose to settle. They were closer to nature, whereas we today believe we can control it.
In a rural town near where I live food parcels are being delivered those who have lost work, almost the entire workforce of that town has lost their jobs in the space of a month or two. Kids wouldn't be able to eat without the support of local people charities, etc.
How much does a specialist team cost to send to NZ or Japan and how much food could be provided simply to keep a family from going hungry. These should be the margins our government works within. Every penny counts for some people.
We're a second rate, fading power. We need to look closer to home.
Earthquake training may not be a priority for a mountain rescue team, but I'd guess finding people under a pile of rocks training comes in handy in an earthquake zone, and mountain rescue do a lot of that..."
Not really, it's mostly evacuating casualties of falls, twists, sprains, broken bones, etc and hypothermia. Anyway it won't be mtn rescue. It'll be specialist teams.
So if we can help we should. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm watching the news this morning showing the aftermath of the tsunami. Trains tossed about like children's toys and boats left miles inland. The sobering thought is that there were people on those trains and boats when the wave hit. |
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By *waymanMan
over a year ago
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"Woah! The assistance being offered to japan is not economic, it is actually specialist diaster teams who are use to dealing with this sort of thing! Which was exactly the same sort of thing they offered to new Zealand after Christchurch!
So before it turns into a joke and a laugh to some people remember this.... People died and are dying there as we speak! So at least have a little respect for those first
Isn't that the natural way of thing. people get born, shit happens and they die?
Thinking back to Christchurch. Was it really neccesary to send a disaster rescue team from Grampian Fire and Rescue (that's Aberdeen to you sassenachs)?
I appreciate there are historic ties between Scotland and NZ.
Probably not, earthquake training isn't high on the list of a mountain rescue team's training priorities in the UK.
Back to the earlier post - Who mentioned a joke and a laugh, people dying is serious, but inevitable.
In the grand scheme of things cultures living in in areas prone to quakes, volcanic eruptions, etc have historiacally always accepted that the loss of life is part and parcel of where they choose to settle. They were closer to nature, whereas we today believe we can control it.
In a rural town near where I live food parcels are being delivered those who have lost work, almost the entire workforce of that town has lost their jobs in the space of a month or two. Kids wouldn't be able to eat without the support of local people charities, etc.
How much does a specialist team cost to send to NZ or Japan and how much food could be provided simply to keep a family from going hungry. These should be the margins our government works within. Every penny counts for some people.
We're a second rate, fading power. We need to look closer to home.
Earthquake training may not be a priority for a mountain rescue team, but I'd guess finding people under a pile of rocks training comes in handy in an earthquake zone, and mountain rescue do a lot of that...
Not really, it's mostly evacuating casualties of falls, twists, sprains, broken bones, etc and hypothermia. Anyway it won't be mtn rescue. It'll be specialist teams.
So if we can help we should."
Hmmm, I know what MR do day to day, and I admire their work, but I also remember many years ago going on a training day with mountain rescue, the fire service and cave rescue (I was a caver - which will make people who know me now laugh...) on casualty location in difficult or compromised environments... |
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"There has been a blast at the nuclear power plant... they are not sure why. "
i saw it ,hell of a bang eh ...makes you wonder why they built it on a known fault line when it could of been on the other side of japan ,at least the core shut down,byt there is radiation leaking from somewhere |
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"The 'jokes' have started "
You will get jokes about any disaster, I think sometimes that the person telling it does not mean any harm to the people involved and are concerned has you are about what is happening.
Somebody told me a joke at work
"I found a message in a bottle on the beach this morning.
It was written in Japanese, it said "No milk today thank you"
I said thats sick, but I don't think he is some sort of monster. We then went on to talk about it in a concerned way.
I remember the haiti earthquake disaster fund, I went around my work asking if anybody wanted to give, out of ten people only one gave. Yet the previous day they were all talking about it, poor people etc etc.
The person who gave me money that day was the one that told me the joke about Japan.
People will judge you by your actions, not your words. |
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"Woke up this morning to the updated casualty figures.
They're talking about 10,000+ now!
All those poor souls. "
I think that this is still way, way underestimated. Expect the final toll to be multiples of 10,000. The 10,000 is just one town and there are still towns in the north east that have not yet been reached. |
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"Woke up this morning to the updated casualty figures.
They're talking about 10,000+ now!
All those poor souls.
I think that this is still way, way underestimated. Expect the final toll to be multiples of 10,000. The 10,000 is just one town and there are still towns in the north east that have not yet been reached."
That's bad bad news |
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10.000 + and 1000s more i bet ... my sister was saying some had 6 mins only before it hit .... no time to do nothing ...... them poor poor people..and children and old people just show you no matter how strong thay make houses Do things to make it a safe place you cant win over somthing like that no one can ........ |
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The skyscrapers and office buildings, municipal buildings and hospitals etc are all subject to strict anti-quake building controls, but most of those homes washed away were made of wood, hence so much floating debris. It's the debris that kills people caught in the torrents of water. |
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"God bless everyone of them...xx"
i cant turn the TV off..its a bit like the 9/11 thing ...and all those poor people searching for relatives its just heartbreaking ..i work for a japanese company ,i just hope everyone there is unaffected . |
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People go on about signs of it being Armageddon, the end of the world and such things so in the midst of all of our fears for mankind we tend to forget how nature is the end of some people's world on a daily basis through 'natural disasters'.
We don't live on a fragile planet we live on a robust planet that protects itself first and foremost and mankind is just a little insignificant dot on its landscape that it has a power over and we cannot compete no matter what precaustions we take.
I sat on the sofa talking with my beau and I said this is just what those poor people were doing seconds before that tsunami hit, just here one moment obliterated the next. It's just as well we don't know what's around the corner. It's absolutely heartbreaking to see communities wiped out and if nature has given us one thing its compassion and empathy towards our fellow man and a time to reflect on our frail existance. |
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After a third explosion at the nuclear power plant radiation levels have risen to dangerous levels.
Taken from the BBC news website: Radiation levels around Fukushima for one hour's exposure rose to eight times the legal limit for exposure in one year, said the plant's operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco).
The radiation reading at 0831 local time (2331 GMT) climbed to 8,217 microsieverts an hour from 1,941 about 40 minutes earlier, Tepco said. The annual legal limit is 1,000 microsieverts.
...... I'm no expert, but that sounds scary |
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"People go on about signs of it being Armageddon, the end of the world and such things so in the midst of all of our fears for mankind we tend to forget how nature is the end of some people's world on a daily basis through 'natural disasters'.
We don't live on a fragile planet we live on a robust planet that protects itself first and foremost and mankind is just a little insignificant dot on its landscape that it has a power over and we cannot compete no matter what precaustions we take.
I sat on the sofa talking with my beau and I said this is just what those poor people were doing seconds before that tsunami hit, just here one moment obliterated the next. It's just as well we don't know what's around the corner. It's absolutely heartbreaking to see communities wiped out and if nature has given us one thing its compassion and empathy towards our fellow man and a time to reflect on our frail existance. "
Yes i agree with you ,we often arrogantly believe we are in some way responsible for and can influence normal planetary behaviour,whereas in reality we have no effect whatsoever we have not been here long enough or advanced enough to be on the map.
Maybe if we stopped spending 250.5 million quid every 90 minutes on war,we may well become "noticable".
As a species we really are up our own arses about how "sentient" we are ,and therefor it gives us a special permit to do as we wish and expect the cosmos to go along with it. The reality is we are insignificant animals made of carbon and living on the floating crusty mantles of an insignificant little planet in the backwaters of a relatively unimportant galaxy.
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Well yes... we are insignificant in the bigger scheme of things but very significant to each other... I never forget our capabilities as a species surviving on the third rock from the sun..... that is pretty wonderful too. |
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I was listening to a geologist on 5 Live the other day and he was saying that although the world seems to be having one natural disaster after another recently, it is pretty much 'business as usual' on a planetary scale over 1,000s of years. What makes each disaster more noticeable today is the proliferation of mankind and the amount of populace we have now, whereas 300-1,000 years ago mankind didn't occupy us much of the land in the world as we do now - and a consequence of that is that there are more of us than can fall victim to nature's whims than before. |
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"I was listening to a geologist on 5 Live the other day and he was saying that although the world seems to be having one natural disaster after another recently, it is pretty much 'business as usual' on a planetary scale over 1,000s of years. What makes each disaster more noticeable today is the proliferation of mankind and the amount of populace we have now, whereas 300-1,000 years ago mankind didn't occupy us much of the land in the world as we do now - and a consequence of that is that there are more of us than can fall victim to nature's whims than before."
Exactly. Resources run low - then mother nature has a cull. Population too high in areas that are not meant to be hugely populated - some form of starvation pestulance or disaster vuts the population. Equilibrium. Cruel but a reality. |
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