Now it's Japan's turn

[A Mum]

Seeing the aerial footage on the BBC here of the tsunami pushing inland and taking buildings and traffic with it I suspect that figure will rise considerably

Doesn't 'therisingblues' live over there??? Hope he and his family are nowhere near any of this.

Regards
JAS

Theri was the first person I thought of, the footage I've seen is just terrible, I hope we hear from him soon

On the lighter side (if you can call it that I guess), in one of the news reports, they had just shown the first lot of youtube clips and after the clip, the announcer said something to the effect of "I'm surprised that even through such a powerful earthquake, people didn't think of their lives, they instead got out their cameras and took this amazing footage"

and I said to my mate " whaddya mean he's surprised, they're Japanese!"

Yes - second person I thought of - first person my cousin and his family - but I can't remember where abouts they live.

Hope they are all safe.

Heard it on the news before we left home to go out tonight - but I had no idea how bad it was till we returned home

[Thiele]

I know of a work collouge who left for Japan last Sunday

[Brucetiki]

My mate in Hawaii has advised 4ft waves have hit the Midway islands, still about 2 hours away from Hawaii

[JAS]

Yes - second person I thought of - first person my cousin and his family - but I can't remember where abouts they live.

Hope they are all safe.

Heard it on the news before we left home to go out tonight - but I had no idea how bad it was till we returned home

Mum if you, or anyone else, needs it Google have started their 'Person Finder' service for it...

http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en

Regards
JAS

[A Mum]

Thanks JAS - I'm sure my uncle would know if they are safe or not - and I haven't heard anything from anyone - so hopefully no news is good news.

[Brucetiki]

Death toll now 44

[spell_check]

It has been predicted 2012 is coming

In 296 days, apparently.

[JAS]

It has been predicted 2012 is coming

In 296 days, apparently.

Aaaah but is it??? did they take leap years into account

Regards
JAS

[Brucetiki]

One of the small Pacific islands (6 metres high at it's highest point) has been hit by 2.4m waves

[spell_check]

It has been predicted 2012 is coming

In 296 days, apparently.

Aaaah but is it??? did they take leap years into account

Regards
JAS

And it depends where you are: you may still be in 2011, when it's 2012 in other places.

[JAS]

Aaaah but is it??? did they take leap years into account

Regards
JAS

And it depends where you are: you may still be in 2011, when it's 2012 in other places.

Brings to mind the words of the great Mr Schultz (Snoopy rocks)...

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." (Charles Schultz)

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

I think this works outside the UK...some fairly amazing photo's on the BBC News website...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709791


Regards
JAS

[spell_check]

Aaaah but is it??? did they take leap years into account

Regards
JAS

And it depends where you are: you may still be in 2011, when it's 2012 in other places.

Brings to mind the words of the great Mr Schultz (Snoopy rocks)...

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." (Charles Schultz)

Regards
JAS

Yes, that was also made into a bumper sticker, too. I've heard of that quote before, but didn't know it was Schultz who penned it.

[JAS]

Yes, that was also made into a bumper sticker, too. I've heard of that quote before, but didn't know it was Schultz who penned it.

I'll happily stand corrected but according to this it was him...

http://www.funnyfunpages.com/funny_insp ... tralia.htm

Regards
JAS

[Squawk]

was this expected?

Earthquakes cannot be predicted. Tsunamis following an earthquake can be.

[mighty_tiger_79]

was this expected?

Earthquakes cannot be predicted. Tsunamis following an earthquake can be.

well thats what i meant, the tsunami?

there is some guy who rings up the radio claiming the animals - whales, sharks dolphins etc alert him to when earthquakes are going to happen as they flee the immediate area

he was on the other night and made no mention about this!!!!!

somehow i dont think his system worked unless the area the earthquake was building up in is an isolated area

[A Mum]

Was able to get hold of my aunty and cousin via facebook.
All are well - they are quite away from the earthquake 'zone'.

So thank god for facebook !

Thoughts are with other people though who find themselves wondering about family and friends in the area.

[woodublieve12]

its been some amazing footage... you can only hope for the best which looks very unlikely... worst 12 months in recent history i reckon of natural disasters...

i reckon mother nature's hubby done the dirty on her because she is pissed

[OnSong]

Almost surreal stuff. Tough to watch. Tough to look away

[Brucetiki]

Tsunami is due to hit Hawaii within the next 30 minutes