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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Mar 12, 2011 - 01:28am PT
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where is JDF when you need him! I would have called Jeff batten today. Damn.
sorry for the loss.
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Morgan McN
Big Wall climber
Tokyo, JP
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Mar 12, 2011 - 05:10am PT
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I live in Tokyo, and was at work when the quake struck yesterday afternoon.
The ground shook pretty bad, and continued to roll for a good 20 -30 seconds.
We're still getting significant aftershocks 24+ hours later.
I was in Marin during Loma Prieta and this seemed to shake harder and longer.
I work in a 50-story building, but was fortunate enough to be in the basement eating lunch.
The two major issues tracking in local media right now are the cooling of nuclear reactors (or lack thereof) in Fukushima, and the total devastation in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures from the subsequent tsunami.
Tokyo is highly reliant on trains and the system basically shut down. With the earthquake taking place in the middle of a workday, a massive number of people had to either walk up to 4 or 5 hours to get home or sleep on the floors at workplaces.
Today a lot has returned to normal, but Miyagi/Iwate area are truly devastated.
Please send all your prayers there way.
Chris,
While the tsunami's wave apparently did reach up to 10 meters, I'm pretty sure that pic is 'shopped.
Those people look like they're smiling!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 12, 2011 - 05:42am PT
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hey there say.... oh my!!!!!! thank the lord, i just heard from ONE of my friends in chiba area...
noriko... she just emailed and she is okay...
she says it is so awful sad, her lovely area nearby where she used to go visit... it looks like hell...
her house was not quite hurt so bad though...
:(
but she is alive!!! and i am so happy for her...
oh my...
she was never so scared as she was that during that quake...
i hope i will hear good news from the other two...
god bless and more prayers for everyone...
*to the last poster, i forgot your name, in my hurry (very sorry):
thank you for sharing your tyoko story of what happened there, for you...
i am glad you are alive...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 12, 2011 - 06:03am PT
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hey there say, all.... hard and sad situation as to this note that i have read twice now:
In another disturbing development that could substantially raise the death toll, Kyodo news agency said rail operators lost contact with four trains running on coastal lines on Friday and still had not found them by Saturday afternoon
four trains are missing? and all the folks that were on it... :(
nite, all, i got to call some folks, and go sleep...
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Anastasia
climber
hanging from an ice pic and missing my mama.
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Mar 12, 2011 - 06:19am PT
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Neebee,
There were a few trains that unloaded before the stations so... Lots of people might be alright. Think positive and pray.
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hb81
climber
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Mar 12, 2011 - 07:16am PT
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Sh#t is really starting to hit the fan.
There has been an explosion at Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant and it looks like there is a meltdown in progress.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Mar 12, 2011 - 07:40am PT
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Pacific basin wave height visualization (what's with that odd finger headed for NorCal / Oregon...? )
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corniss chopper
climber
breaking the speed of gravity
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Mar 12, 2011 - 09:54am PT
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Here's a true horror story that'll make your hair stand on end
Three Mile Island:
two hours and 20 minutes to wreck a core
A small team headed off a nuclear disaster.
Four of them look back and tell what happened.
http://www.memagazine.org/supparch/peoct04/threemile/threemile.html
Everyone knows what birthday candles look like. Just apply that image to
nuclear fuel rods that are not being cooled enough inside a core and you got
it.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Mar 12, 2011 - 10:51am PT
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Reversing the arrows, I can also see now why the earthquake in Chile caused small tsunami waves to splash up in Okinawa, even though we're north of the equator.Fascinating. Thanks!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Mar 12, 2011 - 11:02am PT
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Interesting analysis, Dingus. I think you have something there.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Mar 12, 2011 - 11:03am PT
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We're all still in shock over here.
Everyone going about very quietly and somberly
with broken hearts
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 12, 2011 - 12:08pm PT
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This whole event was so painful to watch unfold.
You just knew what was happening the the people in the path of that tsunami.
It hurts to see that ....
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rrrADAM
Trad climber
LBMF
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Mar 12, 2011 - 12:32pm PT
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It is NOT going to 'meltdown'... Much of the words used in the news are incorrect, misleading, and downright wrong:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2473955#2473955
(Note - Unfortunately, our resident 'end of times' RNJ has decided to reply.)
Don't get me wrong... It's a big frick'n problem they have on their hands, but there is WAY too much misinformation out there.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Mar 12, 2011 - 12:40pm PT
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Don't get me wrong... It's a big frick'n problem they have on their hands, but there is WAY too much misinformation out there.
I agree. It's very unlikely to pose a problem to the West Coast of North America, but Japan may have an issue. Probably already does.
From what I understand, even if it melts down, they're built to contain themselves for the most part. Workers would have to approach it to seal it off though.
But I'm no expert on this...and yeah, don't count on the MSM to do any better.
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rrrADAM
Trad climber
LBMF
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Mar 12, 2011 - 12:40pm PT
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Time to go buy Potassium Iodine (KI) for Family and friends. All families should have this on hand anyway, for emergencies, terrorism etc. If you live near that nuke, then yes, if you don't, then you are just buying into the "fear".
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Mar 12, 2011 - 12:43pm PT
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If you live near that nuke, then yes, if you don't, then you are just buying into the "fear".
I kind of agree, but it doesn't hurt to have some on hand. It's relatively cheap.
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