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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

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)
over a year ago

Dont forget the 8.9 earthquake

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By *roovytwoCouple
over a year ago

burnley

Just seen shocking film footage on TV news.

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

"Just seen shocking film footage on TV news.

havnt seen any news today .... but thats terrible

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The earthquake was 1,000 times stronger than the one that hit Christchurch recently.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

just watched the footage on BBC, just awful

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By *ustyWoman
over a year ago

inverclyde

got friends in japan, no idea if they are ok or not..... i do hope so as its a terrible shock

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"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

just saw footage of this on the tv and it looks realy bad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Watching it on sky news now, bloody lucky only 18 have died in this massive disaster.... Hawaii is being evacuated!!!

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

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

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

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 *erekduvallCouple
over a year ago

swansea

Harrowing pictures as a previous poster says, thankfully at the moment the casualty list seems low

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

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 *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

Horrendous!

The tsunami warnings stretch from Hawaii to Russia!

This isn't over by any stretch, hope it all peters out quickly though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

they worried about west coast of USA getting hit, maybe this is the big one they have been waiting for for yrs in California

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Extremely sad news, puts life into perspective.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"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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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

No doubt there are one or two nobheads somewhere waxing their surf boards.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

One of the most worrying things is the fire they are battling to control in the nuclear plant northeast Japan

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

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

Newcastle and Gateshead

"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

"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

"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

"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

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

Newcastle and Gateshead

"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

"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.

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

"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.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"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 *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

State of emergency issued at the Nuclear reactor now as they cannot cool down the core.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

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

"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 *ugby 123Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

O o O oo

Ok lets drop any disagreements of who can post what where.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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 *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

Bloody scarey stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very shocking

just watching it on the bbc news at the mo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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

"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

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

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"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

"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

Acts of God always remind you how fragile our existence is.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The uk and usa Goverment want to forget about libya and help out the poor people who have sufferd this terrible Disaster

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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
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over a year ago

O o O oo

"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

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

?? sorry but you lost me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

?? 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
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over a year ago

O o O oo

?? 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

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

new zealand and taiwan have been taken off tsunami alert...its slowing down and losing its force thank god

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

?? 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

"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

"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

Newcastle and Gateshead

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)
over a year ago

"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"new zealand and taiwan have been taken off tsunami alert...its slowing down and losing its force thank god"

Put's surfboard back in garage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The 'jokes' have started

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

God be with them and look after them ......... if theres a god out there he needs to Help ....

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By *aughtyNurse999Woman
over a year ago

Fabville !!!

Its dreadfull, thinking a praying for all those affected

so sad

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

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 *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

May they rest in peace the ones who have left us...

Hope all who are safe get the help, support and kindness they deserve.

bless them all xx

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By *waymanMan
over a year ago

newcastle

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.

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...

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

i pray that the death toll doesnt rise any higher,and am very relieved that my friends in Taiwan are safe.

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

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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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"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

Newcastle and Gateshead

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

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)
over a year ago

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.

We're a second rate, fading power. We need to look closer to home.

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)
over a year ago

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.