Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan !!!!!
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almost word for word what i said to my wife this morning.
very sad to see what's happened in japan.
Me too... I hope they all check in OK.
Last night I finally got around to reading the latest edition of NSXDriver with all the Fiesta coverage in it. This morning I woke up thinking about Japan. Then I turned on the news...
The NSX in my garage is mostly a weekend toy, but today I pulled off the car cover, unplugged the battery tender, and drove her to work...Until there is an opportunity to make a financial contribution to a recovery effort, this was the only way I could think of to show support for those whose lives have been suddenly shattered in Northern Japan and elsewhere.
The NSX in my garage is mostly a weekend toy, but today I pulled off the car cover, unplugged the battery tender, and drove her to work...Until there is an opportunity to make a financial contribution to a recovery effort, this was the only way I could think of to show support for those whose lives have been suddenly shattered in Northern Japan and elsewhere.
This morn. I had that same numb feeling I had on 9/11 when I turned on the TV. I was barely awake when I saw what was going on. I was completely speechless.
My mom has a cousin who is apparently in the affected area. She cannot get through by phone obviously, so all we can do is wait and worry. :frown:
I have some family there. My sister can't get through to my grandparents in Hokkaido as the phones are down. My aunts and their families are ok.
I hope we don't lose too many NSX owners in this disaster. My thoughts go out to all the people affected by this tragedy.
I hope we don't lose too many NSX owners in this disaster. My thoughts go out to all the people affected by this tragedy.
FYI: Phones lines are busy, but emails seems to be going through.
Wow, terrible, terrible news. :frown:
Some of the eye witness videos are just unfathomable.
http://www.youtube.com/citizentube?feature=ticker
Some of the eye witness videos are just unfathomable.
http://www.youtube.com/citizentube?feature=ticker
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Hirofumi and Kye and their families are ok, still awaiting news of the others.
If it is CS, it is a very long life isotope and that IS very bad news. 
It's looking pretty bad for some of the nuclear plants . Some "expert" is saying it's already the third worst nuclear disaster in history and quickly heading toward becoming the worst.
The cesium remains harmful to humans for 600 years. People are already showing up at hospitals testing positive for exposure to radiation.
. Some "expert" is saying it's already the third worst nuclear disaster in history and quickly heading toward becoming the worst.The cesium remains harmful to humans for 600 years. People are already showing up at hospitals testing positive for exposure to radiation.
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God bless Japan! The (more or less reliable) news said that it's not sure how the nuclear reactor is behaving. A melt-down already seemed to have started. Let's pray for them that it won't end in core melt accident like Chernobyl (Tschernobyl) 1986! Tschernoyl contaminated around 3 900 000 km2 of Europa. Japan is only 377 835 km2.
Did you read that the Quake moved Japan Coast 8 Feet and shifted the Earth's axis by 10cm?
Looks like all of my family over there is ok. Lots of people weren't so fortunate though. I see they updated the death toll to over 10K and will likely go a lot higher as the weeks progress.
Truly saddening and it isn't over yet. They are predicting at least 1 8+ magnitude aftershock and about 9 more 7+ mag aftershocks in the coming months in addition to the nuclear disaster currently unfolding.
Truly saddening and it isn't over yet. They are predicting at least 1 8+ magnitude aftershock and about 9 more 7+ mag aftershocks in the coming months in addition to the nuclear disaster currently unfolding.
What would be the safest way to send money to help aid families and businesses cope with losses? Any members here aware of any process at the moment or is it too soon?
I hear it is pretty safe to send donations through the American Red Cross who is already involved with aid over there.
http://american.redcross.org/site/P...&s_src=RSG000000000&s_subsrc=RCO_BigRedButton
and select the "Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami" option.
http://american.redcross.org/site/P...&s_src=RSG000000000&s_subsrc=RCO_BigRedButton
and select the "Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami" option.
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+1 !
richard,
after researching charities, we used oxfam to channel our support to the indonesian tsunami victims. that seemed like a good choice @ the time because, as i recall, our donation could go specifically to support those specific efforts vs other charities that might have applied them to other projects.
here is a link to a charitynavigator.com ranking page for charities providing relief / support to the japan disaster victims.
hope this helps.
hal
after researching charities, we used oxfam to channel our support to the indonesian tsunami victims. that seemed like a good choice @ the time because, as i recall, our donation could go specifically to support those specific efforts vs other charities that might have applied them to other projects.
here is a link to a charitynavigator.com ranking page for charities providing relief / support to the japan disaster victims.
hope this helps.
hal
Hope they recover soon, prayers sent
Did a donation thru PayPal
Wish we could do more
Did a donation thru PayPal
Wish we could do more
