PS Godzilla always wins.

Santa cruz is relatively sheltered from the source

Japan's trade minister: Small radiation leak could occur at Nuclear plant.

The ground is still shaking on and off here 12 hours after the first quake. I have a feeling that this will continue for quite some time.

After seeing all the buildings hold up like they did though, one thing is for sure...

Japanese engineers are seriously underpaid.

PK has Okinawa been on the news at all there?

Haven't heard from my ex on Ishigaki yet.

Originally Posted by LGBR

We as a society focus on the only the negatives after a disaster like this.

How many are dead, how much was destroyed, how much will we have to spend to rebuild, etc. Too much emotion. Not enough journalism.

Don't tell me that 80,000 people COULD POTENTIALLY die. Tell me that 19 people are confirmed dead and what I should do to avoid that. Don't show me footage of waves destroying a neighborhood, show me what I can do to save my own life.

It's like the media takes whatever we're looking at and shows us the absolute most passionate interpretation of it for ratings. Calm, accurate information simply doesn't sell.

Are we talking about people or the media?

No they aren't

So you finally made it to Japan? Hit me up, The Pumpkin King.


L. Spiro

Usually 9ers set off other activity around the plate like other quakes and volcanoes

Originally Posted by Milk-Man

Are we talking about people or the media?

Part of me wants to argue that people follow the media like its gospel, and the other part of me wants to argue that media shows people what they want to see. It makes it difficult for me to determine who is more detrimental to the growth and success of humanity as a species.

Edit: Again, this is just my personal opinion.

Originally Posted by DealyRrunk

Are you near the shore?

no, im inland. behind the caldecott tunnels but i am watching the local news. my niece lives at Crescent City, going to Humbolt St and they are getting some harbor damage as well as Santa Cruz.

There have only been 5 of them recorded though so who knews

all i know is the tsunami footage is some serious end of the world ****

that's got to be some of the craziest **** i've ever seen...

in person i would flip the **** out

Reports coming in from japan everything is back to normal like it never happened

I almost never watch the news. I'm on BBC's website viewing this just because it's awesome, so.. I agree that the media is pretty ridiculous, but this is merely coverage of what's happening. Telling me what to do to survive if I were in japan right now would definitely make me change the channel.

I think breathe air and boil water would get you through it bro

Originally Posted by Monkey_b

all i know is the tsunami footage is some serious end of the world ****

that's got to be some of the craziest **** i've ever seen...

in person i would flip the **** out

This I was watching last night/ this morning... whole buildings demolished.. cats and dogs living together...

Originally Posted by Milk-Man

I almost never watch the news. I'm on BBC's website viewing this just because it's awesome, so.. I agree that the media is pretty ridiculous, but this is merely coverage of what's happening. Telling me what to do to survive if I were in japan right now would definitely make me change the channel.

You don't have to be in Japan to want to learn how to survive a major natural disaster. Call me crazy, but I'd rather be prepared ahead of time, not after the fact. That seems to be the sad state of humanity right now. We just don't learn from anything. After the first, second, third, fourth times, etc.

But props on actually giving a sound argument and opinion. You are the minority

We need a seperate "Run for your life! it's a Tsunami"! thread.

as one

@ 35 boats sunk and harbors destroyed from a 1 foot wave

american engineering right there folks