Super Sammy! Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thank God that most of the international search and rescue teams have 'finished up' here and can go and help in Japan. Sadly, a lot of them are probably physically and emotionally destroyed from here, so this will perhaps be too much Tsunami warning for here too, I don't think that'll amount to much. Well, I'm hoping like crazy, anyway. Last thing the world needs right now is tsunamis everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It's scary that the only reports of damage so far are from Tokyo, which is ages away from the worst-affected region. Apparently there are a couple of cities of around 1 million people much closer to it than Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sammy! Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It hit in northern Japan, but it's probably similar to Lyttleton and Sumner here - although they're the worst hit areas, it's probably very difficult to get to those places to get any kind of reports. Sure, Christchurch got hit bad, but the epicentre is always going to get the most damage... Tokyo is huge, it'd be very easy to get reports from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Ghost Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 My brother and his girlfriend live in Sendai, but she's been in touch to say they're ok so far. Another scary morning to wake up to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 A relief to hear they're alright. It sounds like that city is the one there's the most concern about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Ghost Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Apparently the tsunami warning has been cleared now for NZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I think that's the case, yeah. Apparently Civil Defence still has a marine warning in place, but I'm not quite sure what that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Ghost Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 I guess it means if you're on a boat, try to not be on that boat in the next few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I think that's the case, yeah. Apparently Civil Defence still has a marine warning in place, but I'm not quite sure what that means. I remember when we went to Piha and then later realised just how serious that tsunami warning was that day (although at least we were on the opposite coast). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lensip max Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 That tsunami and quake are just terrible. On Friday night when a family friend first rang us up from Japan and we switched on the telly, it looked like the end of the world. Fucking scary about the damaged nuclear places, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Oren's brother only got power back in Sendai earlier today and didn't know how bad it was until they saw the news coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 The situation with the nuclear plants is scary. Earthquakes = a very, very good reason not to look at nuclear power in NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Such a relief to hear my supervisor say today that there's nothing major that needs to be changed in what he's read of my thesis so far. Was so scared of having to do a massive overhaul in fuck-all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Ghost Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Richard, to resume our earlier conversation: Junior mints not refreshing at all. It's more like eating peppermint chocolate. Delicious nonetheless. Jujyfruits somewhat disappointing, just really hard chewy fruit gums, and most of the flavours taste pretty bad. And I'm glad your thesis is going well. I'm fairly sure you're going to a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thanks. I'm at the point where I need all the encouragement I can get. Junior mints not refreshing at all. It's more like eating peppermint chocolate. Delicious nonetheless. Jujyfruits somewhat disappointing, just really hard chewy fruit gums, and most of the flavours taste pretty bad. I've been misled. But I'm pleased to hear the junior mints were at least delicious. That's something. It's not all horrendous, filthy lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Ghost Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Let's just say that if I heard Jo was in hospital, I wouldn't stop for Jujyfruits on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Ah, but were they so disappointing that you'd be willing to spit them out in order to give your boss vital information before a highly important meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Ghost Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Willing, yes. Able, possibly not, as they get all stuck in your teeth and are generally quite hard to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hey Moas. Terrible about Japan and quite worrying with all these other smaller earthquakes going on. Really makes you think a about what could happen here especially since Auckland is kind of in the middle of all these events. But must not dwell on it too much. I went to Rangitoto on the morning after the Japan earthquake and the water was quite calm. Much better than the week before where the boat had been cancelled. Had old fashioned tea and scones there which was very pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 That shows how long it's been since I last went to Rangitoto - I don't remember there being anywhere you could have tea and scones there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lensip max Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 epic. That must have hurt, though. Keep saying I'm going to go to Elam to research my art history stuff today. Haven't done it yet. Probably won't. Liking Auckland Uni so far. Less so the crazy Auckland weather, with its rain and heat and smell (not necessarily a bad smell, but it just... smells different). Philosophy is better than Vic, though. Y'know, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 That shows how long it's been since I last went to Rangitoto - I don't remember there being anywhere you could have tea and scones there! Scones and tea were included with the bach tour. They guide you around some of the baches and at the last one which is open for looking in they had a table and chairs setup in the back yard with everything nicely laid out. They had the coolest owl teapot cosy. Ehehehe Keep saying I'm going to go to Elam to research my art history stuff today. Haven't done it yet. Probably won't. Liking Auckland Uni so far. Less so the crazy Auckland weather, with its rain and heat and smell (not necessarily a bad smell, but it just... smells different). Philosophy is better than Vic, though. Y'know, imo. Glad you're liking Auckland. The weather here is a funny thing, but just today a girl from England at uni said she prefers our weather to it being overcast for weeks with no sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'm really disappointed about this Darren Hughes scandal - I've always had high hopes for him as a future Labour prime minister. He's a brilliant speaker and often quite hilarious. I hope the whole thing turns out to be nothing major. I've heard a rumour it was 'unwanted advances', which could be anything from an innocent misunderstanding to something much more sinister. Have to say it was impressive of him to speak out and say it was him while he had name suppression, just so his colleagues weren't suspected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marinator Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I agree. He had the guts to speak out when he didn't need to. Pity he was sacked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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