Japan disaster

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:09 am

Really hope everyone is ok over there, especially for me, my brother Tony (Mr Ralliart) and his family, who lives on the outskirts of tokyo!

If you see this bro, please call mum if you havnt already!

jk · Post by jk » Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:48 am

My sympathies to the japanese people (and foreign nationals of course), looks like a frightning situation.

My wife and I have booked flights and accomodation for a well earned break in japan leaving wednesday week. Will wait to see if it's totally off or if we can just lay low down Osaka way instead. Was looking forward to having more time in Tokyo than our last stay, even have (had???) tickets to Tokyo round of D1.

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:25 am

Yeah someone seems really pissed at the world right now! My heart goes out to all in Japan, my wife has a couple of good friends in the trouble spots and isnt sure if theyre accounted for yet :(
Def time to send our support there now as they so graciously did when when the quake hit chch, il be donating a bit to help them out!
Dave hope your family is alright and youve made contact

FST4RD · Post by **FST4RD** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:46 am

It's so sad to see...
I know how they feel with regards to the quake part of it... however I'm so gratefull that we didn't have the tsunamis.
The center of Christchurch is well below sea level so it would have ruined Christchurch.
Just seeing the the speed and distruction of the tsunami was heart breaking... seeing people swept away. :(

kushman · Post by **kushman** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:37 am

We get the best cars in the western world.. yet we get the worst mother nature has to offer . Rip Queensland-Christchurch-Japan :(

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:53 pm

Update - Tony and family are alive and well, Tony has a broken hand though!

He was a lucky guy though, he planned on going to the beach (he has moved 2 hours south of tokyo recently) on friday, but couldnt as he was laid up in bed with the flu!

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:55 pm

ps:

http://morgsatlarge.wordpress.com/2011/ ... -reactors/

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:56 pm

A top read. Nice one Dave!

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:51 am

enthuzed wrote:A top read. Nice one Dave!

I agree.It is written in a clear easily understandable way so that the average person can grasp how the nuclear power stations work.
Good to hear Tony is safe.
Hard to imagine how they found the old guy sitting on the roof of his house that was washed 15k out to sea

Website · Post by **WidebodyWoody** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:42 am

Its good to know Tony and his wife are safe. I have some other friends over there, whom I have not heard from yet either. But they are closer to Kyoto. But who knows if they were in Tokyo for the day or what not.

Many people think 2012 isn't so far fetched after all now.

Noddy · Post by **Noddy** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:31 pm

good article to read - clarifies a lot of the media hype and bulls%$# like Today tonight who were spruking about the imminent meltdown.......... it is just poor journalism to hype up such an event - better to downplay it or at least keep it factual. :)

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