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by **Splitpin** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:19 am

LukeEYF wrote:
QUOTE (LukeEYF @ Mar 12 2011,10:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't even have water!

Dude PM me.....your welcome to as much of mine as you need..

..and the shower works well now.

by **LukeEYF** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:55 am

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Mar 13 2011,11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dude PM me.....your welcome to as much of mine as you need.. ..and the shower works well now.

Thanks Marty. My sisters house has water, so will be going there for a shower tonight

Im not sure when we will get water, it could be months.

by **connor** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:07 am

So sad.

I did not know anyone personally who lost there life in Christchurch, but I know 1 person who I have met and talked to not that long ago and the family of another friend who have been missing since the Tsunami.

by **Splitpin** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:45 pm

LukeEYF wrote:
QUOTE (LukeEYF @ Mar 13 2011,11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks Marty. My sisters house has water, so will be going there for a shower tonight Im not sure when we will get water, it could be months.

No problem.....if you do need anything just call.

by **Grumble** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:20 am

Yeah it shook a bit alright. I live about 500km from the nuke plants so am fairly safe here but it is a MESS. They are rationing power and it looks like it will be that way for some time to come yet...

Edit: Wow... just saw a BBC report that said it was 8,000 times stronger than the Christchurch quake?!?!

by **whitei** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:28 am

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Mar 17 2011,6:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ian (Milky) i might take you up on the offer....i have 1 very scared(about the 20th) flatmate left here + cat, that are looking to get out for the weekend(with me as well).......dont have a tent or anything, but can sleep in the car.
Meat and beer is not a problem.......its odd, i dont hold much faith in the moon guy, but i dont knock folks who do.....so if we can head south it would be good.....but where are you?

Not that far south

out at Lincoln, where we have rolling flat paddocks, and you don't feel the wobbles when they come thru specially after a few beers.

Milky

by **LukeEYF** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:31 am

Grumble wrote:
QUOTE (Grumble @ Mar 14 2011,3:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah it shook a bit alright. I live about 500km from the nuke plants so am fairly safe here but it is a MESS. They are rationing power and it looks like it will be that way for some time to come yet...

Edit: Wow... just saw a BBC report that said it was 8,000 times stronger than the Christchurch quake?!?!

Yes, that is true, that is 8,000 times more energy released. Believe it or not, but the Christchurch earthquake had a much more higher ground shaking level.

"Anderson said because Japan's quake measured over 8 on the Richter scale it was classed as a "great earthquake". There was about one of those globally every year. It had packed about 8000 times more energy than Christchurch's 6.3 quake, but because it was centred offshore it had accelerated at a much lower level, which meant the level of shaking experienced on the ground was less than in Christchurch's"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/chri...to-be-a-trigger

Also, Christchurch is built on soft alluvial ground meaning the Christchurch earthquake was the highest ground acceleration recorded in history. Amazing how much of the city is still standing here!

Towards the bottom.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_ground_acceleration

by **HueyTeam** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:14 am

The f.....g nuke problem is a problem of the whole world for many many years. What a begin of 2011, first NZ, Japan and the world now. What next? The crazy Gadafi runÂ´s in WW 3.

Live your day as is your last

by **connor** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:39 am

LukeEYF wrote:
QUOTE (LukeEYF @ Mar 14 2011,8:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes, that is true, that is 8,000 times more energy released. Believe it or not, but the Christchurch earthquake had a much more higher ground shaking level.

Unfortunately, the Richter scale is a bit misleading and inaccurate for the average citizen. If your a Geologist you don't look at the richter scale to judge how big the much damage the earthquake caused or how violent it was. Judging an earthquake by its Richter magnitude is like judging how goos a car is by its horsepower.

Just my 2 cents worth!

As for the ground shaking, I had no idea it was that violent, amazing!

by **Naki** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:46 am

Before and after pics:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-qu...beforeafter.htm

by **Dontcopy** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:22 pm

And things just keep getting worse.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/japan-ea...evastated-Japan

by **Grumble** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:39 pm

Yeah I gotta say, the mood here today is not bright. They are predicting another serious quake to hit sometime over the next couple of days, and *breaking news* there is ANOTHER Tsunami coming in (though smaller).

by **Timmo** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:57 pm

Pretty shocking sight alright- I still have a number of friends that live in Japan, none of them are directly affected thankfully, but the scale of the disaster is such that it is impossible not to be affected.

As an aside, check out this picture!

by **Naki** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:13 pm

Ouch..rather expensive for the JASDF...Ive heard that 18 F-2s (as pictured above) were caught up in the Tsunami, plus other JASDF aircaft including the Blue Impulse Aero team aircraft

by **Splitpin** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:47 pm

Grumble wrote:
QUOTE (Grumble @ Mar 14 2011,3:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah it shook a bit alright. I live about 500km from the nuke plants so am fairly safe here but it is a MESS. They are rationing power and it looks like it will be that way for some time to come yet...

Edit: Wow... just saw a BBC report that said it was 8,000 times stronger than the Christchurch quake?!?!

Grumble, can you pm me sometime.......take care.

by **ardypilot** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:20 am

I've found and grouped some photos/videos from Sendai airport during and after the Tsunami here.

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