chuckers <chuckersjp@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:33:12 AM UTC+9, The 2-Belo wrote:
> > We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that chuckers has
> > exploded. Flight director confirms that:
> > 
> > >On Monday, March 14, 2011 2:10:45 PM UTC+9, The 2-Belo wrote:
> > >> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that chuckers has
> > >> exploded. Flight director confirms that:
> > >> 
> > >> >Spousal unit is talking about wanting to leave Japan.  I am not quite at that stage yet.
> > >> 
> > >> I wouldn't take measures *that* drastic -- if all else failed you could go
> > >> southwest. We're all fine down this sort of direction.
> > >> 
> > >
> > >There is concern about all the stuff that might start glowing in the dark.  Depending on which way the wind is blowing, southwest may not be far enough.
> > 
> > I seriously doubt it is going to get that horrible.
> > 

> Honestly, so do I.  But we were both wrong about the number of dead as well....

This may not be of great comfort, but...

Japan just took a shot in the mouth from the 4th largest earthquake ever
recorded (which means the past ~150 years or so), and the casualties
(death toll) will be around 10,000. I was in the Kobe quake (as some of
you may remember) and this quake was about 700 times "stronger", but the 
casualty figure will be nowhere near commensurate with that increase.

I believe the maximum ground acceleration in Tokyo equalled a 7+ on 
the Richter, yet the city came through almost unscathed (save a small
section of Odaiba.) Hard to see it now, but the work Japan's done since
the Hanshin Quake has paid off enormously.

FWIW, I really liked the Sendai area. Haven't been north of there much,
but I've been in some of the areas just south of it. My all-time 
favorite lunch was a toro teishoku in Mito. Hard to believe...

Mike