best wishes for japan

[rivendellrose]

I may bitch about Facebook, but it was very nice, immediately upon waking up and hearing about the 8.9 earthquake in Japan and determining the worst of the damage was in the same part of the country that my two friends from college live in, to be able to pop over there and immediately find notes from people (in one case a mutual friend in another country, in another a 3rd party I'd never have known to check with) that they're both okay. Evacuated to an elementary school in at least one case, but okay.

In that, I'm luckier than the friends and family of at least 200 other people so far.

Not really awake yet, but I'll be thinking about everybody over there, and waiting to see what the most needed avenues of aid are. The teensy little 6.5 Seattle went through a few years ago was plenty enough for me - big earthquakes are scary, scary shit, and 8.9 is just unbelievably big. The Seattle PI has a good article if you want details - massive fishing boats riding the waves caused by the earthquake and hitting freeway overpasses, not to mention the fears of damage to nuclear plants. That right there is just terrifying.

Comments

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

I know. I heard it last night right around ten and thought of calling you,. At that point, they were saying it was 7.7. Then they came back about 45 minutes later and said 8.9. I wasn't sure what time you go to bed, so I decided not to call. Glad to hear Kendra and the other people you know in the area are ok. So very scary.