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Friday, 11 March 2011

Tsunami Report From Southern California

As the vast majority of my readers are au courant in terms of world affairs, I'm sure you've all heard about the massive earthquake that struck Japan - and the subsequent tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific Ocean's coastal communities.

Well, I'm in one of these communities, and the only thing that's happened is severe overreaction. The police set up a blockade for a kilometer around the harbor from all directions, preventing me from getting to two restaurants I work out of. This makes little sense, though, because Coast Highway is actually closer to the ocean in some parts than the harbor's shopping area.

The only abnormality here is that there are literally hundreds of boats out on the ocean. Even on a hot summer day there have never been so many boats out on the water around here.

Apart from that, there's nothing out of the ordinary here vis-à-vis the tsunami. My thoughts (not prayers) are with the Japanese as they struggle through this horrific disaster.

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20 comments:

  1. LoneIslander11 March 2011 at 16:36

    Despite the overreaction, I hope it doesn't get any worse for you.

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  2. Unknown11 March 2011 at 17:01

    I heard one looky loo in CA was swept away by a minor wave. He and two friends went to the coast to take pics of the waves. The two friends made it back to shore, but he didn't...

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  3. Candlej-11 March 2011 at 17:31

    this could be a dumb question, but why are there so many boats on the water? are they police boats?


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  4. Ashton Chase11 March 2011 at 17:44

    Japan really got wrecked last night

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  5. noone11 March 2011 at 17:49

    I hope nothing like this happens again.. About your situation.. It happens for the same reason that it's not allowed to use cellphones in gas staions: Fear.

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  6. S.S.11 March 2011 at 18:21

    If the tsunami really hits your town, come and post it on your blog :P

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  7. Eric P11 March 2011 at 18:36

    @S.S. - It already got here, but wasn't noticeable. There were loads of people out watching; one got sucked away in northern California.

    @Candlej- I think the boats were out in case all the water was sucked back out to sea, potentially damaging boats in the process. I'm not positive, though. I got really close to the water (roughly 5 feet; 1.5 metres away), and it looked a bit weird. Can't really put my finger on it, but the water just looked different today.

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  8. Drivebot11 March 2011 at 19:43

    yeah there's some pretty crazy videos of the tsunami out there in japan. houses being moved around like legos in a bathtub. later dood!


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  9. Sam11 March 2011 at 20:35

    Glad to hear you guys are safe

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  10. Jessica Thompson11 March 2011 at 20:52

    Oh man, its unbelievable...

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  11. Jordan Vargas11 March 2011 at 22:23

    that's upsetting :(

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  12. Stef Pelgrims12 March 2011 at 00:17

    wouw :O

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  13. obi12 March 2011 at 05:17

    stay safe and i think its better to air on the side of caution with these matters.

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  14. Something Concupiscible12 March 2011 at 06:29

    Well, it's better than not being safe with the potential of more people dying.

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  15. Jesse Brooks12 March 2011 at 06:37

    I heard that there's been a lot of overreaction about the tsunamis. But I'm still feeling for the Japanese, because it did get them pretty bad.

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  16. Chris12 March 2011 at 08:08

    Its events like this that makes the various countries put aside their petty differences, and come together as a collective whole to help each other out. My heart goes out to the Japanese. Following your blog.

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  17. Dootzkie12 March 2011 at 09:50

    Oh lordy... One spectator got sucked away?

    At least tie you self to something when going to welcome a tsunami...

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  18. Chris12 March 2011 at 13:34

    I can understand the concern California had, especially Hawaii since we should never underestimate tsunamis. I find it better safe than sorry, and a good way to practice perparation and proper reaction to disasters.

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  19. Justin12 March 2011 at 17:22

    That tsunami is bad news... I hope the families are all able to get back to normal living soon.

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  20. Just A Nerd14 March 2011 at 19:03

    So how large were the waves when they reached california? ive had not much luck finding that info.

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