8.8 magnitude quake strikes Japan

[Don McKenzie]

19:30
This is of personal interest to me, as I have a 21 year old grand daughter on a flight, and about to land in Japan in
about an hour.

And two very stressed parents in Darwin trying to find out where the flight is landing.

==========================

JAPAN issued its top tsunami warning after a major offshore quake measuring 8.8 hit today, swaying buildings in Tokyo
and sending people fleeing onto the streets.

The country's meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts for the entire Japanese coast, warning of a
tsunami of up to six meters.

A tsunami of around one meter later hit Japan's Pacific coast, AFP reported.

Tsunami warnings were also issued for Russia, the Philippines and the Mariana Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/br...ke-strikes-japan/story-e6frf7jx-1226019885628

Cheers Don...

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[Don McKenzie]

hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........
:-(

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and hard for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally a lot cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I
might add. Many Darwinites travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather than come south. In fact, Bali is dirt
cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up stuck in China is my bet.

Cheers Don...

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[Rod Speed]

19:30

This is of personal interest to me, as I have a 21 year old grand
daughter on a flight, and about to land in Japan in about an hour.

And two very stressed parents in Darwin trying to find out where the flight is landing.

They're unlikely to let it land anywhere where it will be in any danger.

==========================

JAPAN issued its top tsunami warning after a major offshore quake
measuring 8.8 hit today, swaying buildings in Tokyo and sending
people fleeing onto the streets.

The country's meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation
alerts for the entire Japanese coast, warning of a tsunami of up to
six meters.

A tsunami of around one meter later hit Japan's Pacific coast, AFP reported.

 

[Rod Speed]

Don McKenzie wrote

no one wrote

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and hard for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally
a lot cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I might add. Many
Darwinites travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather
than come south. In fact, Bali is dirt cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up stuck in China is my bet.

Bet she doesnt, there's more than one airport in Japan.

 

[Gagi-9a6aag]

hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........
:-(

you would if your grandfather was Don McKenzie ))

 

[atec77]

Don McKenzie wrote




Bet she doesnt, there's more than one airport in Japan.

Quite true but many of the airports suitable have suffered damage
Now there large numbers of clues out the woddles , why don't you try
catching one for a change

 

[PhilD]

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and hard
for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally a lot
cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I might add. Many Darwinites
travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather than come south. In
fact, Bali is dirt cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up stuck
in China is my bet.

There was a time when it was cheaper to take a Darwin/Bali/Perth flight and
have an overnight stay there than pay for a TAA/Ansett direct flight.

PhilD

 

[Clocky]

Quite true but many of the airports suitable have suffered damage
Now there large numbers of clues out the woddles , why don't you try
catching one for a change

Not all the airports are damaged, and there is no shortage of them.

 

[Swanny]

Don McKenzie wrote




Bet she doesnt, there's more than one airport in Japan.

Probably go down to Osaka, since Narita is closed in Tokyo.

 

[Don McKenzie]

Probably go down to Osaka, since Narita is closed in Tokyo.

Just got a facebook message passed onto me about my grand daughter Leesa:

=========================
Leesa Burke
UPDATE: We're all safe and fine!!! Amber Dahlin, Shenayah Windler and @adam Ellis are living it up in Guam. None of us
have international roaming though so we're using crappy internet. We're not sure what's going to happen but we were
last told we're heading into Osaka.
6 hours ago ·
=========================

She has a step father, so when she turned 18, she changed her surname.
Why go half way? She also included Cheryl after my wife, and Danger because she knew I would like that.
I didn't believe her until she showed me her drivers licence.

"Leesa McKenzie Cheryl Danger Burke".

So her middle name really is Danger.

And I guess most of our drama is now over.

I sent a few messages to friends just north of Tokyo, to make sure they are OK, but I doubt if I will hear back because
of the power situation with the nuclear plant problems.

It is all pretty unbelievable what has happened in the last few months by mother nature.

Cheers Don...

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you would if your grandfather was Don McKenzie ))

My father was Don McKenzie. Does that count?


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[Don McKenzie]

Hi Don, the ABC news website has a photo of one of Japan's airports. Looks like a lot of damage.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/

Ta, just posted in another message, she got to Guam, and all is well.
Possibly fly into Osaka shortly.

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[atec77]

Ta, just posted in another message, she got to Guam, and all is well.
Possibly fly into Osaka shortly.

Cheers Don...

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Channel 24 announced the diversion about 40 minutes ago , you might want
to watch it ?

 

[Gagi-9a6aag]

Considering how real estate went up in the early 2000's, I'm glad I
did this and got in early (well very early).

same here...i bought my house in 2001.....1 year later prices jumped high up
for 200%...that was a real luck

 

[Gagi-9a6aag]

My father was Don McKenzie. Does that count?

only if he was successful in business as you are ))

 

[Don McKenzie]

only if he was successful in business as you are ))

Well, on the very day of his 21st birthday, he was in San Franciso!
He was on a government sponsored world trip. They eventually called it WWII.
On the same day, the Japanese bombed Darwin.

He was with the RAAF as an airplane driver doing what they called the empire training scheme in Edmonton Canada.
His mates talked him into doing a trip south for his birthday to celebrate, so they got a few days leave, and drove down
to San Francisco, which was a fair sort of drive in 1942.

They wanted to see a little bit of the US, being so close. Actually saw a horrible version of early colo(u)r TV in a bar
in SF.

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Ta, just posted in another message, she got to Guam, and all is well.
Possibly fly into Osaka shortly.

To finish this story off, just spoke with my grand daughter on the phone, she was at Cairns airport.

Was in Guam for 24 hours, but only got to see the inside of the airport.
Flown into Narita airport at Tokyo, but hardly stopped long enough to use the toilet.
Then flown to Cairns, and trying to get a flight back to Darwin.

Some holiday. But rather her back here. Japan has a lot to go through in the coming weeks, and they don't need tourists
right now.

Cheers Don...

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[Rod Speed]

kreed wrote

By the end of 02 they were starting to rise here. Probably 2-3 x increase.

The problem now is that electricity, water and other essentials are
now doing the same.

Not by anything like as much.

And its trivial to save a lot of the electricity used for winter heating
anyway and end up with no increase in the cost of electricity used.

 

[Gagi-9a6aag]

The problem now is that electricity, water and other essentials are
now doing the same.

hmm...same here...are you sure you are not Croatian?!?! ))))

 

[Gagi-9a6aag]

Well, on the very day of his 21st birthday, he was in San Franciso!
He was on a government sponsored world trip. They eventually called it
WWII.
On the same day, the Japanese bombed Darwin.

He was with the RAAF as an airplane driver doing what they called the
empire training scheme in Edmonton Canada.
His mates talked him into doing a trip south for his birthday to
celebrate, so they got a few days leave, and drove down to San Francisco,
which was a fair sort of drive in 1942.

They wanted to see a little bit of the US, being so close. Actually saw a
horrible version of early colo(u)r TV in a bar in SF.

Cheers Don...

hahaha....well, as a Royall pilot he didnt need a travel ticket...just to
sit in any plane and wooooosh

gov. sponsored trip = WW2 ...hahahahaha what a black humor )))))))

color and colour both is better then BW