JAPAN- How can we Not talk about it....

[Canadian Jayne]

I awoke that morning about 2:00 am our time and couldn't get
back to sleep.
My thought was "I should get up and see what's happening, I don't usually wake up and feel like I have to stay awake"
I didn't get back to sleep until about 5:00, I read during the time
but I wish I had turned on the TV and seen what was going on.

I think no matter where a person lives if something is happening
there is some kind of unseen feeling that hits everyone.
We saw it with 911.
Similar to a Universal Whallop!

[fluffy]

My heart is with those poor souls........it was such a shock i was teary all day yesterday...... ........i think i can speak for everyone when i say our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.......

[Canadian Jayne]

Absolutely pray for them,
how can a person prepare for something like that,
it hits so fast.

[fluffy]

that's the scary thing........there's nothing you can do.......

[mysticwryter]

Fluffy is right. There's nothing we can do. Japan is having their own Katrina/Cherenobyl. Unfortunatly, things happen.

Honestly, I think I may be heading over there for relief by the end of the year if things aren't any better. I'm hoping to enlist with the U.S. Navy and with this coming about, there's a good oppertunity for me to head to Okinawa and do some relief help.

I always wanted to go to Japan, but not to see what I may see when I get there.

[fluffy]

i think the worst will have been cleared away by then but you'll be there at the important re-generation time......the tragedy will stay with them forever but re-building/re-generation will help give them hope for the future....

(normally i'd post a link to a disaster relief donation site here but there are many different ones- such as the American and British Red Cross, the Red Crescent, Oxfam, Save the Children and ones started by the TV companies, plus local giving arrangements...)

[mysticwryter]

Now they are saying that there's possibly a nuclear catastrophe going to happen since the reactors were exposed to the elements and fire.


They are cooling the cores with sea water. Hopefully it works.

[fluffy]

dear God....... PLEASE LET IT BE OK.......

[Canadian Jayne]

Just a hopin and a prayin
There was a praying smiley but I guess it's gone

[fluffy]

i don't know if we're getting the true picture here but they are saying now that it's starting to be brought under control........
(hooray! i found the praying smiley.....it's on the second smiley page )

[Canadian Jayne]

Thanks for the prayin smiley, I thought it was there.

Just as I precausion I would still move people away
just for preventative measures, if there was a way.

That's just my opinion.
Very concerned..

[fluffy]

i agree.......i think they're not letting folk within a 50 mile radius at the moment.....

[Canadian Jayne]

I think moving them the further the better.