[Elecraft] Prayers for

[David Herring]

Hi All,

I can confirm PY2WAS's report.  There were areas where there was respectable tsunami activity around the islands, but interestingly it varied greatly from beach to beach and cove to cove.  There doesn't not seem to have been any major problems, thank God. 

As we live on Kauai, only a mere 1000 feet from a west-facing beach and at a whopping 10 feet of elevation, the XYL and I grabbed our valuables and our emergency kit, and headed for higher ground.  We spent the night parked along side the road at some elevation, listening to the radio for the all-clear, which came some time around 7:30 to 8:00 AM locally.  As it turns out, it does not appear that the water ever got above the berm separating the beach from the state highway (something that a good high tide and modest waves is capable of doing on a regular basis).

It was at most an inconvenience for us here in Hawaii, but that was all.  In fact, we saw families and groups of families at various points along the road headed "up" that had tents and barbeques and looked like they were having fun camping out (if ya get lemons, make lemonade).  

Absolutely *nothing* like the beating Japan took.  Along with everyone else, our thoughts and prayers do indeed go to Japan and everyone there that has been so impacted by this event, holding the space and intent for them to recover, heal, and return to some better level of normalcy.

If there can be a silver lining to something like this, it is that we all got a real-life chance to test our emergency preparedness.  For us it was a tsunami.  For you it could be something else.  Make sure you have a plan and all the necessary provisions.

73,

Dave AH6TD


On Mar 11, 2011, at 5:04 AM, marcelo at alternex.com.br wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi
> Alex, PY2WAS is in Hawaii now, and has written saying that there were no major
> problems there.
> Let's hope everyone is safe, especially the SP's at T30, that is only 2m above sea
> level.
> Marcelo, PY1KN
>>> And our news is focused on Hawaii and California, but in
> addition, how are all our > friends in Alaska? It is closer to the quake
> center.....????? > > --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy > > > >> From: daleputnam at hotmail.com >> To:
> qrp-l at mailman.qth.net; elecraft at mailman.qth.net >> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011
> 07:52:29 -0700 >> Subject: [Elecraft] Prayers for >> >> >> Prayers for all the victims of the earthquakes and
> aftershocks, and tsunami activity >> in the Pacific area throughout today
> and following. The cleanup and restoral will be a >> chore, but the loss of
> life is very saddening. >> Prayers for the survivors will aid. >> >> >> >> --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy
>>>>>>> 
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