[Elecraft] Prayers for

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

The same here on the Oregon coast. Probably the worst of it was being
awakened in the predawn hours by the prolonged wail of warning sirens
throughout the area.. 

The coastline is rugged here with lots of safe areas within a short walk or
drive. At 100 feet above the waves, our home is in one of those areas. 

The biggest problem seems to have been automobile traffic. Not people
evacuating, but people from inland rushing to the coast to stand on the
beach watching for the waves. 

I'm afraid that someday they'll get their wish, and wish they hadn't. 

Ron AC7AC (Near Newport, Oregon)

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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