this tsunami thing is getting nasty

[ashstralia]

here

[Ally_Kat]

I know! The earthquake was a 9.0 and moved the island 100 feet to a south! :eek:

I'm actually surprised no one else mentioned it before. I was waiting to see how long before someone said something.

[Seshmeister]

Was there any effect in Australia?

[ashstralia]

i'm betting there'll be
some big waves on the
north west coast of western
aus, the surfers will love it.

there was a big quake a
week or so ago south west of
new zealand, but luckily
no tsunami.

i waited too ally, to see if
anyone would post.
didn't wanna spoil ya b'day.
how was it?
hope you had some fun!

the media are reporting
up to 25,000 dead today.
very very nasty.

[Mezro]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Was there any effect in Australia?

Yes, they are no longer upside down

Mezro...a few *drop bears have been reported missing...

*thanks to Panamark for explaining the amazing drop bear phenomenon

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by ashstralia
i'm betting there'll be
some big waves on the
north west coast of western
aus, the surfers will love it.

there was a big quake a
week or so ago south west of
new zealand, but luckily
no tsunami.

i waited too ally, to see if
anyone would post.
didn't wanna spoil ya b'day.
how was it?
hope you had some fun!

the media are reporting
up to 25,000 dead today.
very very nasty.

Ahh...

My pal flew from Thailand where he's been for the last couple of months to Western Australia just last week.

Lucky.

Cheers!

[ashstralia]

sorry sesh,
i didn't quote ya.
but yes, last week would
have been a good time
to leave thailand or sri lanka.

heard on the news this
morning that in indonesia
thousands
of homeless are sleeping
in the streets with thousands
of now bloated corpses.

contaminated water,
flies setting in,
tropical heat,
sounds like a stephen king
story.

not pretty.

[rustoffa]

Just brutal.

Saw some footage earlier....

Alot of tourist's children that have no idea where there parents are...toddlers that survived and obviously can't communicate, etc.

Truly horrifying.

[Viking]

They said that sumbitch actually affected the rotation of the Earth. Any more questions as to why the squaw and I are gonna buy a couple of acres in the mountains when we build?

[FORD]

Originally posted by Viking
They said that sumbitch actually affected the rotation of the Earth. Any more questions as to why the squaw and I are gonna buy a couple of acres in the mountains when we build?

As long as the mountains aren't live or dormant volcanos (like most of them around here are) A good 9.0 quake just might be enough to set them off if the fault line is in the right place.

[Seshmeister]

Apparently some islands have moved 100 feet.

My nearest bar is 20 minutes away so here's hoping it'll be a shorter walk tomorrow...

[nosuchluck]

several islands are under water...

[Carmine]

I just heard on the radio.....65,000 deaths.

[nosuchluck]

give it time...there are so many unaccounted casualties...it'll reach 100,000 easily.

[Carmine]

Originally posted by nosuchluck
give it time...there are so many unaccounted casualties...it'll reach 100,000 easily.

...or more. Friggin sad.