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Posted: 3/14/2011 3:59:46 AM EDT
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-quake-volcano-20110314,0,2486939.story?track=rss
The volcano last erupted Jan. 19 after remaining dormant for two years. Volcanologists had warned that a "lava dome" was growing inside the volcano's crater, although it was uncertain when or if the volcano would erupt. Sunday's eruption, which was the biggest volcanic activity in Shinmoedake in 52 years, caused widespread destruction and panic. The blast could be heard for miles, and shattered windows four miles away, the BBC reported. Hundreds of people fled the area as the volcano spewed debris, including hot ash and rocks, more than 6,000 feet in the air, according to BBC reports. they have now hit the SHTF lottery 
9.1 earthquake sunami nuclear meltdown volcano how in the hell do you have a chance prepping for this kind of stuff 
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:04:54 AM EDT
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Unbelievable. We still have people here feeling sorry for themselves for Hurricane Katrina.
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:07:16 AM EDT
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Unbelievable. We still have people here feeling sorry for themselves for Hurricane Katrina Pearl Harbor. 
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:17:14 AM EDT
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-quake-volcano-20110314,0,2486939.story?track=rss The volcano last erupted Jan. 19 after remaining dormant for two years. Volcanologists had warned that a "lava dome" was growing inside the volcano's crater, although it was uncertain when or if the volcano would erupt. Sunday's eruption, which was the biggest volcanic activity in Shinmoedake in 52 years, caused widespread destruction and panic. The blast could be heard for miles, and shattered windows four miles away, the BBC reported. Hundreds of people fled the area as the volcano spewed debris, including hot ash and rocks, more than 6,000 feet in the air, according to BBC reports. they have now hit the SHTF lottery
9.1 earthquake sunami nuclear meltdown volcano how in the hell do you have a chance prepping for this kind of stuff You don't..... you adapt and overcome. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:18:44 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:19:35 AM EDT
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i really wonder just how much the human spirit can endure when it comes down that stuff.
i guess you just concentrate on staying alive at this point. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:31:48 AM EDT
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Quoted: i really wonder just how much the human spirit can endure when it comes down that stuff. i guess you just concentrate on staying alive at this point. I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. - d.h. lawrence As long as your motor is spinning, motor on. It's what we've done for over a million years. Pray for God to give them strength. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:38:11 AM EDT
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We should see Godzilla any time now, it's really about all that's missing...
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Posted: 3/14/2011 6:18:51 AM EDT
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-quake-volcano-20110314,0,2486939.story?track=rss The volcano last erupted Jan. 19 after remaining dormant for two years. Volcanologists had warned that a "lava dome" was growing inside the volcano's crater, although it was uncertain when or if the volcano would erupt. Sunday's eruption, which was the biggest volcanic activity in Shinmoedake in 52 years, caused widespread destruction and panic. The blast could be heard for miles, and shattered windows four miles away, the BBC reported. Hundreds of people fled the area as the volcano spewed debris, including hot ash and rocks, more than 6,000 feet in the air, according to BBC reports. they have now hit the SHTF lottery
9.1 earthquake sunami nuclear meltdown volcano how in the hell do you have a chance prepping for this kind of stuff Not living on a volcanic island with a high risk of earth quakes and tidal waves would be a start |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 6:23:12 AM EDT
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Clearly there have been people living in Japan for thousands of years. This won't change due to an earthquake, tsunami, nuke meltdown and volcano. It will only eliminate the unprepared and/or unlucky.
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Posted: 3/14/2011 8:19:59 AM EDT
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-quake-volcano-20110314,0,2486939.story?track=rss The volcano last erupted Jan. 19 after remaining dormant for two years. Volcanologists had warned that a "lava dome" was growing inside the volcano's crater, although it was uncertain when or if the volcano would erupt. Sunday's eruption, which was the biggest volcanic activity in Shinmoedake in 52 years, caused widespread destruction and panic. The blast could be heard for miles, and shattered windows four miles away, the BBC reported. Hundreds of people fled the area as the volcano spewed debris, including hot ash and rocks, more than 6,000 feet in the air, according to BBC reports. they have now hit the SHTF lottery
9.1 earthquake sunami nuclear meltdown volcano how in the hell do you have a chance prepping for this kind of stuff The short answer is you can't. It's a corollary to Uncle Vic's law; "You can't Kung Fu a .45 slug." By the time you flash on that big fat slug headed right between your headlights, it's all over. You have no control or influence over so many things that can kill you; meteors, lightning strikes, massive heart attack for the driver of the cement mixer on the overpass you happen to be driving under, let your imagination run wild. No amount of prepping can save you in certain circumstances. We prep in case. You ask on this forum why people prep and you'll get a wide range of answers. "I prep in case of"; fire flood hurricane earthquake civil unrest etc etc The first, unspoken, but most important "Case" is, "In case I survive the initial calamity." We don't like to think about it, but if when the SHTF we draw the unlucky card, well then we'll no longer have any earthly worries, and the question of "Did I store the right ratio of bullets to beans?" just won't matter. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 8:32:49 AM EDT
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Man, that sucks. They can't seem to catch a break.
God help them. I'm sure they will get thru this one way or another, but with how much destruction remains to be seen. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 8:45:55 AM EDT
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We should see Godzilla any time now, it's really about all that's missing... Dang it! Now I've got soda & sandwich all over my monitor! Seriously though, about all you can do with that level of SHTF going on there is pray. Semper Fi |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 10:19:46 AM EDT
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We should see Godzilla any time now, it's really about all that's missing... would have been funny as hell to see someone running down the middle of the street in one of those Utube clips during the quake shouting "Godzilla! Godzilla! Godzilla! " 
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Posted: 3/14/2011 10:59:07 AM EDT
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You guys talk like all of these things are unrelated. It's all facets of the same issue: underground pressure due to a shifting plate.
Like going out into the driveway, slipping in a puddle of oil and cracking your skull on the concrete. Then, as you look at the two wavering images of your BOV, you notice that there's a chunk of barbed wire wrapped around your tranny coolant lines and one of them is torn loose. Oh, and the transmission won't shift when you try to drive yourself to the hospital. Doesn't make it particularly less troublesome, but at least you can trace the whole thing to that one issue and you know that you're probably not cursed. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 11:12:02 AM EDT
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You guys talk like all of these things are unrelated. It's all facets of the same issue: underground pressure due to a shifting plate. Like going out into the driveway, slipping in a puddle of oil and cracking your skull on the concrete. Then, as you look at the two wavering images of your BOV, you notice that there's a chunk of barbed wire wrapped around your tranny coolant lines and one of them is torn loose. Oh, and the transmission won't shift when you try to drive yourself to the hospital. Doesn't make it particularly less troublesome, but at least you can trace the whole thing to that one issue and you know that you're probably not cursed. i think everyone pretty much knows this all has the same root cause. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 11:44:56 AM EDT
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FWIW, I feel bad about saying I didn't have compassion for the japanese. They're having a helluva bad time. I pray that they will get through these horrible times.
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Posted: 3/14/2011 11:52:08 AM EDT
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Japan is a tough country and has resourceful people.
Some are surprised at the absence of looting [being reported]. I have every expectation Japan will rebuild more quickly than can be imagined and will be much stonger for it. They have the will, the money, technology and the brains to do it. And they have no other choice. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 12:06:20 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Unbelievable. We still have people here feeling sorry for themselves for Hurricane Katrina Pearl Harbor. They are our allies now. Get over it. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 1:03:29 PM EDT
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Unbelievable. We still have people here feeling sorry for themselves for Hurricane Katrina Pearl Harbor.
They are our allies now. Get over it.
I think you took that the wrong way. I have nothing against them. I was pointing out that too many people here are still butt hurt about pearl harbor. 
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Posted: 3/14/2011 1:06:23 PM EDT
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You guys talk like all of these things are unrelated. It's all facets of the same issue: underground pressure due to a shifting plate. Like going out into the driveway, slipping in a puddle of oil and cracking your skull on the concrete. Then, as you look at the two wavering images of your BOV, you notice that there's a chunk of barbed wire wrapped around your tranny coolant lines and one of them is torn loose. Oh, and the transmission won't shift when you try to drive yourself to the hospital. Doesn't make it particularly less troublesome, but at least you can trace the whole thing to that one issue and you know that you're probably not cursed. i think everyone pretty much knows this all has the same root cause. it's all Bush's fault?
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Posted: 3/14/2011 2:12:26 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Unbelievable. We still have people here feeling sorry for themselves for Hurricane Katrina Pearl Harbor. They are our allies now. Get over it.I think you took that the wrong way. I have nothing against them. I was pointing out that too many people here are still butt hurt about pearl harbor. My bad. I did read it wrong. My apologies. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 2:14:55 PM EDT
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-quake-volcano-20110314,0,2486939.story?track=rss The volcano last erupted Jan. 19 after remaining dormant for two years. Volcanologists had warned that a "lava dome" was growing inside the volcano's crater, although it was uncertain when or if the volcano would erupt. Sunday's eruption, which was the biggest volcanic activity in Shinmoedake in 52 years, caused widespread destruction and panic. The blast could be heard for miles, and shattered windows four miles away, the BBC reported. Hundreds of people fled the area as the volcano spewed debris, including hot ash and rocks, more than 6,000 feet in the air, according to BBC reports. they have now hit the SHTF lottery
9.1 earthquake sunami nuclear meltdown volcano how in the hell do you have a chance prepping for this kind of stuff Not living on a volcanic island with a high risk of earth quakes and tidal waves would be a start DING DING DING . . . . . WE HAVE A WINNER!! |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 2:25:05 PM EDT
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Unbelievable. We still have people here feeling sorry for themselves for Hurricane Katrina Pearl Harbor.
They are our allies now. Get over it.
I think you took that the wrong way. I have nothing against them. I was pointing out that too many people here are still butt hurt about pearl harbor. we still have people butt hurt over the alamo
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Posted: 3/14/2011 2:36:35 PM EDT
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Unbelievable. We still have people here feeling sorry for themselves for Hurricane Katrina Pearl Harbor.
They are our allies now. Get over it.
Dude! We're at war with folks who are still butt hurt over the crusades! I think you took that the wrong way. I have nothing against them. I was pointing out that too many people here are still butt hurt about pearl harbor. we still have people butt hurt over the alamo Dude! We're at war with folks who are still butt hurt over the crusades! |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 2:38:09 PM EDT
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You guys talk like all of these things are unrelated. It's all facets of the same issue: underground pressure due to a shifting plate. Like going out into the driveway, slipping in a puddle of oil and cracking your skull on the concrete. Then, as you look at the two wavering images of your BOV, you notice that there's a chunk of barbed wire wrapped around your tranny coolant lines and one of them is torn loose. Oh, and the transmission won't shift when you try to drive yourself to the hospital. Doesn't make it particularly less troublesome, but at least you can trace the whole thing to that one issue and you know that you're probably not cursed. i think everyone pretty much knows this all has the same root cause. it's all Bush's fault?
I KNOW IT!!
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Posted: 3/14/2011 3:24:42 PM EDT
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You all think the katrina survivors are taking notes on how the Japanese are behaving during this crisis?
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Posted: 3/14/2011 3:31:36 PM EDT
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You all think the katrina survivors are taking notes on how the Japanese are behaving during this crisis? american idol is on... katrina "victims" likely don't even know whats going on. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 3:40:43 PM EDT
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You all think the katrina survivors are taking notes on how the Japanese are behaving during this crisis? american idol is on... katrina "victims" likely don't even know whats going on. they are not the only ones. i have a technical job, but the "proffesional suit wearers" i talked to today said they could care less, because its not happening here. i swear to God. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:40:01 PM EDT
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The first, unspoken, but most important "Case" is, "In case I survive the initial calamity." We don't like to think about it, but if when the SHTF we draw the unlucky card, well then we'll no longer have any earthly worries, and the question of "Did I store the right ratio of bullets to beans?" just won't matter. ^^^^This. The few folks at work that I have unsuccessfully converted still give me crap saying "If we all die, what's the point?", my response is "What if I live?" My primary reasons for prepping are upstairs asleep in their beds right now. No matter what life throws at me, at least I can still feed my kids, and that's all that really matters. For a situation like this, I guess it's really about options and not having your eggs all in one basket. I'm fortunate enough to have family with large tracts of land in various locations across the country. I have a modest amount of preps securely stored at each location, enough to get by, but not enough to fret over if I can't ever use it. I figure that way, as long as I can travel, I might have a chance of reaching one of my chosen spots. |
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Posted: 3/14/2011 4:49:49 PM EDT
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Man what next? Radioactive fallout drives San Franciscans Eastward and we have to fight the Zombies for the leftover salad??
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