Uh-oh, Japan, this is bad

**Fragony** · 03-11-2011, 11:30

http://www.powned.tv/nieuws/buitenla..._in_beeld.html

This is horrible. Good luck there

**Sarmatian** · 03-11-2011, 11:36

8.9 earthquake, tsunami alert...

**Beirut** · 03-11-2011, 12:59

We had a ton of snow yesterday and then a whack of rain right after. I was all happy because I got my roof done in time. Then I wake up and see the news. I almost feel guilty.

Bad stuff. Hope they're okay.

**Beskar** · 03-11-2011, 13:31

I hope Beefy187 is alright, and the other Orgahs from the area.

**Hax** · 03-11-2011, 13:36

I hope Beefy187 is alright, and the other Orgahs from the area.

I spoke with him this morning, and he and his immediate family are fine.

**Beefy187** · 03-11-2011, 14:01

Tokyo is fine. Couple people have trouble getting home though.
My family in the country side are fine too. Apparently my grandmothers room is wrecked but shes ok.

Getting weak earth quakes every 5 or 10 min
It must be hell living up north though. Getting magnitude 5s when we only get 1s.

New threat right now is nuclear reactor. Theres a leak and everyone is evacuating.

**lars573** · 03-11-2011, 20:41

Originally Posted by Beirut

We had a ton of snow yesterday and then a whack of rain right after. I was all happy because I got my roof done in time. Then I wake up and see the news. I almost feel guilty.

Bad stuff. Hope they're okay.

Which I'll be getting tonight, only it's all rain. Also we have no reason to feel guilty. It's not like we performed a ceremony of great darkness to curry the favour of some Eldritch Abomination to make Japan suffer. Well at least I didn't.

**HoreTore** · 03-11-2011, 20:58

This is horrendous. And its making me very guilty.

You see, I am sort of biased towards things i nature that goes "boom" or otherwise wrecks something. My earliest childhood memories are exclusively from the times I played with speed or set up things to go boom. For example, every time it rained, I ran to the unpaved road near my house(I liv near the forest line), and played "let's make rivers, dam them and then watch 'em collapse".

So, when I see the footage from Japan, all that water pouring over stuff... I feel bad for all the people there, but at the same time.... I can't help myself, I find it fascinating to see the raw power i nature.

Does this make me an awful person? Am I the only one seeing it this way? I hope this doesn't offend you beefy, or anyone else who are affected by this catastrophe..

**Hax** · 03-11-2011, 21:46

Not at all, horetore. I stand in total awe in the power of nature. Seeing things like this happen remind us of how vulnerable we are and what we can do to prevent or counteract it.

Feeling intrigued or fascinated by fierce displays of nature is not something to be ashamed of. It's quite natural(!) and actually good for us.

**Rhyfelwyr** · 03-12-2011, 01:57

Originally Posted by HoreTore

This is horrendous. And its making me very guilty.

You see, I am sort of biased towards things i nature that goes "boom" or otherwise wrecks something. My earliest childhood memories are exclusively from the times I played with speed or set up things to go boom. For example, every time it rained, I ran to the unpaved road near my house(I liv near the forest line), and played "let's make rivers, dam them and then watch 'em collapse".

So, when I see the footage from Japan, all that water pouring over stuff... I feel bad for all the people there, but at the same time.... I can't help myself, I find it fascinating to see the raw power i nature.

Does this make me an awful person? Am I the only one seeing it this way? I hope this doesn't offend you beefy, or anyone else who are affected by this catastrophe..

I have to admit I'm kind of the same. Heh, whenever I used to be on holiday, whenever I saw a little stream I absolutely had to try to make a dam.