Tsunami?!?!
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Topic: Tsunami?!?!
Posted By: lisa85
Subject: Tsunami?!?!
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:30am
O.K. so this is probably one of those overly paranoid moments, but they are talking about a Possible Tsunami hitting us and I'm right on the freakin beach in the worst place possible! Now Jess rides a scooter and due to the weather he took the only car to work with the car seats and I can't get hold of him 
I'm freaking out! -------------  
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:44am
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I just heard this, I read a lot of stuff and they really think its pretty unlikely.
I know its freaky, it freaks me out big time this sort of stuff. Is there anyone else with a car around you know, IF anything were to happen, it would be a case of bugger the car seats and go anyway. But I really think it will be ok, they have to be very cautious. ------------- 
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:48am
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Ok the guy on breakfast news was more negative, just urging people to listen to local radio! WTF -------------
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:49am
I just got hold of Jess I told him I would listen out for any news. I agree that it's highly unlikely but I guess with the kids in the house it makes me nervous if it was just me I would probably be fine. I'd rather leave and laugh later  -------------
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:50am
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Don't stress! Stuff says:
The Hawaii center's updated timings for the arrival of a tsunami in New Zealand are: East Cape at 9.44am Gisborne 10am North Cape 10.12 am Napier 10.40 am Wellington 10.50 am Auckland (east coast) 11.12 am Auckland (west) 11.39 am Lyttelton 11.55am New Plymouth 12.17pm Nelson 12.23 pm Dunedin 12.31 pm So at the very least you'll have some warning of the size of it a couple of hours in advance which is plenty of time to walk somewhere if you have to. You can keep updated from the source at the http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/ - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center website. ------------- 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:50am
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I just saw that too. He seemed a bit flakey. It sounded like he was trying to calm people down but he didn't do a very good job with me! -------------
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:51am
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if you go to stuff if lists the possible times. i live on petone beach and am gonna be driving up the motorway to town so im just gonna stay off it round 10.50 when it hits wellington (if it hits at all) the waves break on the motorway in bad weather so im a little worried. DH works on the waterfront too so if they are that worried i imagine they'll shut roads or evacuate. they arent gonna let ppl sit of home and get hurt ------------- 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:52am
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The 1st landbreak of the Tsunami wave was 3 metre waves - not big enough to make it up a lot of our beaches. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 8:55am
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Ok, they are now saying it will be 1 metre and if you live on the beach listen to the radio be prepared to move. -------------
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:01am
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yea they reckon .5m is enough to knock you off your feet so id say its not a huge deal. they saying its a code red but i think the biggest problem is being right on the beach otherthan that it is just potential flooding of low lying areas -------------
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Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:02am
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I would go with the leave and laugh later approach
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:11am
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lisa- do you want us to come and get you guys? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:12am
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cant say i even heard about it..see what happens when you watch childrens tv cause its raining lol.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:32am
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Lisa I think I would be worried where you live as well (sorry not trying to freak you out more than you are), but yeah I think I would take the leave and laugh later approach as well. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:36am
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yea apparently waikehe island and the other island are being told to move high ground and they are evacuating ppl immediatly on the beach is aucks i think. east cape is 10 mins so i guess that will give us a good idea what to expect. i dont think it will have much impact on wellington cos it needs to get through the heads first but im glad ill be at a friends place on the hill just in case cos we are on the beach -------------
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:41am
yup that's what I'm going with...I have the essentials packed for me and Miss M just in case we need to move. I'd rather be prepared. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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HeidisMum wrote:Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:46am
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Yep got hold of Jess and he's on his way to take us up the hill to my parents house. If it was just me I'd ride it out but I've got the girls so I'll take the paranoid approach lol. Worst case scenario is it floods the house so I'm taking all our clothes and our hard drive as it has all our pics. -------------
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:50am
I think that is the best idea Lisa, it's not exactly that quick to get to high ground from your place. Have fun watching from up the hill -------------
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 9:52am
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I'm sure it will be fine but better safe than sorry!
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 10:00am
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So it did hit the east but no damage, phew!! Or thats what the latest news thing said
Waiting for some confirmed reports from Samoa, poor people there. Tsunamis are my ultimate nightmare -------------
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 10:10am
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I'm about 4 blocks back from the beach in Auckland and all good so far here. It's expected to only be 1m high plus it's hitting at low tide.
I have a CD kit all sorted anyway but I think if there were a threat CD would have come knocking by now since it's due in an hour. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 10:20am
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yeah I'm breathing easier now... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 10:24am
Radio just said they've put warnings back an hour cause the tsunami warning centre didn't take daylight savings into account ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 10:50am
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Seriously, thats funny in a kind of scary way!!! How could they forget daylight savings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -------------
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Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 11:14am
Serious!!!??? I find that funny! Lucky it wasn't the other way round! Thankfully what hit samoa was nothing like the thailand one! But yeah, feel sorry for people when natuaral disaster things happen- and it always seems to happen in poorer places. |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 11:23am
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Lol that's really funny in a perverse sort of way (about the DLS) -------------
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 1:04pm
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Well that was a bit of a non event. Horrible about the deaths in Samoa though. I have a friend who's parents live in Samoa and she can't get in touch with them. -------------
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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 1:10pm
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DP's sister is in Samoa and they live right on the water, don't think they have heard from her yet. The lines are jammed because everyones trying to get through. His Nana and aunties and uncles are further in land and on the other coast to the earthquake so will be ok. Still freaking out a bit though! Oh and what are the chances that the one Wed morning he goes to work (he normally works nights)on the Viaduct harbour there is a tsunami warning grrr meh he's ok they didn't get anything ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 1:36pm
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I hope Daniel missed it (shorty street)
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 3:21pm
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Tsunamis scare the living sh*t out of me I live in Brooklands which is right by the beach too so I put the kids in the car and parked on the top of the Palms eating BK lol I couldn't think of anywhere else to go.
That is so sad about Samoa, it would be such a horrible thing to go through. Hope you hear from your SIL soon Elle. |