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[CJsNvrUrly]

hal wrote:
[quote=steve...]
[quote=M A V I C]
[quote=ztirffritz]
Yes, but I can add others as admins. If someone sends me a list of the mod emails I can add them, or if anyone wants to volunteer...I haven't added any other admins yet, but I think that it requires that you create an actual account on the site.

I was just more so concerned about having to keep track of a link
I added the link to "notes" in my 1Password MacResource login.
good idea
:agree:

[blooz]

Thanks, zitrf.

There are a few continents we need to find members on.

[lost in space]

Nice work, ztirffritz!

Drew,

We lived in Nishinomiya '94-'95. How did you fare in the Hanshin earthquake?

[GuyGene]

stephen wrote:
I live in two towns! Tough to choose.

I know, I not only live in two USA towns, but two COUNTRIES! Now, where did I put my hammer? Miyagi house, other place, or the other one? Drive me crazy.

[sekker]

GuyGene wrote:
[quote=stephen]
I live in two towns! Tough to choose.

I know, I not only live in two USA towns, but two COUNTRIES! Now, where did I put my hammer? Miyagi house, other place, or the other one? Drive me crazy.
Two houses, two countries....


But only ONE MRF !

[Drew]

lost in space wrote:
Nice work, ztirffritz!

Drew,

We lived in Nishinomiya '94-'95. How did you fare in the Hanshin earthquake?

No kidding! We are in the Shukugawa/Kurakuen area. At the time of the earthquake we were in a house on the mountain (well, hill) behind Kurakuen, which has a solid base of rock. Everything (even the refrigerator with the door open first) fell down and it was a mess. However, no major structural damage and no one in our family was hurt. On the other hand, about 2000 people died within about a 5 km radius (Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Higashi Nada-ku) of our place. Lots of crazy stories from that experience.

Where were you?

[GuyGene]

I was in Chiba when Hanshin quake hit. I got permission from government to drive down with a van load of goods, and water. Wow, Kobe looked like a war zone the night I arrived. Stayed at a friend's apartment that was okay, but no electricity. People needed water more than anything those first few days. Same in Tohoku... for water, that is.

[Drew]

GuyGene wrote:
I was in Chiba when Hanshin quake hit. I got permission from government to drive down with a van load of goods, and water. Wow, Kobe looked like a war zone the night I arrived. Stayed at a friend's apartment that was okay, but no electricity. People needed water more than anything those first few days. Same in Tohoku... for water, that is.

We had 2 other families move in with us temporarily because their homes were damaged. One of the women was 3 days overdue with her second child. No clinics open, traffic absolutely at a standstill, no hospital would take her because of caring for the wounded. We finally showed up at Ashiya City Hospital, which was running on emergency generators, and demanded that they admit her, which they finally did. A Seattle news station heard the story and showed up a few days later for the story. They couldn't get around, so we fed them dinner and were able to drive them to the hospital.

The only water available was sent in big relief trucks. You could only get a couple of liters per time and the lines were horrendous. Above our house was mountainous, so I thought about finding a stream to collect water. While driving around a neighborhood I found water on the road. I wouldn't think twice about it in normal times. Followed it to the source and found a house with a hose hanging over the front gate. Come to find out they were connected to an underground well, not city water. A sign on the gate said to ring the doorbell and they would turn on the water. Another guy and I would go up there at least once a day to fill coolers and a garbage can full of water, and then haul it to our house and other friends' who couldn't get out. Water is extremely heavy! Half the day was spend obtaining water for 3 families.

I could go on and on.

[lost in space]

We were about a mile from the Muko river near the Naruo Hanshin station. My wife was teaching English at Mukogawa Women's University. We were in a modern building that had no damage, just a huge mess in the kitchen and all the furniture had hopped to one side of our apartment. An old wooden apartment building across the street fell down flat, killing two people. No water for weeks, but we had electricity. Quite the experience, yes.

Drew wrote:
[quote=lost in space]
Nice work, ztirffritz!

Dre

We lived in Nishinomiya '94-'95. How did you fare in the Hanshin earthquake?

No kidding! We are in the Shukugawa/Kurakuen area. At the time of the earthquake we were in a house on the mountain (well, hill) behind Kurakuen, which has a solid base of rock. Everything (even the refrigerator with the door open first) fell down and it was a mess. However, no major structural damage and no one in our family was hurt. On the other hand, about 2000 people died within about a 5 km radius (Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Higashi Nada-ku) of our place. Lots of crazy stories from that experience.

Where were you?

[Drew]

lost in space wrote:
We were about a mile from the Muko river near the Naruo Hanshin station. My wife was teaching English at Mukogawa Women's University. We were in a modern building that had no damage, just a huge mess in the kitchen and all the furniture had hopped to one side of our apartment. An old wooden apartment building across the street fell down flat, killing two people. No water for weeks, but we had electricity. Quite the experience, yes.

Amazing. I used to teach part time at Mukogawa and have known several teachers there over the years including current, and those who have come and gone from Spokane. Small world!