This is the happiest I’ve been to be let down as far as I can remember. “Let down” is probably the wrong term. I actually figured there may be significant activity related to what turned out to be the 3′ micro-tsunami. Glad there was not.
Apparently the energy generated by Chile’s quake was absorbed before it became anything significant.
The authorities appeared to do well on this one. They were right to make as big a deal of it as they did. There’s no second chance on these things.
Not being a TV/media watcher or night owl I didn’t know anything was up when I went to bed. I was up and puttering around the house when they blew the sirens for the first time at 6:00 this morning.
“This is not a drill” I thought and began hunting for a remote to turn the the TV on.
People were out early and Costco opened up early as well – something they never do. Say what you want about the big companies but “Down To Earth” and little stores like it weren’t doing much for anyone today if they were even open. Wal-Mart and Costco were.
Speaking of closed stores, Starbucks (at least my neighborhood Starbucks) didn’t open. On the way back home without coffee I saw some people with a pickup full of belongings pitching a tent on Waipio Uka St.
Whew…
This is the happiest I’ve been to be let down as far as I can remember. “Let down” is probably the wrong term. I actually figured there may be significant activity related to what turned out to be the 3′ micro-tsunami. Glad there was not.
Apparently the energy generated by Chile’s quake was absorbed before it became anything significant.
The authorities appeared to do well on this one. They were right to make as big a deal of it as they did. There’s no second chance on these things.
Not being a TV/media watcher or night owl I didn’t know anything was up when I went to bed. I was up and puttering around the house when they blew the sirens for the first time at 6:00 this morning.
“This is not a drill” I thought and began hunting for a remote to turn the the TV on.
People were out early and Costco opened up early as well – something they never do. Say what you want about the big companies but “Down To Earth” and little stores like it weren’t doing much for anyone today if they were even open. Wal-Mart and Costco were.
Speaking of closed stores, Starbucks (at least my neighborhood Starbucks) didn’t open. On the way back home without coffee I saw some people with a pickup full of belongings pitching a tent on Waipio Uka St.
Back to normal…