February 27, 2010
— Dave in Texas 200 miles southwest of Santiago.
Tsunami warnings generated for Chile and Peru across all Pacific islands and the Pacific rim, including most of Central and South America and as far as Australia and Antarctica.
Article says the biggest one ever recorded in Chile, a 9.5 in 1960 generated waves that killed as far away as Hawaii, the Philippines, and Japan.
DrewM.: Having spent some time in Chile I just wanted to add a few thoughts.
First, Chileans are some of the nicest people I've ever met. They are friendly, kind, hard working and almost everyone I met loved America. They are also a very proud people.
Second, this is an area that has suffered from earthquakes before. Walking through Santiago you notice a strange mix of buildings in terms of styles and age. When I asked about it I was told that it was because when earthquakes, some survived and some collapsed. When they collapsed, new ones were put up giving you this odd mix of buildings.
Reminders of the power of nature, especially geological are all over the country. I went up into the Andes and you can drive off into huge side canyons. There were boulders that were the size of office buildings and dozens of them in each canyon. It was amazing.
On a political note...they are not all that far removed from the Pinochet dictatorship. They are very proud of the political and economic progress they have made and rightly so.
It's a quirky and in someway strange country but for the most part it's a beautiful and welcoming one. I pray they will be ok.
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Were are all the Morons?
8.8 is one big ass earthquake. Tsunami may hit Hawaii by 11:00 local time.
Started snowing again last night -- got three more inches. We must have gotten 24 inches by now.
Posted by: Tinian at February 27, 2010 03:14 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 03:32 AM (0Wf6c)
A tsunami is supposed to be on the way ... shout hit Hawaii and California this afternoon.
Posted by: bill at February 27, 2010 03:33 AM (x49/7)
Posted by: sTevo at February 27, 2010 03:36 AM (L7hMd)
Posted by: katya at February 27, 2010 03:41 AM (DW6Bo)
Posted by: Zella at February 27, 2010 03:44 AM (Xf9pN)
The article stated that the earthquake was 22 miles below the surface. Would the damage have been even worse if the depth was half that much?
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at February 27, 2010 03:50 AM (Vu6sl)
Posted by: CanaDave at February 27, 2010 03:51 AM (9MgYG)
We just had an earthquake off of Okinawa [6.9] the other day, so I figured there'd be a 'follow up' quake on the other side of the 'Ring of Fire'.
But this fast? And this big?
Hmmmmmmmmm.
Anybody know where Rumsfeld is?
Posted by: CPT. Charles at February 27, 2010 03:51 AM (lYKj1)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at February 27, 2010 03:53 AM (Vu6sl)
Posted by: Moonie the Moonbat at February 27, 2010 03:57 AM (1fanL)
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 07:32 AM (0Wf6c)
I don't think so.
Posted by: The back seat of the parents' car at February 27, 2010 03:58 AM (1fanL)
Posted by: katya at February 27, 2010 07:41 AM (DW6Bo)
As long as it's privately thrown.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 03:59 AM (1fanL)
Pat Robertson blames the quake on the Chileans who insulted God by not sending money to his 700 club. On Drudge.
j/k
Posted by: sickinmass at February 27, 2010 04:04 AM (Dxfei)
Posted by: The back seat of the parents' car at February 27, 2010 07:58 AM (1fanL
I was originally going to say, "Things are looking bad for Conception," but I figured that would leave the door WIDE OPEN.
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 04:08 AM (0Wf6c)
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 04:09 AM (qxQ5E)
Posted by: The Fwench at February 27, 2010 04:10 AM (ucq49)
Still waiting for expert analysis from Danny Glover.
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 08:09 AM (qxQ5E)
That sucks. It could just be infrastructure damage though. Chile is not exactly a 3rd world country, especially the cities, so the survival rate should be very good.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 04:11 AM (1fanL)
Posted by: The Fwench at February 27, 2010 08:10 AM (ucq49)
Know what'll be bad? If America ever has something like this happen. Ain't nobody gonna come help us. Did we get any significant aid during Katrina? Anybody send us a few bucks?
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 04:14 AM (1fanL)
Here is a list of deadly earthquakes that registered at least an 8.5 magnitude, not including the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Chile early today.
— May 22, 1960: A magnitude 9.5 earthquake in southern Chile and ensuing tsunami killed at least 1,716 people.
— March 27, 1964: A magnitude 9.2 quake in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and ensuing tsunami killed 128 people.
— Dec. 26, 2004: A magnitude 9 quake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 12 countries, including 165,700 in Indonesia and 35,400 in Sri Lanka.
— August 13, 1868: A magnitude 9.0 quake in Arica, Peru (now Chile) generated catastrophic tsunamis; more than 25,000 people were killed in South America.
— January 31, 1906: A magnitude 8.8 quake off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia generated a tsunami that killed at least 500 people.
— November 1, 1755: A magnitude 8.7 quake and ensuing tsunami in Lisbon, Portugal killed an estimated 60,000 people and destroyed much of Lisbon.
— July 8, 1730: A magnitude 8.7 quake in Valparasio, Chile, killed at least 3,000 people.
— August 15, 1950: A magnitude 8.6 earthquake in Assam, Tibet, killed at least 780 people.
— June 15, 1896: A magnitude 8.5 quake Sanriku, Japan, caused a tsunami that killed at least 22,000 people.
— November 11, 1922: A magnitude 8.5 quake on the Chile-Argentina border killed several hundred people.
— November 7, 1837: A magnitude 8.5 magnitude quake in Valdivia, Chile generated a tsunami that killed at least 58 people in Hawaii.
— October 20, 1687: A magnitude 8.5 quake in Lima, Peru destroyed much of the city.
h/t..USGS
Posted by: sickinmass at February 27, 2010 04:14 AM (Dxfei)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 04:15 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: Michael Moore at February 27, 2010 04:16 AM (Vu6sl)
More fall out from uh, uh, the failed policies of the past administration. Now, bow your heads for I am before you!
OsamaHusseinIslamObama 2012'
(the terrorist-Uighur-ACORN-media choice)
-It's never too early to campaign-
Posted by: Barry Soetoro (D-King OF The World!!) at February 27, 2010 04:18 AM (GNEhT)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 04:22 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 04:27 AM (9d8c8)
Posted by: wolfgang skankadopoulos. esq at February 27, 2010 04:27 AM (KOkrW)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 04:38 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 08:38 AM (D7/BU)
Just gather them when the water recedes.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 04:40 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 04:40 AM (IDaI3)
Posted by: This is Amy Fishop, the killah whale at February 27, 2010 04:41 AM (RVZkD)
Oh dear, the twit on CNN just asked a scientist if all these recent quakes was the effect a larger problem.
gosh DARN those pesky plate tectonics!
Posted by: wolfgang skankadopoulos, esq at February 27, 2010 04:43 AM (KOkrW)
Posted by: wolfgang skankadopoulos, esq at February 27, 2010 04:44 AM (KOkrW)
1987 world series earthquake at 7.0, everyone trying, scared, hitchhiking to get out of the city. Bay Bridge collapsed. Can't imagine 8.8 quake.
Yeh, I can't either. I was off at college during that one. I've been through 6.0s, but just can't even comprehend anything that much bigger.
Posted by: Mama AJ at February 27, 2010 04:47 AM (Be4xl)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 04:48 AM (D7/BU)
Look at that, terrible earthquake and yet most Chileans are going to be alive and the ones who are injured can be taken care of.
Sweet!
I was not wrong in picking Chile as my main bug-out destination two years ago.
Posted by: Deety at February 27, 2010 04:49 AM (aVzyR)
Fuck, CNN was reporting a death toll of 6 earlier today. No shit! 6? Possibly it might go higher?
Fucking media ghouls. That's one thing Don Henley was actually right about.
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 04:50 AM (0Wf6c)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 04:51 AM (D7/BU)
gosh DARN those pesky plate tectonics!
Posted by: wolfgang
skankadopoulos, esq at February 27, 2010 08:43 AM (KOkrW)
Laff, wingnut, but the tectonic plates move because the Earth Mother Gaia is burning up with a fever inside.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 04:52 AM (1fanL)
Yeah, and remember, the scale is logarithmic, so this quake is almost 100 times stronger than the '87 quake. Which was the most exciting part of that World Series, btw.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 04:53 AM (1fanL)
Laff, wingnut, but the tectonic plates move because the Earth Mother Gaia is burning up with a fever inside.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 08:52 AM (1fanL)
It's millions of degrees in there.
Posted by: Albert Gore, Jr. at February 27, 2010 04:53 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: This is boner-ific! at February 27, 2010 04:56 AM (RVZkD)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 04:56 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 04:59 AM (0Wf6c)
Posted by: Deety at February 27, 2010 08:57 AM (aVzyR)
You must be a chick with nice gazongas.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 05:00 AM (1fanL)
Laff, wingnut, but the tectonic plates move because the Earth Mother Gaia is burning up with a fever inside.
It's millions of degrees in there.
you're both wrong. it's turtles all the way down
Posted by: wolfgang skankadopoulos, esq at February 27, 2010 05:00 AM (KOkrW)
Posted by: Danny Glover at February 27, 2010 05:00 AM (j4xgZ)
Which was the most exciting part of that World Series, btw.
For years, I would start twitching at the sound of Al Michael's voice.
And it was Oct. 17, 1989, for the record. The day I learned that the media would lie and make up stuff just to keep talking.
Posted by: Mama AJ at February 27, 2010 05:01 AM (Be4xl)
Posted by: wolfgang skankadopoulos, esq at February 27, 2010 05:01 AM (KOkrW)
Sheesh.
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 08:56 AM (D7/BU)
Sue me. I didn't care about California before not caring about California was cool.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 05:01 AM (1fanL)
Posted by: eman the Moderate at February 27, 2010 05:02 AM (D7/BU)
Another think. If they do need help, they'll be a whole lot better equipped to receive and distribute the help. I'm sure that's not going to make your wife feel better. I'm trying.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 05:04 AM (1fanL)
you're both wrong. it's turtles all the way down
Posted by: wolfgang skankadopoulos, esq at February 27, 2010 09:00 AM (KOkrW)
Clearly, the use of high intensity agricultural techniques and genetically modified seed is causing changes to the diet of these turtles, and the flatulence thus induced can be expected to cause many more such catastrophic events.
Posted by: 2000 sociologists, wymens studies profs, and other esteemed scientists at February 27, 2010 05:06 AM (JrWTI)
Clearly, the use of high intensity
agricultural techniques and genetically modified seed is causing changes
to the diet of these turtles, and the flatulence thus induced can be
expected to cause many more such catastrophic events.
Posted by: 2000 sociologists, wymens studies profs, and other esteemed
scientists at February 27, 2010 09:06 AM (JrWTI)
I told you so.
Posted by: Al Gore, Internet Inventor at February 27, 2010 05:07 AM (1fanL)
I'm guessing 40 hours from the earthquake until the first story by our intellectual superiors blaming this on glowbull worming and the failure to socialize the US healthcare system.
40 hours? No way. Esp. with a big earthquake in Japan recently, plus Haiti. It's perfectly clear that the fault (ha) lies with the big evil country up north.
And by perfectly clear, I mean "clear" only to people in Hollywood who think it's because we are thinking about drilling for oil in Alaska.
Posted by: Mama AJ at February 27, 2010 05:09 AM (Be4xl)
Posted by: wolfgang skankadopoulos, esq at February 27, 2010 05:09 AM (KOkrW)
changes to the diet of these turtles
You had to feed them chili with meat and they just are trying to find more!!!11!
Posted by: Hollywood Liberal and Earthquake Expert for CNN at February 27, 2010 05:11 AM (Be4xl)
Posted by: wolfgang skankadopoulos, esq at February 27, 2010 05:13 AM (KOkrW)
Posted by: Michael Moore, Renaissance Man at February 27, 2010 05:14 AM (1fanL)
Run! Run for your liiives!!
Posted by: Woodie Harelson at February 27, 2010 05:14 AM (bvDV5)
Posted by: Jor-el at February 27, 2010 05:16 AM (KOkrW)
Posted by: Barack H. Obama at February 27, 2010 05:18 AM (1fanL)
Posted by: Dastardly Dan at February 27, 2010 05:18 AM (+SZAJ)
WRONG!!!
I am a nice chick with gazongas.
From a letter one year ago:
...On the chance that one would have to restrict one's options to the Western Hemisphere, Chile is a clear winner. Also a very pretty country with rugby to boot. Language is somewhat of a barrier, but not too steep for someone who has spent most of their adult life in the Southwest, especially as compared to learning Chinese, Hindi or Japanese. (BTW in addition to being extremely weird [tentacle pron ], the Japanese are HUGE racists, you freakishly large, pasty, round-eyed gaijin.)...
Posted by: Deety at February 27, 2010 05:19 AM (aVzyR)
Posted by: Jor-el at February 27, 2010 05:19 AM (KOkrW)
I was in Concepción a little over a year ago. Chile is actually the most free, democratic and prosperous nation in Latin America by most measures and according to agencies and NGOs that measure those sort of things. (Funny how freedom and prosperity seem to coincide.) I think there's less chance of aid sent by generous Americans to Chile being squandered or stolen than in many other places in the world, you know, like the U.N.
Posted by: Reiver at February 27, 2010 05:21 AM (Q6Rx0)
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at February 27, 2010 05:21 AM (421j5)
Posted by: Deety at February 27, 2010 09:19 AM (aVzyR)
Let me TOUCHE them. One thing I admire about South Americans, they dig hot chicks. I want to go to Carnivale before I die. Waay before, so I can sample the local fare.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 05:22 AM (1fanL)
this thread cries out for busty japanese lesbian sea turtle pron
Posted by: Jor-el at February 27, 2010 05:23 AM (KOkrW)
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at February 27, 2010 05:23 AM (421j5)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 05:25 AM (JrWTI)
The president of Chile's quote:
She said Chile has not asked for assistance from other countries.
Clearly these RACIST Southerns know something!
Posted by: Kemp at February 27, 2010 05:27 AM (2+9Yx)
Via Jake Tapper on Facebook, hereÂ’s the State Department number for those concerned about friends or relatives traveling in Chile: 1-888-407-4747
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 05:28 AM (1fanL)
God, PLEASE don't let San Francisco and Nancy Pelosi drop into the ocean!
We would miss the cable cars.
Posted by: Kemp at February 27, 2010 05:29 AM (2+9Yx)
She said Chile has not asked for assistance from other countries.
Wow. This makes me want to drown them in assistance.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 05:29 AM (1fanL)
Posted by: Kemp at February 27, 2010 09:29 AM (2+9Yx)
Stay out of my personal business, or I'll fart in your general direction.
Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at February 27, 2010 05:30 AM (1fanL)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 05:31 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: Jor-el at February 27, 2010 05:33 AM (KOkrW)
All that being said, I really hope scholars that say there will be a pre-trib rapture are right. I only have so much SPAM, water and ammo stocked up.
Posted by: TEOTWAWKI (another frightened pansy on dmt) at February 27, 2010 05:37 AM (OXIwN)
As you read this, an emergency shipment of condoms is desperately making its way across Canada to the West Coast city.
Health officials in Vancouver have already provided 100,000 free condoms to the roughly 7,000 ahtletes and officials at the Games. That's about 14 condoms per person. But as of Wednesday, those supplies started running dangerously low.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 05:37 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 27, 2010 05:37 AM (oeESr)
Posted by: Pat Robertson at February 27, 2010 05:38 AM (D7/BU)
96 Just stay 'clam,' people. It's not the end of the world.
Yet. The end is near when chaos rises again (which will occur in 17 days for N. America).
/Wishing and praying for everyone affected by the quake.
Posted by: Kratos (on the back of Gaia, scaling Mt Olympus) at February 27, 2010 05:39 AM (9hSKh)
St. Paddy's blowout planned, Kratos?
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 05:41 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: arhooley at February 27, 2010 05:43 AM (soatC)
#99 St. Paddy's blowout planned, Kratos?
lol, I didn't realize the N. American release of GoW3 was around St. Paddy's day. Now that you mention it, sure.
Posted by: Kratos (on the back of Gaia, scaling Mt Olympus) at February 27, 2010 05:45 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 05:45 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Sheriff Joe Biden at February 27, 2010 05:45 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: as we know it at February 27, 2010 05:45 AM (OXIwN)
Hawaii is predicted to get hit with 10-15 footers, American Samoa is undergoing evacuation of coastal areas, the Philippines and... well... just about everywhere in the Pacific AO is looking at potential bad day ahead.
Posted by: Grimmy at February 27, 2010 05:48 AM (PD4OH)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 05:48 AM (D7/BU)
Off topic: this showed up in my in-box:
HARRY REID TRIED TO SPLIT CONSERVATIVE VOTE WITH FAKE TEA PARTY CANDIDATE:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is running scared - and now he's sunk to a new low!
Falling increasingly behind in the polls, Reid's cronies have reportedly launched a fake new "Tea Party" political party being formed to help Harry Reid save his re-election bid.
The fake "Tea Party" is apparently a scam to split the conservative vote in November, and thus provide a means for Reid to win re-election.
The leader of this fake "Nevada Tea Party" is a 2008 Obama supporter who represents male porn star John Wayne Bobbitt. Remember him? His wife was Lorena Bobbitt, and she made an alteration to his body below the belt - enough said.
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at February 27, 2010 05:50 AM (0fzsA)
Posted by: Mother Earth at February 27, 2010 05:50 AM (KOkrW)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 05:52 AM (D7/BU)
That's why the media will pretty much yawn at this.
Posted by: the peanut gallery at February 27, 2010 05:52 AM (mg/vv)
Posted by: hutch1200 at February 27, 2010 05:53 AM (zQ+Jy)
107 surf's up, puny humans
Gaia, you're such a bitch! Maybe I should just leave you chained up on the side of Mt. Olympus. It's not like the Titans were an awesome, organized fighting force anyway...
Posted by: Kratos (on the back of Gaia, scaling Mt Olympus) at February 27, 2010 05:56 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at February 27, 2010 09:53 AM (421j5)
Wait'll they get a load of me.
Posted by: New Madrid Fault at February 27, 2010 05:57 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at February 27, 2010 09:53 AM (421j5)
There is fucking someone fucking talking about fucking nuclear tests at that link. Typical Dem voter, I guess.
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 05:57 AM (0Wf6c)
59 86 thanks fubar, your not as fubar as you think! Yeah...we tried that number, wasn't much help but we have all forms of interwebs and international phone things going on, this place is like the friggin Chilean Consulate...the good news is they started cooking already. Mmmmmmm Empanatas!
(and wifey has some hot cousins coming over)
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 05:58 AM (kIzRl)
They didn't even get a wild card spot.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:00 AM (JrWTI)
There have been unconfirmed reports that a gigantic 130 foot Tsunami wave has hit Juan Fernandez Island swallowing the Island after the massive 8.8-Magnitude Earthquake stuck off the coast of Chile.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 06:01 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Kratos (on the back of Gaia, scaling Mt Olympus) at February 27, 2010 06:01 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 10:01 AM (VuLos)
That would be the largest wave ever known.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:04 AM (JrWTI)
So do we now have 2 Tsunami's out there? Headed towards each other?
Yikes!
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Gnarly rides!!
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:05 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 06:05 AM (D7/BU)
There have been unconfirmed reports that a gigantic 130 foot Tsunami wave has hit Juan Fernandez Island
HEY! I started that wave!!!
Posted by: Drunkin Yankee Fan at February 27, 2010 06:06 AM (kIzRl)
hola, if any hawaii morons are reading, they are setting off the alarms at 6 am so get ready, they are saying there IS A TSUNAMI COMING DUE AT 1119 on the big island
12 foot on big island 9 on maui so far with up to 8 full waves
get your gas and water now
we are getting out at 7
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:06 AM (P5vdJ)
That would be the largest wave ever known.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 10:04 AM (JrWTI)
I'm trying to find other reports. 130 ft...that's hard to believe.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 06:07 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:08 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:09 AM (JrWTI)
oh, as some know, i live on the beach
anyone want to buy a house?
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:08 AM (P5vdJ)
When can you close?
Be safe.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:10 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: HH at February 27, 2010 06:12 AM (GkYyh)
That would be the largest wave ever known.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 10:04 AM (JrWTI)
I'm trying to find other reports. 130 ft...that's hard to believe.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 10:07 AM (VuLos)
137 No ransom demand from Dr. Evil?Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 10:09 AM (D7/BU)
But does it have a friggin lazer beam aattached??
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 06:12 AM (kIzRl)
139 yeah, we are going to a friends house who lives on the hillside
FUCKERS, STAY OFF 911!!!!! i'm watching the news
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:12 AM (P5vdJ)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:13 AM (JrWTI)
A different version of "not letting a good crisis go to waste". Just trying to shed a different light on our post 9/11 world. If you haven't looked at current events from an intelligent design perspective. Follow the link if you're interested. Take it or leave it, just don't be a blue meanie and call me horrible names. I'm sensitive. And not ashamed to say a little frightened.
Posted by: sock puppet proselytizer at February 27, 2010 06:13 AM (OXIwN)
My bro lives on the beach in Napili, Lahaina, Maui.
The NW sides of the islands should fare pretty well, I'd think, but I don't know much about tsunamis.
Are the 0600 sirens informational - is that when everyone will find out who has to go?
Best to you...
Posted by: Cathy at February 27, 2010 06:13 AM (Y/X5L)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:17 AM (P5vdJ)
Chile = a geologist's dream these days.
Posted by: Cathy at February 27, 2010 06:18 AM (Y/X5L)
Wonder if it is the fact he is talking about ramming a huge entitlement through Congress when they whole country only cares about the economy.
If Obama had been as smart as the MSM likes to think he is, he would have spent his first year on nothing but the economy. Then once, things started to improve, fed us his socialist dream of universal healthcare piece by piece (boiling the frog), until by his 4th year the entire evil plan would be in place and we wouldn't know what hit us.
To go for it all at once is like asking a girl to marry you at the end of the first date. Even if she likes you, chances are she will say no (and think you are a bit nuts).
Posted by: Bill Mitchell at February 27, 2010 06:19 AM (kEBiX)
It's a good thing, Teh One doesn't like helping out light skinned people.
Just check the record skin tone of which heads of State he's bowed to and which ones he snubs.
Posted by: Dastardly Dan at February 27, 2010 06:19 AM (+SZAJ)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 06:20 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: Frank G at February 27, 2010 06:21 AM (4X0aT)
i wonder if i can't make bank like the katrina folks
they just announced that waves may or may not reach us so they may be backing down but they still want everyone one out
now they are saying the alarm is to standby for evacuation
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:21 AM (P5vdJ)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 06:21 AM (9Wv2j)
You think the deficit is bad now, just wait for that.
Posted by: Bill Mitchell at February 27, 2010 06:21 AM (kEBiX)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:23 AM (JrWTI)
You think the deficit is bad now, just wait for that.
Posted by: Bill Mitchell at February 27, 2010 10:21 AM (kEBiX)
I'm good with that as long as the epicenter is located directly under Pelosi's house.
Posted by: conscious and concerned at February 27, 2010 06:24 AM (Vu6sl)
Posted by: Frank G at February 27, 2010 06:25 AM (4X0aT)
Posted by: The Titans might have been an organized fighting force at February 27, 2010 06:26 AM (OXIwN)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 06:27 AM (D7/BU)
jesus, this idiot on tv said this is exciting because they can test the gear
dude, you are across the street from me, oh, i live in ewa beach
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:27 AM (P5vdJ)
ALL SHORES ARE AT
RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE.
Posted by: Cathy at February 27, 2010 06:30 AM (Y/X5L)
If so, that is super nasty.
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 10:27 AM (D7/BU)
No. That is another report on the Juan Fernandez impact.
Biggest wave the sensors have picked up open ocean is 7.7 feet. So it's indeed nasty.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:30 AM (JrWTI)
3 meters aka 9 feet is half way up my windows
you know, my cute little beach house is fucked, hello allstate
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:31 AM (P5vdJ)
jesus, this idiot on tv said this is exciting because they can test the gear
dude, you are across the street from me, oh, i live in ewa beach
Loan him your water wings before you head inland.
Looks to hit shortly after low tide, so that's something.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:32 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:32 AM (P5vdJ)
3 meters aka 9 feet is half way up my windows
you know, my cute little beach house is fucked, hello allstate
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:31 AM (P5vdJ)
How does 15 feet grab you? That's what I'm hearing is headed your way. Take beer.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:33 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 06:34 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: Demented, Incompetent Fringe-Type Person at February 27, 2010 06:34 AM (OXIwN)
Most recent was 4.2'.
Posted by: Cathy at February 27, 2010 06:34 AM (Y/X5L)
Posted by: torabora at February 27, 2010 06:35 AM (m60UP)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 06:35 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:32 AM (P5vdJ)
You're so calm about this. I'd be running around in circles screaming, accomplishing absolutely nothing.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 06:37 AM (VuLos)
7.7 feet will grow by at least a factor ten, if I recall correctly.
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 10:34 AM (D7/BU)
Depends on the underwater topography. Deep ocean close to shore=epic tsunami fail. Nice gradual shallowing=kiss your ass goodbye. 7.7 feet is the height above mean sea level, so it's a minimum of double that, as it's a classic sine wave.
The best place to observe a tsunami is from Ohio.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:38 AM (JrWTI)
178 yep 1100am-ish for the hilo hit and they estimate a half hour for the rest of the chain
an 8.3 off chile caused a tsunami that destroyed hilo back in the day, this one is bigger
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:38 AM (P5vdJ)
1 Earthquakes are caused by climate change. Climate change is caused by Bush. Bush's fault!
AHAH! You see, the circle is now complete. Yes, it is obvious that Bush is responsible for global warming and that the quake was caused by the earthquake satellite. This much is certain.
But since our planet is so rapidly heating up, Bush told Cheney (the real director of the CIA) to press the red, candy-like button to cause the quake to trigger all the volcanoes on the eastern side of the Pacific rim to erupt, thereby sending enough particulate into the atmosphere to reduce global temperatures by the 15 or so degrees celsius they've risen since 1998 when Halliburton started ramping up the global thermostat.
Ultimately, this is all a very involved plot to stick it to Al Gore.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at February 27, 2010 06:39 AM (U37Ux)
You're so calm about this. I'd be running around in circles screaming, accomplishing absolutely nothing.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 10:37 AM (VuLos)
I wouldn't say that accomplishes nothing.
Posted by: Treas. Secy. Henry Paulson at February 27, 2010 06:39 AM (JrWTI)
I imagine that B+rry's vault copy birth certificate will soon be washed out to sea.
How convienent.
Posted by: torabora at February 27, 2010 06:39 AM (m60UP)
Ultimately, this is all a very involved plot to stick it to Al Gore.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at February 27, 2010 10:39 AM (U37Ux)
Then I stand behind it.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:41 AM (JrWTI)
ha, quote from my sister just now (in chicago)
our snow isn't so funny now is it?
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:40 AM (P5vdJ)
HA! Nothing like sibling love. Yo ass got zinged!
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:42 AM (JrWTI)
I sure hope the bro is rounding up his mongrels and packing his truck.
Posted by: Cathy at February 27, 2010 06:42 AM (Y/X5L)
I wouldn't say that accomplishes nothing.
Posted by: Treas. Secy. Henry Paulson at February 27, 2010 10:39 AM (JrWTI)
I should get a government job, huh?
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 06:42 AM (VuLos)
You're so calm about this.
I'd be running around in circles screaming, accomplishing absolutely
nothing.
He's fantasizing about being stranded, all alone, with the exception of a hot chick.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 06:43 AM (1fanL)
What is it with these assholes in Cambridge?
oh look at me, I'm sitting down in the middle of the room reading a book, looking smart...
oh look at me, I'm looking at words learning stuff...
oh, look at me, I'm sitting on the floor where everyone can see me reading...
Posted by: This is boner-ific! at February 27, 2010 06:44 AM (KMkUw)
okay, like barney frank, my shit is pack and i'm ready to go!!
got beer, bacon....
should i take the wife, girl and cats?
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:44 AM (P5vdJ)
I should get a government job, huh?
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 10:42 AM (VuLos)
Or ACORN, or MoveOn, or the IPCC.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 27, 2010 06:45 AM (1fanL)
okay, like barney frank, my shit is pack and i'm ready to go!!
got beer, bacon....
should i take the wife, girl and cats?
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:44 AM (P5vdJ)
No. Just take your laptop so you can tell us what happens to your beer, bacon, wife, girl, and cats. Especially the cats.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:46 AM (JrWTI)
Ha! Sounds like you have the essentials.
Yeah, you might as well take them in case you have to eat them...
Posted by: Cathy at February 27, 2010 06:46 AM (Y/X5L)
You know, Rush is smart. He has a great understanding of just about everything, especially human nature.
One time Rush was talking about the college campus-intellectual mindset and he had these fuckers pegged.
Oh look at me, my hair is messy because I have no time to comb it, I need to read this book in front everyone one!
Posted by: This is boner-ific! at February 27, 2010 06:47 AM (KMkUw)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:47 AM (P5vdJ)
No. Just take your laptop so you can tell us what happens to your beer, bacon, wife, girl, and cats. Especially the cats.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 10:46 AM (JrWTI)
You're telling him to leave beer and bacon behind!? WT? The end is near.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 06:47 AM (VuLos)
I'd get moving. Who the fuck knows what stupid shit your fellow evacuees will pull that will keep you from getting some altitude. As my daddy used to say "People are fucking retards". That advice has always served me well.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:48 AM (JrWTI)
NO. That's what a helluva lot of tourists did in Phuket.
Oh, hey, check it out! The ocean's going away!
Glub glub glub...
Posted by: Cathy at February 27, 2010 06:48 AM (Y/X5L)
i have to take the wife cause she's HAWT!!
can't replace this one
oooooh, the cats are pretty damn big, i wonder if they would be tasty
ten minutes till the alarms
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:48 AM (P5vdJ)
#204 I'd get moving. Who the fuck knows what stupid shit your fellow evacuees will pull that will keep you from getting some altitude. As my daddy used to say "People are fucking retards". That advice has always served me well.
Good advice, but can't we update it to "People are fucking Bidens"?
Posted by: Kratos (on the back of Gaia, scaling Mt Olympus) at February 27, 2010 06:49 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:47 AM (P5vdJ)
Social security number. Forearm. Sharpie.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:50 AM (JrWTI)
Consider this a slap upside the head, ncj! ';-)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 06:50 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:50 AM (P5vdJ)
Good advice, but can't we update it to "People are fucking Bidens"?
Posted by: Kratos (on the back of Gaia, scaling Mt Olympus) at February 27, 2010 10:49 AM (9hSKh)
That's harsh.
Posted by: A Retard at February 27, 2010 06:51 AM (JrWTI)
okay, lets see
hurricane, earthquake, blizzard, tornado, now a tsunami
guess i still need a meteor, unclefacts?
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:52 AM (P5vdJ)
i have want to take the wife cause she's HAWT!!
can't replace this one
oooooh, the cats are pretty damn big, i wonder if they would be tasty
ten minutes till the alarms
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:48 AM (P5vdJ)
FIFY
Posted by: conscious and concerned at February 27, 2010 06:52 AM (Vu6sl)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 06:52 AM (9Wv2j)
wtf!!!!!!!!!!!
the wife's taking the porshe, i'm taking the lincoln,
MY AGUSTA STAYS!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
bringing that fucker in the house with her bike
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:54 AM (P5vdJ)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:55 AM (P5vdJ)
"People are fucking retards". That advice has always served me well.
NO, leftist idealogues are fucking retards.
FIFY
Posted by: Rahmbo at February 27, 2010 06:56 AM (kIzRl)
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 06:56 AM (0Wf6c)
Posted by: B. H. Obama at February 27, 2010 10:54 AM (JrWTI)
There's a reason I put Hawaii in the cross-hairs.*
*Yes. He was born there.
Posted by: God at February 27, 2010 06:56 AM (JrWTI)
If you have it, take cots and sleeping gear too. The word that went out earlier was that it was going to be a bring your own type deal at the refuge centers. 7 days food was also suggested.
Posted by: Grimmy at February 27, 2010 06:56 AM (PD4OH)
Posted by: maj at February 27, 2010 06:57 AM (dMRcI)
Posted by: B. H. Obama at February 27, 2010 10:54 AM (JrWTI)
can't but help picture Obama leading a chant with the Old Ones at the edge of the ocean, calling for Cthulhu to come and save the unwashed masses
Posted by: fartbubble at February 27, 2010 06:57 AM (gAmQ1)
*Yes. He was born there.
Posted by: God at February 27, 2010 10:56 AM (JrWTI)
Uh...no offense but...could we see the long form?
NOAA Buoy map
http://tinyurl.com/ybh26kk
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 06:58 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Grimmy at February 27, 2010 10:56 AM (PD4OH)
Definitely. Take the cats. And some snow peas and those little corns nobody knows what to call.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 06:58 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 06:59 AM (P5vdJ)
Posted by: fluffy likes high ground at February 27, 2010 06:59 AM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: B. H. Obama at February 27, 2010 10:54 AM (JrWTI)
There's a reason I put Hawaii in the cross-hairs.*
*Yes. He was born there.
Posted by: God at February 27, 2010 10:56 AM (JrWTI)
Is this your method to purify Hawaii after Obama defiled it while on vacation?
Posted by: Obama caused the tsunami at February 27, 2010 07:00 AM (Vu6sl)
you know, the urge to go to the beach to watch this is really big.
HeHe...in typical moron style LOL.
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 07:00 AM (kIzRl)
Not an Ark, just hoping for The UFO. And hoping I am allowed on it. I can't make a fuckin sock, an Ark for me would be a log that may or may not float.
I wish coastal area homes had giant poles in the ground with survival kits and emergency inflatable rafts in them. When alarms sound, go to the giant pole, hook up the hardcore toughest most durable inflatable raft 21st century technology can make to it somehow, put on your swim fins and 02 tanks and get ready for the scary ride. Hope the cord is strong enough and long enough to stay attached to the pole that is somehow strong enough to stay put. Drink the beer (fine, water then), eat your SPAM & keep your weapons handy that were in the survival kit and pull your way back to the house that optimally has a retractable waterproof dome over it. If not, at least you're back home and hopefully have enough food and beer in the main survival kit buried next to the pole to last for a while until relief can get to you.
I have other craptastic goofy ideas for firestorm path homes like those in SoCal. Please don't call me names. I am sensitive. Not a good thing for an HG Wells wannabe with severely limited utilization of a third of his IQ. Unfortunately for me, that's how I roll. Even more unfortunate for wifey-poo.
Posted by: sock puppet proseytizer at February 27, 2010 07:00 AM (OXIwN)
That's why the media will pretty much yawn at this.
That and the fact there will be no little "dark skinned babies" to film naked.
No white man's burden, no story.
Wonder how many "stars" will go to Chile to help?
Posted by: Kemp at February 27, 2010 07:01 AM (2+9Yx)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:59 AM (P5vdJ)
Pics or it doesn't happen.
And uh, no shit, what fluffy said. Moron.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 07:02 AM (JrWTI)
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 07:03 AM (0Wf6c)
No white man's burden, no story.
Wonder how many "stars" will go to Chile to help?
Posted by: Kemp at February 27, 2010 11:01 AM (2+9Yx)
WHAT ABOUT THE BABIES!! OH THE HUMANITY!!
Posted by: Geraldo Rivera at February 27, 2010 07:03 AM (gAmQ1)
Posted by: HH at February 27, 2010 07:04 AM (GkYyh)
Aaaah! PHEW! Wifey just got word that ALL of her family in Chile is fine but her Grandma's house was damaged badly.
Let the Chilean wine flow!!
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 07:04 AM (kIzRl)
okay all, i'm going to get the hurricane kit in the trunk and we're out, i'll give updates as we go
in true navy fashion, first stop starbucks for coffee and e-mails and im'ing family
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 07:05 AM (P5vdJ)
Posted by: Dang Straights at February 27, 2010 11:03 AM (SJvR5)
worry? Fuck, I pray for the ocean to reclaim San Fran
Posted by: fartbubble at February 27, 2010 07:05 AM (gAmQ1)
okay all, i'm going to get the hurricane kit in the trunk and we're out, i'll give updates as we go
in true navy fashion, first stop starbucks for coffee and e-mails and im'ing family
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 11:05 AM (P5vdJ)
Good luck and be safe!
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 07:06 AM (VuLos)
That's great news.
Where's your wife's grandmother live?
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 07:06 AM (9B5OK)
oh, we have three cases of water so we are good
what sucks is our electrical plants are by the ocean but looks like much grilling may happen
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 07:07 AM (P5vdJ)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 11:05 AM (P5vdJ)
good luck dude! stay safe... God willing, this will just be a little wavelet by the time it reaches HI.
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 07:07 AM (0Wf6c)
Great news! I'm kind of amazed you were able to get through.
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 07:07 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 07:07 AM (p302b)
They could cancel each other out or they could join together and double in amplitude.
I can confirm that wave convergence can be trouble. Let's just say that boogie boarding off Cape Hatteras near the seawall is NOT a good idea. I got my ass kicked good.
Posted by: ErikW at February 27, 2010 07:08 AM (coSuc)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 07:10 AM (JrWTI)
I think the Pacific Plate is trying to parallel park this week.
Posted by: fiatboomer at February 27, 2010 07:11 AM (0Wf6c)
I pray for the ocean to reclaim San Fran
A nice tsunami to wash out all the bum poop and piss would be great.
Posted by: Dang Straights at February 27, 2010 07:11 AM (SJvR5)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2010 07:11 AM (/8Gs3)
Posted by: Dang Straights at February 27, 2010 11:11 AM (SJvR5)
Chinatown was the best part of the city though (the one time I've been to San Francisco)
Posted by: fartbubble at February 27, 2010 07:13 AM (gAmQ1)
That's great news.
Where's your wife's grandmother live?
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 11:06 AM (9B5OK)
Val Pairaso (sp?) don't know wher that is to Santiago or Concepcion, will research.
248 Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 11:04 AM (kIzRl)
Great news! I'm kind of amazed you were able to get through.
Me too, apparently they got word through other family in Canda.
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 07:14 AM (kIzRl)
What's next? Yellowstone Supervolcano?
If that's true, I'm going to be like Woody Harrelson's character in 2012 to see it explode up close and personal.
/I just hope I don't fall into the abode of Hades and Miss'80sbaby afterwards.
Posted by: Kratos (on the back of Gaia, scaling Mt Olympus) at February 27, 2010 07:14 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: David Geffen at February 27, 2010 07:16 AM (4Kl5M)
Ah..Got it from wiki:
74 mile NW of Santiago, one of the country's most important seaports and an increasingly vital cultural center in the hemisphere's Pacific Southwest.
Valparaiso, like most of Chile, is vulnerable to earthquakes. The last catastrophic earthquake to strike Valparaiso devastated the city in 1906, killing nearly 3,000 people
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 07:18 AM (kIzRl)
Posted by: jukin at February 27, 2010 07:21 AM (vkkNZ)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 07:23 AM (p302b)
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 07:23 AM (D7/BU)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 07:25 AM (p302b)
Valparaiso is a great old town. Kind of like San Francisco with the hills and beautiful view of the Pacific. It's a very old and famous port city. They actually did an episode of The Amazing Race there that aired last week.
It's about 90 minutes down a very modern highway from Santiago. It's just up the road from a place called Viña del Mar which is a resort town with a neat little casino.
Glad she's ok.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 07:27 AM (9B5OK)
Posted by: B+rry Ob+mao at February 27, 2010 07:28 AM (m60UP)
First, Chileans are some of the nicest people I've ever met. They are friendly, kind, hard working and almost everyone I met loved America. They are also a very proud people.
Its true, my wife's family welcomed this gringo w/open arms although I think they were just happy I took Mrs. dananjcon off their hands. The running joke is that they still owe me the 10K dowry for doing so! They are laid-back (a little too much for me) but good peeps none the less.
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 07:29 AM (kIzRl)
What? Barry doesn't have FEMA there yet? He really is Bush Lite!
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Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2010 07:29 AM (OkT2m)
It's a hillside city with houses hanging off the side of the mountains. Kind of like what you see in Malibu, CA and other coastal towns.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 07:29 AM (9B5OK)
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Posted by: HeatherRadish
at February 27, 2010 11:29 AM (OkT2m)
FUCK YOU AND YOUR INTERNMENT CAMPS
Posted by: Alex Jones at February 27, 2010 07:30 AM (gAmQ1)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2010 07:31 AM (OkT2m)
Heh. I tried to explain that to my business partners. They were freaking that things weren't getting done fast enough.
I had to explain it was sort of like a country on 'island time'. The difference was it did get done (unlike real island culture) just on it's own pace of things.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 07:31 AM (9B5OK)
I've ordered all US military aircraft on the Hawaiian Islands to be parked wingtip to wingtip to prevent enemy sabatoge.
The fleet can have liberty to hit the beach.
Posted by: Admiral General Joe Biden at February 27, 2010 07:32 AM (m60UP)
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 07:34 AM (kIzRl)
Hrm, you'd think he'd push the quake button from somewhere safer.
Indeed, that Magnificent Bastard.
Chile is one of the few zones that has Mediterranean-type weather. That and Argentina are some of the few places in S. America I'd like to see (brazil can gfi).
Posted by: Dang Straights at February 27, 2010 07:34 AM (SJvR5)
Posted by: O'Shea at February 27, 2010 07:35 AM (mhD2v)
The excessive drinking and beach sex caused this tsunami. You will see a moral cleansing of Hawaii.
Posted by: Pat "I'm a crazy fucker" Robertson at February 27, 2010 07:37 AM (Vu6sl)
Heh. I tried to explain that to my business partners. They were freaking that things weren't getting done fast enough.
I had to explain it was sort of like a country on 'island time'. The difference was it did get done (unlike real island culture) just on it's own pace of things.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 11:31 AM (9B5OK)
Its funny cuz its true, We call It Chilean time, they show up for get togethers late, eat dinner at 8:00PM or sooo and have coffee and chat till 3:00AM.
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 07:37 AM (kIzRl)
With a crystal under a pyramid or a pyramid with a crystal on it?
Posted by: eman at February 27, 2010 11:23 AM (D7/BU)
You're going sideways on it. Pyramids are for hurricane management. Ever hear of a hurricane in Egypt?
What's needed for earthquake management is a huge pentagram shaped building with lots of brasswork inside it. If no brasswork is available, many persons wearing brass bits on em can do the trick in a pinch.
Posted by: Grimmy at February 27, 2010 07:38 AM (PD4OH)
I'm telling ya morons.
Earthquakes are cause by fighting dinosaurs in a lost world deep inside the earth.
Posted by: YIKES! at February 27, 2010 07:38 AM (E5V01)
When I was there it was this exact time of year (I just looked at my passport, it was exactly 6 years ago yesterday), and it's basically Labor Day weekend there. It's the end of summer and the rainy season is coming, it's like snow for them.
The first day it rained the place basically shut down. I asked what was going on and was told, "it's the first rain storm of the year, people forget how to drive in the rain so everything is slow and people are crashing".
I guess I'll have to reconsider my plan to learn Spanish someday so I can retire there.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 07:38 AM (9B5OK)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2010 07:39 AM (OkT2m)
I guess I'll have to reconsider my plan to learn Spanish someday so I can retire there.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 11:38 AM (9B5OK)
Or open up a driving in the rain school.
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 07:40 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2010 07:41 AM (OkT2m)
Right? I never could figure out when they slept. They work like 12-14 hours a day and the streets are packed until 2-3 am. Not with college kids but families, little kids in strollers, the whole deal.
Do you know the pedestrian mall area in downtown Santiago? It's always packed. I'm 6'5" tall and the whitest guy in the world. I literally stood out there but never once felt threatened or concerned. Got some odd looks but usually accompanied by a friendly wave or smile.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 07:42 AM (9B5OK)
The waves tossed around locomotive engines like they were my nephew's Thomas toys.
Yeah, it's not just the water that you have to worry about, it's all the incredibly heavy shit that gets picked up and tossed around inside the wave. After Ike the area north of Bolivar Point looked like it had been scraped flat and the debris pile was about 20mi inland. They finally found the last remains in the pile a few weeks back.
Posted by: Dang Straights at February 27, 2010 07:42 AM (SJvR5)
At precisely 1:34 p.m. EST on March 4, 2010, the planet will split open and all of you blasphemers and sinners will be doomed. Doomed, I say.
(So don't plan to listen to Rush Limbaugh or to watch Glenn Beck that day.)
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 07:43 AM (ITzbJ)
Huzzah!
Posted by: NJConservative at February 27, 2010 11:34 AM (/Ywwg)
Huzzah! indeed!! I can't afford to bankroll another trip for wifey to go back there.
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 07:44 AM (kIzRl)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 27, 2010 07:46 AM (9Lm5R)
OT Fox News: You Can Call Him Al ... But Al Won't Call You Back
The former vice president apparently finds it inconvenient even to answer calls to testify before the U.S. Senate. You can call him Al . . . but he won't call back.
Gore has yet to respond, but that didn't prevent him from causing a stir at Apple's shareholder meeting Thursday. According to CNET, Gore was seated in the first row while several stockholders bashed his high-profile views on climate change. One reportedly said Gore "has become a laughingstock. The glaciers have not melted."
Posted by: Pat at February 27, 2010 07:48 AM (Vu6sl)
Like I have been saying for years: put 2 grams super glue + 15 grams gorilla glue + seven 10.1 oz GE Kitchen & Bath II silicone caulk in a pre-Colombian jar in the power point of the Great Pyramid. ***Make sure Kabballah Madonna signs the request (written in hieroglyphics) that says "Fix the Faults and Whatnot"***. If only they'd let me back in the damned thing, I'd do it for ya, but I forgot to leave the note last time, so now they think I am wrong and actually think I am nuts!
It really doesn't matter, cuz I got angry-sad-hopeless drunk last night and shredded the instructions on preventing the polar shift in 2012 along with the Fix the Faults and Whatnot note. Sorry.
Posted by: sock puppet proseytizer at February 27, 2010 07:50 AM (OXIwN)
I was at a cafe with a co-worker who had just gotten into the country, I'd been there a month or so. A guy came up to us and asked if we were Americans. My co-worker was a little nervous because we were about a year into Iraq and he wasn't sure what this meant. I had a better feel for things and said, yes we were. The guy asked if he could shake my hand. I did and he walked away. I called him back and asked what was up with that. He said, he loved America and always wanted to shake the hand of an American.
Second story...a motorcade goes blowing through lights. I asked my guide who that was and he says, 'it's the American ambassador'. I was pretty shocked he go to run lights like that and my guide said of course he did, he was the 2nd most important man in the country behind their President. I was shocked to say the least. Then he told me all about the ambassador and was shocked I had no clue who the guy was. I looked it up when I got home and the guy was some career foreign service officer that couldn't have gotten a good table at a DC restaurant.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 07:51 AM (9B5OK)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 07:51 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 07:58 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 08:00 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 08:00 AM (QfBFt)
296 They trully love America and its people, My wife's parents were fortunate to get out of Chile in 69 a few years before Pinochet came into power(w/the support of the CIA) which make things a bit stranger but speaks to the nature of Chileans...I guess.
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 08:01 AM (kIzRl)
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 08:01 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:01 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Guy in Utah at February 27, 2010 08:03 AM (Or5BA)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 12:00 PM (QfBFt)
From what I understand they like their Yankee wimmens vajazzled!
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 08:03 AM (kIzRl)
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 11:51 AM (9B5OK)
How quaint, Drew. I stayed in the Holiday Inn in Santiago once, too.
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 08:05 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 08:05 AM (QfBFt)
FYI: Rasputin, The Sequel involves chainsaws, drawing and quartering, and the barbed cock of Satan.
He eventually succumbs to ennui in the end.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 08:07 AM (QfBFt)
Posted by: Guy in Utah at February 27, 2010 08:07 AM (Or5BA)
Well, there is that whole 8.8 mag earthquake factor, though...
Posted by: Vile Roman at February 27, 2010 08:07 AM (iBzKc)
Posted by: Bill R. at February 27, 2010 08:09 AM (EhlQq)
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 27, 2010 12:05 PM (QfBFt)
Your right Herr, my wife's sister and cousin both married white guys. I think their mothers had something to do with it...the whole relaxed lifestyle of the Chilean men thing.
Posted by: dananjcon at February 27, 2010 08:11 AM (kIzRl)
The only thing I didn't like about the country was the social stratification. It's great if you are wealthy but kind of sucks otherwise.
I was traveling a good bit with a guy from one of the old line money families but he also went to college in the states. He really struggled with it when he went back. The way people deferred to him based mostly on how he spoke and dressed was almost feudal.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 08:11 AM (9B5OK)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:12 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 12:12 PM (p302b)
No, just stupid.
Posted by: Bill Maher at February 27, 2010 08:14 AM (kIzRl)
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 27, 2010 08:19 AM (oeESr)
Posted by: Guy in Utah at February 27, 2010 08:19 AM (Or5BA)
319 Anyone have any clue what the Navy is doing in Pearl Harbor? Are they scrambling the fleet?
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 12:16 PM (9B5OK)
Why? Are the Japs coming again?
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 08:20 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 12:16 PM (9B5OK)
ncj said earlier they were evacuating PH. I'm assuming he was speaking of the fleet.
I just got connected for the day, so I'm late to say STAY SAFE NCJ!!!!! We can't lose our token Dem, but you'll change your registration after this, asswipe.
Drew, will you put up a post dedicated to ncj's live blog?
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 08:21 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:21 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 27, 2010 12:19 PM (oeESr)
Yeah, was thinking about that. Surfers and not necessarily the smartest culture... so I'm thinking there's going to be at least one dude thinking this is "the chance of a lifetime." I hate to say that, but we've got to assume it.
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 08:23 AM (YX6i/)
"Tsunami waves up to 6 feet high have struck French Polynesia."
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:24 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Guy in Utah at February 27, 2010 12:03 PM (Or5BA)
I also live in Utah. I'm in Draper up on South Mountain. Where are you located?
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at February 27, 2010 08:25 AM (Vu6sl)
http://www.hawaiitsunami.com/
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 27, 2010 12:23 PM (oeESr)"
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:26 AM (p302b)
Call volume.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 27, 2010 08:27 AM (OkT2m)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 12:21 PM (p302b)
It's probably just an overload on the system bandwidth. JMHO.
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at February 27, 2010 08:27 AM (Vu6sl)
I took the local people I hired out for a thank you dinner, told them to bring their wives/husbands, etc. Went to a great place, ordered steaks, bottles of wine, deserts, whatever anyone wanted for about 15.Great food, an old school dinner floor show (dancers, singers, etc) the bill came to about $120. It would have been $700-$1,000 or so deal in US easily. I left $200 on the table and left. The entire wait and kitchen staff came running out of the restaurant to thank us. A little different world.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 08:28 AM (9B5OK)
Did anything new come out of those so called healthcare summit hearings?
Seriously. From what I could tell, it was just a photo op for that bloward, Obama.
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 08:31 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 12:31 PM (9B5OK)
I think he intends to do it in comments here, but I figure you could put up a dedicated thread for him to do it.
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 08:32 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:33 AM (p302b)
Ah.
Well he seems to be offline right now, getting to safety I hope.
If anyone sees him, have him email me at drewmtips(at)gamail(dot)com and we can see what we can set up.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 08:34 AM (9B5OK)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 27, 2010 08:34 AM (9Lm5R)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:35 AM (p302b)
That was the Germans, moron.
Really? I could've sworn it was the Japs. You can learn somethin' here every day.
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 08:38 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 27, 2010 08:38 AM (oeESr)
Did anything new come out of those so called healthcare summit hearings?
President Obama, in his cool, unflappable manner, really schooled the ignorant GOP's asses.
Posted by: Joe Klein at February 27, 2010 08:42 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 08:42 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: Greg at February 27, 2010 08:46 AM (fHiua)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:47 AM (p302b)
oh, as some know, i live on the beach
anyone want to buy a house?
Picked a bad day to give up smoking, huh?
Posted by: Ohio Dan at February 27, 2010 08:47 AM (rurh0)
..., oh, and a boner, too. Because of my astigmatism, I just noticed it.
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 08:49 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: Guy in Utah at February 27, 2010 08:51 AM (Or5BA)
That was the Germans, moron.
The Germans caused the tsunami?
Oh, that's why we wanted their scientists.
Posted by: Mama AJ at February 27, 2010 08:56 AM (Be4xl)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 08:56 AM (p302b)
If Obama can waste an entire day on a photo op for himself, kind of makes you wonder what he does with all of his free time on other days.
Maybe the founding fathers should have made the presidency a part time job.
You know, like maybe just on Tuedays and Fridays.
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 09:01 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: Rod Rooter at February 27, 2010 09:02 AM (2amWM)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:03 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:05 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:06 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:09 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 09:09 AM (VuLos)
Provo. Just finishing up school.
Posted by: Guy in Utah at February 27, 2010 12:51 PM (Or5BA)
Great to know I'm not the only one in Utah. I wish you success with school.
Posted by: conscious, but walking a fine line of coherency at February 27, 2010 09:14 AM (Vu6sl)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 09:18 AM (9Wv2j)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/c5n
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 27, 2010 01:13 PM (oeESr)"
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:19 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Guy in Utah at February 27, 2010 09:21 AM (Or5BA)
Posted by: Pelayo at February 27, 2010 09:21 AM (8NGHm)
The president will be speaking at 2PM EST.
Whoa, the retard is getting out ahead on this one. That twit has ADD.
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 09:27 AM (ITzbJ)
Looks like most of the government Cams in HI have been shut down. Here is the link to a cam of the bay. Says it updates every minute, best I could find.
http://tinyurl.com/yeuhpsq
Posted by: Kemp at February 27, 2010 09:28 AM (2+9Yx)
They are also saying that you should not look at the evacuation maps unless you need to be looking at them, the sites are apparently crashing.
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:32 AM (p302b)
Chile will recover and we'll make our visit.
Posted by: Vale Tudo at February 27, 2010 09:33 AM (FQAJP)
They build good in Chile. Not so much in Haiti. Why is that?
Posted by: Jack at February 27, 2010 09:33 AM (bvDV5)
http://tinyurl.com/akhoa3
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 09:34 AM (9Wv2j)
You guys are my kind of people. Ghouls waiting to see the tidal wave and destruction. Betchure the rubber-neckers at car accidents, too. Wheeeeee, some fun, huh?
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 09:35 AM (ITzbJ)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:36 AM (p302b)
My wife is Chilean, having difficulty getting in touch with her relatives...pray.
Still waiting for expert analysis from Danny Glover.
I think they'll be o.k. This isn't Haiti we're dealing with here.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 27, 2010 09:36 AM (P33XN)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 09:36 AM (9Wv2j)
@ncj - Godspeed to you and your family; stay safe and let us know if there is anything that we can do for you guys (prayers are already being said)
@dananjcon - Glad to hear that your wife's family are all safe and sound. Same as above - help and prayers going out
@Dang Straights - Whereabouts do you live? I grew up in LaPorte; still have friends and family in that part of Texas....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at February 27, 2010 09:38 AM (PBr7f)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:42 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Frank G at February 27, 2010 09:48 AM (4X0aT)
Posted by: Doc at February 27, 2010 09:50 AM (rzJpR)
...Ya know...the more I listen to Obama, the more he sounds like Nixon...
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 27, 2010 09:50 AM (oeESr)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 09:51 AM (9Wv2j)
Meh. Next time add extra guilt and snobbery.Weak effort
Posted by: Frank G at February 27, 2010 09:52 AM (4X0aT)
OK, I only read about half the comments so far, but for the record: to the extent this is a backhand slap at Pinochet, it is way off base.
If Pinochet had not crushed the socialists, Chile would be another Cuba / Venezuala / whatever by now. Allende was just another evil socialist. When Chavez and Castro step down, and their countries make the transition to prosperous democracies, then we can talk about how bad Pinochet was.
Posted by: Croaker at February 27, 2010 09:52 AM (N3Tq8)
He seriously can't make a brief statement on a disaster without TOTUS?
You seriously asking that question seriously?
Posted by: barbelle at February 27, 2010 09:53 AM (qF8q3)
...Ya know...the more I listen to Obama, the more he sounds like Nixon...
blasphemer. bite your tongue.
Posted by: Rasputin, The Sequel at February 27, 2010 09:53 AM (ITzbJ)
What a joke? Doofus in Chief could have phoned it in.
“We can’t control nature” he said, but he thinks we can alter a changing climate!!!!
Posted by: Pelayo at February 27, 2010 09:53 AM (8NGHm)
Posted by: alaska trash at February 27, 2010 09:53 AM (5lmN8)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 09:55 AM (1Lt7z)
They build good in Chile. Not so much in Haiti. Why is that?
You're a racist!!!!!!!!11!!
Posted by: Typical Libtard at February 27, 2010 09:56 AM (OKZrE)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 01:56 PM (p302b)
Yep, up there by the Dillingham Airfield.
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 09:57 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 09:58 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 10:02 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 01:58 PM (p302b)
Is that a cast member? I've never watched Lost, but we stumbled into the filming sites when we drove by the sites. Didn't have a clue what it was until a local on the plane told us it was Lost.
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 10:03 AM (YX6i/)
Having eaten some Chili, I just wanted to add a few thoughts. Let's find a working live webcam in Hawaii. Preferably one on a beach.
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 10:03 AM (1Lt7z)
Having eaten some Chili, I just wanted to add a few thoughts. Let's find a working live webcam in Hawaii. Preferably one on a beach.
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 02:03 PM (1Lt7z)
I've got to assume there will be live shots via the 24-news channels as it happens. The news crews will have gone to the best viewing high spots and set-up shop. No way they can let this opportunity on a Saturday to pass.
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 10:06 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: The Guy in The Border Booth at February 27, 2010 10:08 AM (D7/BU)
(Note to myself: What the hell are "ides"?)
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 27, 2010 02:17 PM (ITzbJ)
15th of March.
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 10:19 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 10:21 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 27, 2010 02:21 PM (ITzbJ)
Indeed. I've always said that to myself.
Posted by: Libby Dole at February 27, 2010 10:24 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 10:26 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 10:27 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 10:29 AM (9Wv2j)
Warehouses, processing and packaging plants will be down and Chile loses its export capability at the worst possible time.
Posted by: 13times at February 27, 2010 10:30 AM (yAbjZ)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 02:27 PM (p302b)
I told you guys.
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 10:30 AM (YX6i/)
Can't cure stupid. Where are you seeing this, curious?
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 10:31 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 10:33 AM (p302b)
Oh geez, they are trying to get the surfers out of the water via helicopters and megaphones. They keep saying "this is not a surf able wave" Duh
Can't cure stupid. Where are you seeing this, curious?
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 02:31 PM (9Wv2j)
For real ?
Maybe they'll get a clue when all the water suddenly gets sucked out right before the massive wave hits.
Posted by: Blazer at February 27, 2010 10:34 AM (t72+4)
Posted by: DSkinner at February 27, 2010 10:34 AM (kcv3Z)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 10:35 AM (p302b)
They just said the pacific feet is moving four of its ships out to see.
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 10:39 AM (p302b)
Posted by: a repentant Roger Ailes at February 27, 2010 10:43 AM (ucq49)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 10:45 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: alaska trash at February 27, 2010 01:53 PM (5lmN
My friend lives near Anchorage. He and his family are safe, they moved to his sister in laws place which is at the 1500 ft level.
Posted by: Bill R. at February 27, 2010 10:50 AM (EhlQq)
hey all, a quick update
all the starbucks are closed, we are in mililani, on a hill, in the center of the island and the cowards are closed and i need a cigarette bad
all the gas stations everywhere are jammed, people are buying out all the water and propane everywhere, i don't think they know this isn't a hurricane and they should let the people in the low lying coastal areas do their thing first
here on oahu, they are getting ready to stop the sewage pumps so they don't get damaged since they pump to 2 miles off shore so surfing in sewage woohoo
they are still saying 9 feet on oahu and 12 to 15 on the big island, the north shore and west shore (where i live they are strongly suggesting to evacuate)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 10:53 AM (kg9ot)
they are still saying 9 feet on oahu and 12 to 15 on the big island, the north shore and west shore (where i live they are strongly suggesting to evacuate)
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 02:53 PM (kg9ot)
ncj...glad you're safe. Sorry about the cigs though.
Drew M wants you to e-mail him if you want to live blog this thing.
Well he seems to be offline right now, getting to safety I hope.
If anyone sees him, have him email me at drewmtips(at)gamail(dot)com and we can see what we can set up.
Posted by: DrewM. at February 27, 2010 12:34 PM (9B5OK)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 10:58 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Editor at February 27, 2010 10:58 AM (YX6i/)
426 we should be good here, the governor has her shit together hard (she was the slow talking lady who gave a speech right before teh sarah at the rnc)
the sad part is some of these fools are not taking this serious even though they are saying that it is comfirmed that mother nature is coming and she's pissed
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 11:00 AM (kg9ot)
one hour and 40 minutes to go, we are going to try to get a video camera set up by diamondhead to record but we'll see since the police are shutting down the roads
as far as commenting live it'll be hard but i'll send him photos of the action and after effects at 2pm my time
oh, and there are surfers in the water from what we hear, fucking idiots
Posted by: ncj at February 27, 2010 11:03 AM (kg9ot)
http://tinyurl.com/ycjtpup
CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA /
COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR /
GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI /
KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA /
SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI /
AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU /
HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. /
NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA /
POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA /
N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES /
CHINESE TAIPEI"
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:05 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:09 AM (p302b)
The TWC said it will hit around 11:05 a.m. Hawaii time. What time will it be on the East Coast then?
Posted by: Blazer at February 27, 2010 11:11 AM (t72+4)
Oh geez, they are trying to get the surfers out of the water via helicopters and megaphones. They keep saying "this is not a surf able wave" Duh
Can't cure stupid. Where are you seeing this, curious?
Down here in Texas, we just call that "thinning the herd".....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at February 27, 2010 11:11 AM (PBr7f)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:13 AM (p302b)
Yup, they are expecting maybe 2-3 footers in the LA area in the next hour or so. Probably lots of surfers out there, too. Nothing to be alarmed about though, as far as I can tell.
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 11:13 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:15 AM (p302b)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:15 AM (poMzS)
Of course The Black Hills of South Dakota are still a bit chilly this time o' year...and it ain't real convenient to Hawaii, but it's the thought that counts, right? Sunny and 40's, today... No tsunamis, no earthquakes...but it does get kinda cold once in awhile...
Been a long time since I visited the "Ki." Hawaii's a strange ride, but beautiful scenery, beaches, mountains, cliffs...and the people ain't so bad, either.
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 27, 2010 11:15 AM (oeESr)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:17 AM (p302b)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:18 AM (poMzS)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:18 AM (p302b)
Posted by: sexypig at February 27, 2010 11:18 AM (0t7L8)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:19 AM (p302b)
You'd think Barry could have mentioned that in his little speech. After all, it was only recently that we bitter clingers learned the correct pronunciation of Pok-ee-stahn.
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 11:21 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:23 AM (poMzS)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at February 27, 2010 11:24 AM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 27, 2010 11:25 AM (ITzbJ)
On CNN: Chile is not pronounced "chilly"; it's "che-lay."
You'd think Barry could have mentioned that in his little speech. After all, it was only recently that we bitter clingers learned the correct pronunciation of Pok-ee-stahn.
I always thought it was pronounced Chee Lay.
Barry is the master. After all, I always thought that other word was pronounced Core-men til he corrected me.
Posted by: Bill R. at February 27, 2010 11:26 AM (EhlQq)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:26 AM (poMzS)
Posted by: Pelayo at February 27, 2010 11:27 AM (8NGHm)
After all, I always thought that other word was pronounced Core-men til he corrected me.
Well, it's "corpseman" in Austrian and neo-zombie.
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:27 AM (poMzS)
Posted by: Paylen Steal at February 27, 2010 11:27 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 27, 2010 03:25 PM (ITzbJ)"
I haven't said anything about it being dangerous or not. Except I do think that surfers should not be in the water and if you live on the coast common sense says go to the high ground. I'm just putting up links so people can follow it. It is historic.
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:28 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 11:28 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: Pelayo at February 27, 2010 03:27 PM (8NGHm)
Why do we spell and pronounce Coln as Cologne? I knew a German girl married to a GI freind and she always got a kick out of that.
Posted by: Bill R. at February 27, 2010 11:30 AM (EhlQq)
Posted by: Pelayo at February 27, 2010 11:30 AM (8NGHm)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:31 AM (poMzS)
Posted by: Pelayo at February 27, 2010 11:32 AM (8NGHm)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:35 AM (poMzS)
Posted by: stuiec at February 27, 2010 11:42 AM (GU29T)
It isn't as dangerous as you're making it out to be, curious, not to a pro.
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 27, 2010 03:25 PM (ITzbJ)
I believe it is. A surfer rides a wave that gradually builds up into a crest. A tsunami wave doesnt gradually build. It rolls everything in front of it up like a carpet and will suck the sea out shortly before its arrival as a huge wall of water.
Posted by: Blazer at February 27, 2010 11:43 AM (t72+4)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:43 AM (poMzS)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:44 AM (poMzS)
Something to consider. As bad as this is, at least now the Pacific Islands are warned and ready. Even if the waves are nothing much, it doesn't mean that the next time wouldn't be catastrophic.
And I would always want to be way over prepared then under prepared for any kind of emergancy.
Posted by: HH at February 27, 2010 11:45 AM (GkYyh)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:48 AM (p302b)
Oh, for God's sake force them, force them....
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 11:51 AM (p302b)
You know what could break up an 8-foot tidal wave?
A broadside from the Missouri, that's what.
Battle stations. Big wave in 15 minutes.
Posted by: Old Salt at February 27, 2010 11:52 AM (/VEEI)
Posted by: rdbrewer at February 27, 2010 11:52 AM (poMzS)
Posted by: stace at February 27, 2010 11:52 AM (g/wgk)
Posted by: curious at February 27, 2010 03:48 PM (p302b)
Perhaps the media should try that with climate change experts. Oh wait...
Posted by: Bill R. at February 27, 2010 11:53 AM (EhlQq)
Something to consider. As bad as this is, at least now the Pacific Islands are warned and ready. Even if the waves are nothing much, it doesn't mean that the next time wouldn't be catastrophic.
And I would always want to be way over prepared then under prepared for any kind of emergancy.
Posted by: HH at February 27, 2010 03:45 PM (GkYyh)
It might not be bad head on, but in a river or a harbor it could be. I cant remember offhand what those sort of waves are called.
Somebody put me some knowledge here.
Posted by: Blazer at February 27, 2010 11:53 AM (t72+4)
LOL!! Reminds me of this idiot-girl we hired a few years ago who asked me one day if she needed a passport to go to Hawaii. I said, no, it's actually on of our 50 states. Yeah, she said, but it's like across the water. She didn't last long in the job.
Posted by: Peaches at February 27, 2010 11:59 AM (9Wv2j)
True freedom means that one has freedom to be stupid.
A man died in a flood and when he arrived to meet Saint Peter he was angry that God had let him die. St Peter said that God first sent the National Guard in a truck and offered to take him to safety, then when the water was to his doorstep, God sent the Rescue Squad in a boat. When the man was stranded on his roof, God sent a Coast Guard helicopter and again help was refused. St Peter said "You refused God's help three times, what more do you want?"
Posted by: Pelayo at February 27, 2010 11:59 AM (8NGHm)
Posted by: Pelayo at February 27, 2010 12:04 PM (8NGHm)
Posted by: Tami at February 27, 2010 12:15 PM (VuLos)
Heh. My kid's at Punaho for a rifle match. He just sent me a text message that says "You watching Fox? I'm that one guy surfing."
College kids. Hmmph.
Posted by: comatus at February 27, 2010 12:28 PM (/VEEI)
Posted by: rumcrook at February 27, 2010 12:39 PM (tZNQG)
@128: "That [130 foot tsunami] would be the largest wave ever known."
To quote John Bender - "Not even close, bud"
It wouldn't even be 10% as tall as the biggest recorded wave - 1,720 feet tall.
Posted by: Alex P. Kellogg at February 27, 2010 01:40 PM (8MuSQ)
Dave
Thank so much for your words. I am a chilean woman livng in America. My family live in Chillan and one brother in concepcion, every body is fine, but we still not knowing about my brother in concepcion... I am waiting for some information.
Thank again
Teresa.
Posted by: Teresa Gochros at February 27, 2010 02:24 PM (NRfXX)
Posted by: Rod Rooter at February 27, 2010 05:47 PM (2amWM)
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evden eve nakliyat
jet tl kontör
seo web tasarým
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