tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post255597155892875649..comments2023-12-23T06:06:24.347-05:00Comments on Just Another Day in Japan: Earthquake, three days laterBlue Shoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-57847947584518781202011-03-15T15:37:16.842-04:002011-03-15T15:37:16.842-04:00I wish I understood japanese because fios is givin...I wish I understood japanese because fios is giving free access to a japanese news station right now. I thought that was nice considering how many japanese people live in the DC area.Julzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557083600980496277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-11125226085530861142011-03-13T23:46:35.234-04:002011-03-13T23:46:35.234-04:00Shadow, wow. That is amazing.Shadow, wow. That is amazing.Joe4theRecordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325100160288429792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-77714421104409247862011-03-13T22:36:53.179-04:002011-03-13T22:36:53.179-04:00Glad you brought up the lack of looting. Recently...Glad you brought up the lack of looting. Recently, the news over here showed footage of a convenience store in Japan; the front windows were completely smashed (by Mother Nature, not people) and there was a few inches of water on the floor. The shelves were toppled, stuff was floating around...and several Japanese people were picking through the goods, bringing it up to the counter, and paying for it. I couldn't even tell if the power was on in the store, so who's to say if the registers were even operational. Seemed like a very Japanese thing to do. I admired that.Shadow Tiembihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695212287433895700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-765899044585675102011-03-13T21:36:13.487-04:002011-03-13T21:36:13.487-04:00It's true, I've found a lot of great j-blo...It's true, I've found a lot of great j-blogs and people on twitter to follow from all this. I'm looking at the bright sides.Joe4theRecordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325100160288429792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-41746631876345865292011-03-13T21:31:21.280-04:002011-03-13T21:31:21.280-04:00Joe - I agree. The Japanese really know how to pul...Joe - I agree. The Japanese really know how to pull together. And yeah, all we can really do right now is as you said. As much as I'd like to volunteer to go help, there's nothing we could do that aid workers and SDF can't do better right now. I'm sure it's a mess and people like us would be in the way...<br /><br />Ali - Thanks for commenting! I agree - watching the blogging/tweeting community is an experience in and of itself, isn't it? I can understand your friend's frustration. A lot of daily life things do seem trivial in light of this. But it's important for people to keep living their lives.<br /><br />Yeah, I've been thinking about Sixmats recently and hoping he and his family are ok. I don't know him personally either, or I'd try that Google People Finder. At least Eric of In Sendai seems to be all right.<br /><br />Will do. You take care, as well!Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-89332090693179299902011-03-13T21:24:46.776-04:002011-03-13T21:24:46.776-04:00Thanks for this post, Paul. Well summarised. It...Thanks for this post, Paul. Well summarised. It's been interesting to watch the way that the blogging community has been blogging, tweeting etc. Mostly, I find the posts really useful. But, like you, I have seen some annoying ones too. One friend commented on Facebook that she wanted everyone back home to stop updating their statuses about everyday life when this was going on in Japan. I thought that was unfair.<br /><br />I had wondered about blogger "Sixmats" too. Although I don't know Sixmats personally I enjoyed reading about Sendai on the blog.<br /><br />Take care Paul. Let's keep doing whatever we can to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-1430465373655123872011-03-13T21:18:46.339-04:002011-03-13T21:18:46.339-04:00Great post Paul. You summed everything up well.
T...Great post Paul. You summed everything up well.<br /><br />The most inspirational part to me is the lack of looting. I've seen pictures of hundreds of people calmly lined up outside of convenience stores waiting to get food and water. As much as I love America, I'd be surprised to see cooperation like this during such a tragedy. It's a shame that now when Japan is showing the world what kind of people they really are, there are those who use it as an opportunity to tear them down.<br /><br />I'll be continuing to pray (and donating) for Japan.Joe4theRecordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325100160288429792noreply@blogger.com