8.8 magnitude quake strikes Japan

[Don McKenzie]

19:30
This is of personal interest to me, as I have a 21 year old grand daughter on a flight, and about to land in Japan in
about an hour.

And two very stressed parents in Darwin trying to find out where the flight is landing.

==========================

JAPAN issued its top tsunami warning after a major offshore quake measuring 8.8 hit today, swaying buildings in Tokyo
and sending people fleeing onto the streets.

The country's meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts for the entire Japanese coast, warning of a
tsunami of up to six meters.

A tsunami of around one meter later hit Japan's Pacific coast, AFP reported.

Tsunami warnings were also issued for Russia, the Philippines and the Mariana Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/magnitude-quake-strikes-japan/story-e6frf7jx-1226019885628

Cheers Don...

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[Don McKenzie]

On 11-Mar-11 8:44 PM, no one wrote:

hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........
:-(

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and hard for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally a lot cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I
might add. Many Darwinites travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather than come south. In fact, Bali is dirt
cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up stuck in China is my bet.

Cheers Don...

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[Rod Speed]

Don McKenzie wrote:

19:30

This is of personal interest to me, as I have a 21 year old grand
daughter on a flight, and about to land in Japan in about an hour.

And two very stressed parents in Darwin trying to find out where the flight is landing.

They're unlikely to let it land anywhere where it will be in any danger.

==========================

JAPAN issued its top tsunami warning after a major offshore quake
measuring 8.8 hit today, swaying buildings in Tokyo and sending
people fleeing onto the streets.

The country's meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation
alerts for the entire Japanese coast, warning of a tsunami of up to
six meters.

A tsunami of around one meter later hit Japan's Pacific coast, AFP reported.

Tsunami warnings were also issued for Russia, the Philippines and the
Mariana Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/magnitude-quake-strikes-japan/story-e6frf7jx-1226019885628

 

[Rod Speed]

Don McKenzie wrote

no one wrote

hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........ :-(

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and hard for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally
a lot cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I might add. Many
Darwinites travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather
than come south. In fact, Bali is dirt cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up stuck in China is my bet.

Bet she doesnt, there's more than one airport in Japan.

 

[Gagi-9a6aag]

"no one" <krawczuk@adam.com.au> wrote in message
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hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........
:-(

you would if your grandfather was Don McKenzie ))

 

[atec77]

On 11/03/2011 7:21 PM, Rod Speed wrote:

Don McKenzie wrote
no one wrote

hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........ :-(

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and hard for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally
a lot cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I might add. Many
Darwinites travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather
than come south. In fact, Bali is dirt cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up stuck in China is my bet.

Bet she doesnt, there's more than one airport in Japan.


Quite true but many of the airports suitable have suffered damage

Now there large numbers of clues out the woddles , why don't you try
catching one for a change

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[PhilD]

"Don McKenzie" <5V@2.5A> wrote in message
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On 11-Mar-11 8:44 PM, no one wrote:
hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........
:-(

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and hard
for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally a lot
cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I might add. Many Darwinites
travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather than come south. In
fact, Bali is dirt cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up stuck
in China is my bet.

There was a time when it was cheaper to take a Darwin/Bali/Perth flight and

have an overnight stay there than pay for a TAA/Ansett direct flight.

PhilD

 

[no one]

hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........
:-(



"Don McKenzie" <5V@2.5A> wrote in message
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19:30
This is of personal interest to me, as I have a 21 year old grand daughter
on a flight, and about to land in Japan in about an hour.

And two very stressed parents in Darwin trying to find out where the
flight is landing.

==========================

JAPAN issued its top tsunami warning after a major offshore quake
measuring 8.8 hit today, swaying buildings in Tokyo and sending people
fleeing onto the streets.

The country's meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts
for the entire Japanese coast, warning of a tsunami of up to six meters.

A tsunami of around one meter later hit Japan's Pacific coast, AFP
reported.

Tsunami warnings were also issued for Russia, the Philippines and the
Mariana Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/magnitude-quake-strikes-japan/story-e6frf7jx-1226019885628

Cheers Don...

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[dmm]

On 11/03/2011 8:17 PM, Don McKenzie wrote:

On 11-Mar-11 8:44 PM, no one wrote:
hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........
:-(

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and
hard for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally a
lot cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I might add. Many
Darwinites travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather than
come south. In fact, Bali is dirt cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up
stuck in China is my bet.

Cheers Don...

=================================


Hi Don, the ABC news website has a photo of one of Japan's airports.

Looks like a lot of damage.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/

 

[Clocky]

atec77 wrote:

On 11/03/2011 7:21 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
Don McKenzie wrote
no one wrote

hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was
21........ :-(

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long
and hard for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally
a lot cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I might add. Many
Darwinites travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather
than come south. In fact, Bali is dirt cheap. Just a trip around
the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end
up stuck in China is my bet.

Bet she doesnt, there's more than one airport in Japan.


Quite true but many of the airports suitable have suffered damage
Now there large numbers of clues out the woddles , why don't you try
catching one for a change

Not all the airports are damaged, and there is no shortage of them.

 

[Swanny]

On 11/03/2011 8:21 PM, Rod Speed wrote:

Don McKenzie wrote
no one wrote

hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........ :-(

Thanks, she works basically two full time jobs, so she saved long and hard for it.

And flights from Darwin to virtually anywhere in Asia, are generally
a lot cheaper than Darwin to Sydney or Melbourne, I might add. Many
Darwinites travel to Bali or Singapore for their holidays, rather
than come south. In fact, Bali is dirt cheap. Just a trip around the block.

Found out the airport is shut, so depending on fuel, she will end up stuck in China is my bet.

Bet she doesnt, there's more than one airport in Japan.

Probably go down to Osaka, since Narita is closed in Tokyo.

 

[Don McKenzie]

On 12-Mar-11 7:30 AM, Swanny wrote:

Probably go down to Osaka, since Narita is closed in Tokyo.

Just got a facebook message passed onto me about my grand daughter Leesa:

=========================
Leesa Burke
UPDATE: We're all safe and fine!!! Amber Dahlin, Shenayah Windler and @Adam Ellis are living it up in Guam. None of us
have international roaming though so we're using crappy internet. We're not sure what's going to happen but we were
last told we're heading into Osaka.
6 hours ago ˇ
=========================

She has a step father, so when she turned 18, she changed her surname.
Why go half way? She also included Cheryl after my wife, and Danger because she knew I would like that.
I didn't believe her until she showed me her drivers licence.

"Leesa McKenzie Cheryl Danger Burke".

So her middle name really is Danger.

And I guess most of our drama is now over.

I sent a few messages to friends just north of Tokyo, to make sure they are OK, but I doubt if I will hear back because
of the power situation with the nuclear plant problems.

It is all pretty unbelievable what has happened in the last few months by mother nature.

Cheers Don...

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[Don McKenzie]

On 11-Mar-11 8:28 PM, Gagi-9a6aag wrote:

"no one"<krawczuk@adam.com.au> wrote in message
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hi, i`m sure she be safe, they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money to fly to japan when i was 21........
:-(


you would if your grandfather was Don McKenzie ))

My father was Don McKenzie. Does that count?


Cheers Don...

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[Don McKenzie]

On 11-Mar-11 11:14 PM, dmm wrote:

Hi Don, the ABC news website has a photo of one of Japan's airports. Looks like a lot of damage.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/

Ta, just posted in another message, she got to Guam, and all is well.
Possibly fly into Osaka shortly.

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[atec77]

On 12/03/2011 8:06 AM, Don McKenzie wrote:

On 11-Mar-11 11:14 PM, dmm wrote:

Hi Don, the ABC news website has a photo of one of Japan's airports.
Looks like a lot of damage.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/

Ta, just posted in another message, she got to Guam, and all is well.
Possibly fly into Osaka shortly.

Cheers Don...

===================================


Channel 24 announced the diversion about 40 minutes ago , you might want

to watch it ?

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[kreed]

On Mar 11, 7:44 pm, "no one" <krawc...@adam.com.au> wrote:

hi, i`m sure she be safe,  they would have rerouted the landing....

but i wish i had that sorta money  to fly  to japan when i was 21.........
:-(

I had the money when I was 21 - but saving incredibly hard for a house
deposit was a higher priority.
Travel was a luxury, apart from being costly, it also meant lost
income by being away from work.
If it was work/career related, then it would have been different.

Considering how real estate went up in the early 2000's, I'm glad I
did this and got in early (well very early).

"Don McKenzie" <5...@2.5A> wrote in message

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19:30
This is of personal interest to me, as I have a 21 year old grand daughter
on a flight, and about to land in Japan in about an hour.

And two very stressed parents in Darwin trying to find out where the
flight is landing.

=========================
JAPAN issued its top tsunami warning after a major offshore quake
measuring 8.8 hit today, swaying buildings in Tokyo and sending people
fleeing onto the streets.

The country's meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts
for the entire Japanese coast, warning of a tsunami of up to six meters..

A tsunami of around one meter later hit Japan's Pacific coast, AFP
reported.

Tsunami warnings were also issued for Russia, the Philippines and the
Mariana Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/magnitude-quake-strike...

Cheers Don...

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"kreed" <kenreed1999@gmail.com> wrote

Considering how real estate went up in the early 2000's, I'm glad I
did this and got in early (well very early).

same here...i bought my house in 2001.....1 year later prices jumped high up
for 200%...that was a real luck

 

[Gagi-9a6aag]

"Don McKenzie" <5V@2.5A> wrote

My father was Don McKenzie. Does that count?

only if he was successful in business as you are ))

 

[Don McKenzie]

On 13-Mar-11 9:13 AM, Gagi-9a6aag wrote:

"Don McKenzie"<5V@2.5A> wrote
My father was Don McKenzie. Does that count?




only if he was successful in business as you are ))

Well, on the very day of his 21st birthday, he was in San Franciso!
He was on a government sponsored world trip. They eventually called it WWII.
On the same day, the Japanese bombed Darwin.

He was with the RAAF as an airplane driver doing what they called the empire training scheme in Edmonton Canada.
His mates talked him into doing a trip south for his birthday to celebrate, so they got a few days leave, and drove down
to San Francisco, which was a fair sort of drive in 1942.

They wanted to see a little bit of the US, being so close. Actually saw a horrible version of early colo(u)r TV in a bar
in SF.

Cheers Don...

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[Don McKenzie]

On 12-Mar-11 9:06 AM, Don McKenzie wrote:

On 11-Mar-11 11:14 PM, dmm wrote:

Hi Don, the ABC news website has a photo of one of Japan's airports. Looks like a lot of damage.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/

Ta, just posted in another message, she got to Guam, and all is well.
Possibly fly into Osaka shortly.

To finish this story off, just spoke with my grand daughter on the phone, she was at Cairns airport.

Was in Guam for 24 hours, but only got to see the inside of the airport.
Flown into Narita airport at Tokyo, but hardly stopped long enough to use the toilet.
Then flown to Cairns, and trying to get a flight back to Darwin.

Some holiday. But rather her back here. Japan has a lot to go through in the coming weeks, and they don't need tourists
right now.

Cheers Don...

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