Japan: Are our fellow 'texers okay ?

**mdt** · 03-15-2011 06:45 AM

Howl's moving castle is one of my favourites.

You wonder why Japanese mythology is full of such apocolyptic imagery, then something like this happens and it all starts to make sense.

**TheHamofMam** · 03-15-2011 06:48 AM

Bukkake?

**Saxton Hale** · 03-15-2011 06:48 AM

Take it easy eggs.

**smarm** · 03-15-2011 06:55 AM

i've got a bit of the kozydan up on the walls here. dig it.

**sweatyworker** · 03-15-2011 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by TheHamofMam

We need Skynet.

**Tank Engine** · 03-15-2011 07:15 AM

You could use that to find your Hershey Kiss.

**plastic** · 03-15-2011 08:18 AM

I was scared of mdt's nuclear apocolocolypse, until I found [SA] goons had gone all Wikipedia sometime in the last 10 years. Now I'm frking terrified.

**MickyD** · 03-15-2011 06:27 PM

I can't believe I agree with something Andrew Bolt has written....

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion-...-1226022037307

**TheHamofMam** · 03-15-2011 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by MickyD

I can't believe I agree with something Andrew Bolt has written....

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion-...-1226022037307

Yeah, he was on-point on the Insiders as well last Sunday.

**MickyD** · 03-15-2011 08:11 PM

it's a sad indictment on the Australian media when he's one of the more sensible commentators at the moment....

**TheHamofMam** · 03-15-2011 08:28 PM

Everyone is doing though, my favourite US political commentator is also indulging in a bit of hyperbole.
The language barrier and n1p's inherent exclusionist policy regarding 'outsiders' isn't making matters any better.

**bodanpp** · 03-15-2011 09:38 PM

Bolt is a dishonest douchebag whose lies about climate-science are legion. On inciters he deliberately lied about the size of the pro-carbon-pricing rally and the number of people killed in Chernobyl. If he got something right it was no doubt completely unintentional.

If I was interested in the opinion of Limited News' professional propagandists I'd waste my money on one of their filthy rags or visit one of their web-sites. Blot has no place spouting his lies on the ABC.

That doesn't mean I'm completely anti-nuclear however - I think there could be great potential for thorium-based nuclear power.

**Tank Engine** · 03-15-2011 10:08 PM

Yeah but tell us how you really feel about him.

I agree that it is a good article.

Bolt is an opinion writer to get a reaction and he is certainly good at doing that. He's no worse than pollies taking half truths or facts out of context to try and support their opinion.

I think we should register a Tex party and get into parliament - what would be our principles and policies.

**Timbo_S3** · 03-15-2011 10:43 PM

aaah yezzzz! Andrew Bolt...love his work....always has an axe to grind, cares less for objective sources and ensures dissidents aren't published. Which brings me to Alan Jones....see above!

Japan ain't out of the woods yet. It's a very serious incident occurring during times when the ability to respond is very, very weak

**Saxton Hale** · 03-15-2011 11:29 PM

Another advanced earthquake warning has gone out

Workers have been evacuated from the Fukushima plant because of radiation levels and smoke continues to pour out of reactor #3

They're apparently using helicopters apparently to cool ****

and this is what reactor 3 and 4 look like

I dont think things are getting better..

**Lima** · 03-15-2011 11:39 PM

Pfft, it's just the media blowing it all out of proportion. Everything's gonna be okay.

**Saxton Hale** · 03-16-2011 04:56 AM

**WAY** · 03-16-2011 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by Lima

Pfft, it's just the media blowing it all out of proportion. Everything's gonna be okay.

I just want to know when my Prius is going to turn up. (sorry if you think my joke is of bad taste, but at times like this a little humour always helps. )

**TheHamofMam** · 03-16-2011 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by WAY

I just want to know when my Prius is going to turn up. (sorry if you think my joke is of bad taste, but at times like this a little humour always helps. )

Yeah, but it helps to be funny.

**Saxton Hale** · 03-16-2011 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by TheHamofMam

Yeah, but it helps to be funny.

teehee

**TheHamofMam** · 03-16-2011 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by Saxton Hale

Youtube just paid for itself. Fvcken superb.

**[c e r e a l]** · 03-16-2011 05:15 AM

The missus & I arrived in HK last night.

Things don't seem to be getting any better.

**TheHamofMam** · 03-16-2011 05:35 AM

Glad you're in one piece Dave.
How long you in Hong Kong for?

**mdt** · 03-16-2011 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by [c e r e a l]

The missus & I arrived in HK last night.

Things don't seem to be getting any better.

So you're out of Japan for good?

**mdt** · 03-16-2011 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by TheHamofMam

Do the research, d1ckhead.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...isis-escalates

**Jim Bookie** · 03-16-2011 06:30 PM

the reactor's operators reckon it will buff out.

**Jim Bookie** · 03-16-2011 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by mdt

So you're out of Japan for good?

probably just to get a few good night's sleep.
got a mate who was in tokyo at the time says he couldn't sleep due to constant aftershocks and fear.
the radiation situation is the icing on the cake.

**Saxton Hale** · 03-16-2011 09:00 PM

Just watchin on NHK the Helicopter dumping water on #3 reactor and mostly missing

I'm no nuclear physicist to be sure, but even I can tell this is doing f*ck all. and what about all the electronics monitoring the plant etc, how do they react to being drenched in water? It boggles the mind.

This is madness, and not sparta.

**[c e r e a l]** · 03-16-2011 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by TheHamofMam

Glad you're in one piece Dave.
How long you in Hong Kong for?

Not sure at this stage, Liz is 4 months pregnant so we can't really risk anything. We'll just wait it out and see what happens at the plant.

Not including the embassy crowd, pretty much everyone I know in Tokyo is getting out of the country. There's 6 of us in the Grand Hyatt here and another 7 or 8 arriving today.

They've just had to abort the helicopter plan. It was like piissing on a bushfire and it sounds like there's too much radiation. Awesome.

**Lima** · 03-16-2011 11:13 PM

All the best with the bub.

**VDUB2C** · 03-17-2011 12:39 AM

they should just give everyone fridges and let it blow up.

**joshyd** · 03-17-2011 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by auR32

Just read this on that feed:

repeating: in Minamisanriku, Miyagi, they've found or located the wherabouts of 9700 people. this is the town that was missing 10,000 ppl.

Excellent!

so did this end up being true? I haven't seen anything about it in the media..

**mdt** · 03-17-2011 01:30 AM

No.

**WAY** · 03-17-2011 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by [c e r e a l]

Not sure at this stage, Liz is 4 months pregnant so we can't really risk anything. We'll just wait it out and see what happens at the plant.

Not including the embassy crowd, pretty much everyone I know in Tokyo is getting out of the country. There's 6 of us in the Grand Hyatt here and another 7 or 8 arriving today.

They've just had to abort the helicopter plan. It was like piissing on a bushfire and it sounds like there's too much radiation. Awesome.

Hey congrats on the future baby!

Good move to leave Tokyo. A friend of mine is on his way out as we speak. For the foreigners, there is no point taking the risk.

**IML337** · 03-17-2011 02:30 AM

VWVortex

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