Originally Posted By charming husband for up to the minute live coverage: <a href="http://hitsunami.info/" target="_blank">http://hitsunami.info/</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck One of the local stations has an "official" feed up now: <a href="http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com" target="_blank">http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com</a> As a side note, I remember when I first connected to the internets and thought it was so unbelievably cool that I might be able to eventually listen to far-off radio stations on my computer! Golly I'm old.
Originally Posted By oc_dean We were just warned here in Australia .. on the radio .. larger than normal waves should start hitting the beaches about now ... but this tsunami won't do much more than that. For other Australian LPers .. STAY AWAY FROM THE BEACHES!
Originally Posted By gadzuux Watching the cable nets, it's reminding me of Geraldo in Al Capone's vault - wall to wall coverage of absolutely nothing going on. In the meantime, there's hundreds dead in Chile, but they don't speak english and we don't have reporters stationed on scene. It all makes sense in a TV sort of way, but still has it's absurd aspects.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Watching the cable nets, it's reminding me of Geraldo in Al Capone's vault - wall to wall coverage of absolutely nothing going on.<< Same at that link. OMIGOSH! THE WATER'S COMING IN! OMIGOLLY! THE WATER'S GOING OUT! LOOK AT THE TIMELAPSE! LOOK AT THE TIMELAPSE! WE'RE GONNA DIIIIIIIIIIIE! There may yet be some major stuff going down, but right now it's a news crew having a very bogus tizzy.
Originally Posted By mawnck They mentioned several minutes ago that THE TSUNAMI HAS HIT SANTA MONICA!! Meanwhile, KCBS's own report says "Massive Earthquake-generated waves about 40 inches high were expected to wash ashore at Santa Monica beginning at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, but the time came and went without any impact." <a href="http://cbs2.com/local/wave.earthquake.tsunami.2.1525182.html" target="_blank">http://cbs2.com/local/wave.ear...182.html</a> WE'RE GONNA DIIIIIIIIIIIIE!!!!!!
Originally Posted By oc_dean You all have to admit .. the problem with our (American) news coverage ... a hang-nail is covered like the end of the world. Australians laugh at us - we deserve it!
Originally Posted By mawnck Oops ... they're interviewing a geophysicist from the tsunami tracking center, who just told them in no uncertain terms that this was a non-event. He practically apologized for the evacuations. Back to the anchors ... BUT WE'RE NOT TOTALLY OUT OF THE WOODS YET!!
Originally Posted By mawnck >> Australians laugh at us - we deserve it!<< America's new #1 export - amusement for Australians. :-D
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Here in Long Beach, the water actually got lower and some boats were left high and dry.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Hawaii was spared because President Obama was born there. >>> Well, that settles it then. I hope the Birthers will finally lay the matter to rest.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Or those that believe he is a muslim, perhaps Christianity is not the true religion ;-)
Originally Posted By Mr X He also brought a ton of Chicago snow to Washington. Truly, the God of the Muslims is great and powerful!
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie >>>Well, that settles it then. I hope the Birthers will finally lay the matter to rest.<<< Kenya was not hit by a Tsunami either so it doesn't prove anything.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Except of course he is not a muslim.*** You obviously have been listening to the elitist liberal Main Stream Media, and not the REAL news.
