Originally Posted By Mr X Anyone else hear this story? I can't be bothered with links right now, but a 60 year old gent got swept out to sea in the tsunami hanging onto the roof of his house (tragically, his wife was swept away by the ocean). He hung onto the house roof for TWO DAYS in the ocean off the coast of Japan, and was finally found by some rescue vessels. I don't know about you, but to me this is just an amazing silver lining and when disaster strikes silver linings are important.
Originally Posted By Labuda Yep, I read an article about this gentleman on CNN. Apparently the folks who spotted him were able to do so partially because of the red piece of cloth he was waving.
Originally Posted By mawnck Uh-huh. It's made the news here. Meanwhile in America, we cling to our guns and religion.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Wow. For both the incredible story and the inappropriate comment by mawnck.
Originally Posted By dshyates Y'all make jokes but seriously, if this eldrly guy had had a semi-automatic hand gun with extended clip, he COULD have defendend himself IF Somali pirates tried to kidnap him. I'm sorry Mr. X. I'm bad like that. Anyway, I read about this story at work yesterday and it is beyond amazing. This guys story will definitely be made into a movie.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 There was also a 70 year old woman found inside her house that had floated out to sea. They didn't say if the house had washed back to shore or not, but she was alive. Suffering from dehydration, but alive.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I know this is an inappropriete thought considering the circumstances but, I can't help but feel my hair (what I have left) stand on end whenever I hear stories involving a person who is 60 depicted like an elderly invalid. I'm 63 and I think, if necessary, I could cling to a roof for as long as a 20 year old could. Let's update our impressions of a person that is only 60 as being heroic for not dying in the disaster. If you could ask yourself the following question...What if the guy had been 59 years old, would this even be a story? We all get old soon enough...let's not rush it shall we?
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 Here are a couple more small miracles amid the tragedies: <a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/15/miracles-in-japan-four-month-old-baby-70-year-old-woman-found-alive/" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/...d-alive/</a>
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost ^^^Well, I suppose it is to a youngun', but not so much anymore. Unless the person is sickly, 60 isn't even noticable.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones I saw an animal rescue today. The dog was apparently chained somewhere and was trying to keep his head above water. Rescuers got him and placed him on higher ground. My girlfriend is considering donating to an animal rescue group working in Japan right now. Problem is that it's hard to vet these groups right now as many of them just sprang up. We're trying to find an established group that is funneling money toward animal rescue in Japan.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer "You've just been rescued after floating on your roof for several days. What are you going to do now?" "I'm going to Disneyland!" "Um.. it's closed." "What?! How dare they close! Don't they realize how important Disneyland is to Japan's economy?"
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones When asked if he would rather visit California Adventure instead, the man replied, "I would rather run naked through Fukushima."
Originally Posted By tiggertoo Lol! Hey, Tom! Good to see you out again! <<My girlfriend is considering donating to an animal rescue group working in Japan right now.>> That's awesome. I work closely with the Yolo County SPCA (the name of my boss, John Ramming, is held in awe amongst SPCA folk), so if you'd like, I'll talk to the president and find a reputable source. There are just so many fraudulent charities out there that I would be very wary of donating to even seemingly legitimate organization's websites. We just had a donation of $10,000 to our group sent to an illegitimate web address. We're filing suit, but how much funding was ultimately funneled from us will be impossible to ascertain. Let me know, or at the very least, do your homework.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones We ended up donating to our usual animal rescue group. They emailed us back and said that they are working toward funneling some resources to Tokyo, but my girlfriend would know more about that than me.
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