Very morbid day here. Still feeling pretty uneasy as there was another quake Farther south in the Nagano area this morning. Just checking the news there were 10 recorded tremors in the last hour. I only felt 2 of them but there is still some quake activity going on. The northeastern shore of Honshu is devastated and my heart goes out to the people living there.
We were actually planning to go out to eat with the kids yesterday, and just found out that shopping center in my city where we were going to go had the roof collapse last night. I've been very fortunate here as the big tsunami waves didn't hit here, but there is still a very sad and uneasy feeling all around and the tsunami warnings are still high on the tv. Didn't sleep much last night as every little tremor woke me up. The major highways are still closed, especially the one running beside the ocean. Again I can't believe the images on the news here from the north. In some areas it looks like the cities were never there. Just foundations and rubble remaining. There's a lot of people there who don't know where friends and family members are.
One good piece of news is that it looks like many people in the Tokyo area are finally making their way home. Some of the transportation services have started running again. Must've been a hard night sleeping on concrete in or near a train station, and not knowing if your family is ok. Hopefully they figure out the problem with the nuclear power plant. It's pretty far away from where I am, but still uncomfortably close. I need a drink, thank god the 7-11 is still open.
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