February 27th, 2010 by admin
Well, here we go – I hope that it is a very tiny wave as our island …..especially Hilo, has a history of tsunami disasters. The worst part is that this is exactly the same as the 1960 wave that came from Chile…….if you live in Hilo you should have already evacuated Hilo town. Don’t mess with this……it may be a wave only a foot tall at the Gallapogos islands but when it hits here it could be 10 times that size or more.
What is it like? Well, I just heard the 2nd set of Tsunami sirens going off at 7am, we can’t get gas for our vehicles because the line at the nearest gas station is 2 miles long……just have to sit this one out (wish I had filled up the car yesterday) . Lucky I live up the hill in my subdivision – so I don’t have to evacuate but I worry for all the coastal peopel…….I still have my emergency bucket – that I have for Hurricanes, we have water, we have a veggie garden, can food in the pantry – looking good. Temporarily, this morning the cell lines were not working – but you could use the text messaging to talk to others (good thing I learned how to text last year).
Looking at the sunrise this morning, you would not know that a potential disaster is about to happen, beautiful blue skies with white clouds. But, for me I am on high alert, called family here and on the mainland, friends who need to move boats etc.
Please be just a little tiny high tide…….give Hilo a break.
Big Island: Be safe out there, be prepared for Godzilla……and hope that only little Bambi walks in the door!
Aloha
Janet d