Watching and Waiting

We are under a Tsunami Warning. The sirens sounded at 3:59 am and the evacuation began. It as been a long strange day of waiting and praying. Amidst sorrow for those in Japan, there is fear for friends and loved one closer to home. Being as isolated from the rest of the world like we are, the story is unfolding news is somewhat fractured. We get calls from loved ones in far off area watching national news reporting news that is different from what we are hearing. The story also keeps changing. Continued quakes in Japan are creating more and more surges. Originally we thought we would have the all clear by noon... now it looks like we will be under this warning for 8-9 more hours....just waiting. Some have been tempted to be a lookeloo's, to put aside the warnings of authorities and check things. However one person has already been killed and others swept out to sea. Now is not the time to break the rules
Some of us have been calm, in fact in the beginning most folks thought this would be a non event. We practice for this, we have battery radios and emergency bags packed. I keep water and food on hand, I even have work emergency numbers programed into my phone so I can contact them away from the office. I am amazed however at how many folks were unprepared, they don't listen to the radio, or read local news, they didn't know if they were safe or not. Our City is a magnet for Tsunami's this is not our first nor will it be our last. Maybe they have learned a lesson today. Pay attention... be prepared
No need to worry though, all of the kids are safe and so are we. On a bright note, I got an extra day off and the sun is shining. For now we just watch and wait