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JoeyA

JoeyA

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Can we get a shout out from the AZB members from Japan?
Hoping and praying that they are all right.

My friend Ikuko Kishimoto: I hope you and your family escaped this terrible disaster.

To all of the people of Japan, please know that you are not alone. Help is on the way.

JoeyA
 
god bless all the People in JP

I too have friends in JP since 2005. I will post something from Nobuyuki Matsumi as soon as I hear from him. Thanks Joey for reminding me , mark
 
Bless all of you in Japan !!!

I feel sooooo bad for all your people !!!
 
May God bless all of the people in Japan.

JoeyA said:
Can we get a shout out from the AZB members from Japan?
Hoping and praying that they are all right.

My friend Ikuko Kishimoto: I hope you and your family escaped this terrible disaster.

To all of the people of Japan, please know that you are not alone. Help is on the way.

JoeyA
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May God bless all the people in Japan. Keep them safe, and keep them from harm.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
im an active service member in japan, stationed in misawa, about 2 hours from where everything struck really bad. I just wanna say all of us up here are doing alright, and were doing everything we can to help with relief at this time, thanks eveyrbody.
 
I am near the Nagoya area. A few small tremors here but nothing major. I am having trouble watching it on the news, I can't even imagine what those truly affected by this must feel right now. Stay safe everybody.
 
These few replies are precious. I am so glad to hear that the whole of Japan has not been devastated. The news stations don't tell us the good things. Instead, they create conflict and anxiety. Hearing from you that you are doing well and little has been a problem in your area makes me very happy for your families (especially your moms and wives, as I am one of both).

May God bless you all and continue to keep you in safety.

I STILL love the AZBilliards forum! There is no other forum like this one for support and encouragement!
 
I was finally able to contact with all family and friends by Sunday. Everybody is pretty shook up, but in good health. I was within 3 miles of the Tokai Mura accident back in 99 (I think), and many of the jobs I worked on where within 5-10 miles of both the Fukushima and Ibaraki plants. Many homes I built were in the bay area of Iwaki in Fukushima. I remember faces of happy new home owners and their children moving into their new home just 35 meters from the breaker walls. Thoughts of what has happend to those familys and homes haunt me.
Japan is a beautiful country, with beautiful people. They will work together, share, provide, volunteer, and sacrifice to survive. I know of one country in particular where in such a dire situation, people would be stealing from eachother, digging through washed away cars for valuables, and breaking in to electronics stores to try to make a buck out of the situation.
People..................watch how Japan and the Japanese people recover from this..................................and learn.
Tokyo-dave
 
Tokyo-dave said:
I was finally able to contact with all family and friends by Sunday. Everybody is pretty shook up, but in good health. I was within 3 miles of the Tokai Mura accident back in 99 (I think), and many of the jobs I worked on where within 5-10 miles of both the Fukushima and Ibaraki plants. Many homes I built were in the bay area of Iwaki in Fukushima. I remember faces of happy new home owners and their children moving into their new home just 35 meters from the breaker walls. Thoughts of what has happend to those familys and homes haunt me.
Japan is a beautiful country, with beautiful people. They will work together, share, provide, volunteer, and sacrifice to survive. I know of one country in particular where in such a dire situation, people would be stealing from eachother, digging through washed away cars for valuables, and breaking in to electronics stores to try to make a buck out of the situation.
People..................watch how Japan and the Japanese people recover from this..................................and learn.
Tokyo-dave
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Glad to hear from you and happy that you and yours are doing well.

Do you sense that the Japanese government is telling the people the truth about how safe it is around these nuclear plants?

JoeyA
 
JoeyA said:
Can we get a shout out from the AZB members from Japan?
Hoping and praying that they are all right.

My friend Ikuko Kishimoto: I hope you and your family escaped this terrible disaster.

To all of the people of Japan, please know that you are not alone. Help is on the way.

JoeyA
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I second this thoughts and prayers goes out to all affected by this natural disaster and the following after effects.
 
JoeyA said:
Glad to hear from you and happy that you and yours are doing well.

Do you sense that the Japanese government is telling the people the truth about how safe it is around these nuclear plants?

JoeyA
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The answer to your question is a yes and no, but I'd like to go into a little detail. Japan HAS in the past been guilty of downplaying major disasters be they natural disasters, the failure of Nomura Shoken (trading house) in the mid 90's, the Tokai Mura incident, and as recently as Toyota recalls. In my opinion, right now the government officials are being up front with the Japanese people mostly because they've learned from past mistakes, and secondly, the whole world is watching right now.
On the other hand however, it's the TEPCO (electric company) senior officers that would concern me as to how much truth is getting out and how much isn't. Japanese laws are written in ways that simple mistakes on the job are considered professional negligence, and the punishment can be severe. Example: A Japan railway worker was sentenced to prison for professional negligence. His job was sitting in a booth at railroad crossings and manually raising the gates to stop pedestrians from crossing onto the tracks when trains come. When a person was hit by a train and killed at his post, he was found responsible for failing to get the gates down in time to stop the pedestrian from entering the crossing.
Back to TEPCO. Although it appears that TEPCO senior officers haven't done anything wrong like cutting corners or other lax procedures that could have been the cause of the current disaster, many of them stand to lose their jobs, and possibly be punished as a result of the current crisis. Which is why in the past, non-government officials have been known to down play the seriousness of past problems.
dave
 
Prayers to all in Japan, the people, all pool players and the Mezz factory, we hope everything will get better.
 
Legend said:
im an active service member in japan, stationed in misawa, about 2 hours from where everything struck really bad. I just wanna say all of us up here are doing alright, and were doing everything we can to help with relief at this time, thanks eveyrbody.
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Thank you, stay safe.
 
MULLY checking in. I'm down in Shizuoka, about 350 miles south of where everything is happening. We shook pretty hard but nothing was damaged here. At this point, I'm so stressed from all of this that when a door rattles I just about jump out of my skin. Not too worried about the nuclear reactors, the US media is milking that for all it's worth. I've been keeping my eyes on what the guys at MIT are saying and staying away from US media outlets. Oddly enough, even the Japanese media is surprised at how over the top the US media is through all this. It's a nasty situation up there in Fukushima, but, the real area of concern is those poor people in the tsunami ravished areas. They need food, water and blankets. If there is anything you can do, please donate.
MULLY
here is what MIT says...as of this morning

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/nuclear-panel-japan-0136.html
 
mullyman said:
MULLY checking in. I'm down in Shizuoka, about 350 miles south of where everything is happening. We shook pretty hard but nothing was damaged here. At this point, I'm so stressed from all of this that when a door rattles I just about jump out of my skin. Not too worried about the nuclear reactors, the US media is milking that for all it's worth. I've been keeping my eyes on what the guys at MIT are saying and staying away from US media outlets. Oddly enough, even the Japanese media is surprised at how over the top the US media is through all this. It's a nasty situation up there in Fukushima, but, the real area of concern is those poor people in the tsunami ravished areas. They need food, water and blankets. If there is anything you can do, please donate.
MULLY
here is what MIT says...as of this morning

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/nuclear-panel-japan-0136.html
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Mully, so glad to hear you are safe and out of harm's way. I donated $100 to the American Red Cross, hoping it will help this cause. I cannot remember a tragedy this large in my lifetime.

I have a good friend, who I met through my work, from Japan. He's a Japanese scholar, wrote a book in Japanese about President Obama, which I helped him with. I used to meet him at Starbucks, and we'd chat for hours and hours. I really have grown to love this guy.

He moved back to Japan and got a job as a professor last year. Both his parents live in Japan. He is an only child, and his mom has M.S. When this tragedy happened, he was at University of Hawaii, and he couldn't get a hold of his parents due to the power outage. He eventually did contact them, and they are both okay.

His parents, though, are worried about their son joining them due to the nuclear plant. He has left Hawaii and went back to Japan. Read his most recent letter to me. It breaks my heart to know his parents love him this much:

Jennie,

I came back to Japan. I am in Sapporo, northern end of Japan, where it is basically OK. Now the the explosions at the nuclear plant is the issue. Even in Tokyo where my parents are living is under potential contamination. Some says it is already contaminated enough. With no reliable information, rumors are making people panic. Anyway, my mom, who has MS, could not even walk outside by herself, so it is just hard to run away from Tokyo. My parents decided to stay.

Because of the energy shortage, the electric power is stopped from time to time. My dad in Tokyo says he could not even find bottle waters and gasoline at stores now. All they can do is just stay home and worry about the contamination.

I want to be there with them, but my dad insisted I should not come because I am their most valued treasure in the world and the best thing I can do for them is to ensure my health and safety 100%. It is terribly hard to resist the urge to be with them. But, my dad has kept saying they would just accept the worst case if that happens, but I should live longer. So, my parents order me to stay in Sapporo where it is safe. It is sad and I cried, but it's my mother's wish too.

Thank you for praying and American help. We really appreciate it.

Here is an article about the current situation.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50c822ae-4e45-11e0-a9fa-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GoSom4bG

All the best,
Masa
 
mullyman said:
MULLY checking in. I'm down in Shizuoka, about 350 miles south of where everything is happening. We shook pretty hard but nothing was damaged here. At this point, I'm so stressed from all of this that when a door rattles I just about jump out of my skin. Not too worried about the nuclear reactors, the US media is milking that for all it's worth. I've been keeping my eyes on what the guys at MIT are saying and staying away from US media outlets. Oddly enough, even the Japanese media is surprised at how over the top the US media is through all this. It's a nasty situation up there in Fukushima, but, the real area of concern is those poor people in the tsunami ravished areas. They need food, water and blankets. If there is anything you can do, please donate.
MULLY
here is what MIT says...as of this morning

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/nuclear-panel-japan-0136.html
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Glad to hear from you Mully and thanks for the article from MIT.

The American Red Cross is a GREAT ORGANIZATION for those who would like to donate. They manage their money very well and rely on volunteers greatly so if you would like to donate money to this specific cause you can click on the appropriate one and donate online by clicking here and following the instructions. After Katrina, my wife did volunteer work for them and they are tight with their money and put what money they receive to good work. The volunteer workers are selfless to a fault. I'm sure there are other organizations that are worthy of your donations but I know a little about the American Red Cross because of my wife's experiences with them. Also, I have to give "props" to the Kuwaiti people who donated TWO of the very expensive, emergency service vehicles that are used by the American Red Cross in my area of the country.

Stay safe.
 
Been thinking of all the people affected, Mully, you've been in my mind a lot and it's good to hear that you're ok.
 
To the people of Japan, our thoughts and prayers are with you!

JoeyA said:
Can we get a shout out from the AZB members from Japan?
Hoping and praying that they are all right.

My friend Ikuko Kishimoto: I hope you and your family escaped this terrible disaster.

To all of the people of Japan, please know that you are not alone. Help is on the way.

JoeyA
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To the people of Japan our thoughts and prayers are with you all, in the past days your nation has gone thru much suffering, the people of America and the world over have sent their prayers, and will continue to do so.


David Harcrow
 
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