Comments on: Mobile http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:48:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wendy http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Wendy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:39:39 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/#comment-397 It was the first earthquake I've ever felt in my life and I simply thought it was the wind rattling the doors. =P Also, I call my thingy-ma-bob a "thumb drive." 5 years and still going! It was the first earthquake I’ve ever felt in my life and I simply thought it was the wind rattling the doors. =P

Also, I call my thingy-ma-bob a “thumb drive.” 5 years and still going!

]]> By: Alex http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Alex Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:28:25 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/#comment-396 Being from California, I'm not stranger to earthquakes. When I was in Japan, though, I kept thinking the earthquakes were large trucks driving down the street. Except for the one that hit Sendai (next-door to Fukushima) and had the bridge over the river next to my apartment swinging like mad, and all the street lamps extremely swaying. There was me in my towel fresh out of the shower on the fourth floor of a 12 story building thinking to myself, "Do I put on underwear first or run outside?" We don't have earthquakes in Korea. (Strange considering the proximity to Japan) All we get are threats of tsunami from Japanese earthquakes, which is fun when you're living on an island, hey? Being from California, I’m not stranger to earthquakes. When I was in Japan, though, I kept thinking the earthquakes were large trucks driving down the street. Except for the one that hit Sendai (next-door to Fukushima) and had the bridge over the river next to my apartment swinging like mad, and all the street lamps extremely swaying. There was me in my towel fresh out of the shower on the fourth floor of a 12 story building thinking to myself, “Do I put on underwear first or run outside?”

We don’t have earthquakes in Korea. (Strange considering the proximity to Japan) All we get are threats of tsunami from Japanese earthquakes, which is fun when you’re living on an island, hey?

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Deas Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:21:51 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/#comment-395 That was a 4 on the Japanese <em>shindo</em> (震動) scale. Not the Richter. I feel dumb for mistaking the quake for a gust of wind. It wasn't unlike <a href="http://www.furman.edu/inted/viewentry.cfm?id=58" rel="nofollow">my first earthquake experience</a>, come to think of it. Missed it while it happened. In my defense, however, I was walking up a ramp...which isn't all that stable...and the wind was pretty strong. So...yeah. :-) According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency_seismic_intensity_scale" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>: (During a level 4 <em>shindo</em> quake) Many people are frightened. Some people try to escape from danger. Most sleeping people awake. Hanging objects swing considerably and dishes in a cupboard rattle. Unstable ornaments fall occasionally. Electric wires swing considerably. People walking on a street and some people driving automobiles notice the tremor. Peak ground acceleration is 0.25–0.80 m/s². That was a 4 on the Japanese shindo (震動) scale. Not the Richter. I feel dumb for mistaking the quake for a gust of wind. It wasn’t unlike my first earthquake experience, come to think of it. Missed it while it happened. In my defense, however, I was walking up a ramp…which isn’t all that stable…and the wind was pretty strong. So…yeah. :-)

According to Wikipedia:
(During a level 4 shindo quake)
Many people are frightened. Some people try to escape from danger. Most sleeping people awake. Hanging objects swing considerably and dishes in a cupboard rattle. Unstable ornaments fall occasionally. Electric wires swing considerably. People walking on a street and some people driving automobiles notice the tremor. Peak ground acceleration is 0.25–0.80 m/s².

]]> By: YamaKiyo http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/comment-page-1/#comment-394 YamaKiyo Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:46:56 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/26/140/#comment-394 Is that a 4 on the Japanese scale or the Richter scale? I didn't hear much about it on the news. Then again, I've only been watching the news in the morning lately. I was waiting for you to end your entry with, "and then I forgot/lost it at school." I can't tell you how many times I've lost my usb jump drive. Then I decided to put a giant keitai-like strap on it - it helps. Is that a 4 on the Japanese scale or the Richter scale? I didn’t hear much about it on the news. Then again, I’ve only been watching the news in the morning lately.

I was waiting for you to end your entry with, “and then I forgot/lost it at school.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve lost my usb jump drive. Then I decided to put a giant keitai-like strap on it – it helps.

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