Only different
Posted on 12/28/2004 1:29:43 PM PST by nuve9
Kind of like the love train, only different.
Only different
There, but for the grace of God...
"Hey, hey the peace train."
Cat Stevens (not allowed in U.S.A.)
Only different.
Geology Picture of the Week, December 26, 2004-January 1, 2005: Epicenter (and extra)
I am watching these photos come in on my server. I can't even tell you. A shooter was on the scene of this disaster and will probably file the images soon. What's scary is the thought of an aftershock there, or anywhere in the world.
I continue to be amazed at FReepers' ability to find humor in dire situations.
yes, I believe waves were going at 65 mph and 20-25 feet high each.
whoah! my bad. my facts wera a bit off.
"Sunday's massive quake of 9.0 magnitude off the Indonesian island of Sumatra sent 500-mph waves surging across the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal in the deadliest known tsunami since the one that devastated the Portuguese capital of Lisbon in 1755 and killed an estimated 60,000 people."
These disasters are just part of the natural world.
Gallows humor is needed psychologically, sometimes.
I like to point out the hypocrisy of the left in complaining about a few hundred soldiers dying to keep terrorists from killing us, but they have few complaints or demands to withdraw from dangerous areas of the world, like California (fires, mudslides, earthquakes, car chases)
I repeat my demand that the causualty rate is too high and everyone must withdraw from Sri Lanka (Ceylon for old codgers like myself).
I visited Ceylon once and wrote this song:
sung to melody of Tea for Two
Tea for you but not for me
since I saw that tea factory
I know how they do it in Ceylon
Never again will I touch the stuff
I saw how they do it and that's enough
I'm gonna drink much stronger stuff than teeeeeeeeee...
The waves slow down as they reach the continental shelf. They were probably going 100-300 miles per hr when they hit.
The waves travel like sound waves in the deep ocean. The one or two foot wave on the surface is hardly noticeable.
I find no fault whatsoever with FReepers who find humor in these situations- I am simply amazed by the ability.
Would be interested to hear about the tea...
We're an optimistic lot. Every Tsunami has a silver lining and we'll find it. You see the Tsunami as half empty while we see it as half full.
Tea in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)-
This was many years ago (over 40-I was about 11).
They pick the tea leaves by hand, spread them on dirty mats to dry among numerous flies and other assorted insects. Periodically, a barefooted dirty looking person walks all over them-I guess to help the drying process.
They then collect it in dirty sacks and dump it into vats with unwashed hands.
Then they grind it up and put it in packages to sell to the unsuspecting English.
I don't think Lipton does it this way, but you never know.
I was wondering if Saudi Arabia was sending a billion or so to help out?
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