Posted on 10/03/2009 5:11:24 PM PDT by Lorianne
Has 0bama deigned to say anything about the tragedy in AMERICAN Samoa yet?
What is a “fale”? I looked in the dictionary with no luck.
From the context it sounds like a beach hut or cottage but I’ve not seen the word before.
And, pronounced “fah-lay” not “fail”
Well, what do you want from him? He HAD to lobby for Chicago to get the Olympics! It was the most important thing to do....even more important than meeting with the General in charge of the war in Afghanistan...who flew over to Copenhagen and forced a visit with the commander in chief; certainly more important than dead and dying American citizens!
What was the critisism of Bush and Katrina?
If they had 8 minutes between the earthquake and the first wave to react and get the hell out, they were lucky. They could have had a lot less time than that.
Did we not agree to help expand the Pacific Tsunami Warning Network after the Bandar Aceh tsunami? As I recall the death toll in Indonesia spawned a great deal of action from just about every government with Pacific Ocean beachfront; how is it that Samoans were so ignorant of what happens after a big earthquake??
What does he care? They can’t vote for him.
As usual, the government instructions to wait for further government instructions got a bunch of people killed.
So true. Especially where a large percentage of the population depends on government for jobs and assistance.
FOUR waves, with the fourth the largest?
I hadn’t heard of that before — it is good to know.
That definitely is a good thing to know. Eight minutes walking will cover only half a mile a brisk pace.
The Australian hotel manager should be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his bravery in making repeated trips to the coast, after each wave, to rescue survivors. I like to think that I (and many FReepers) would take the same action...but he is a certifiable hero, knowingly taking the greatest risks to save others even though he couldn’t know just when the next wave would strike.
That is an outstanding account and brings to light just how fast things happen. First, the earthquake shaking and then when she saw the coral heads, she knew immediately what was coming. In tune with her surroundings.
The multiple waves, each bigger than the last is outstanding information.
Not to worry, it’s been a good 65 million years since a tsunami hit your neck of the woods...
Definitely not a surfin’ safari!
Those poles look like they might be mahogany, if so they are very expensive, they wood be in the U.S. anyway.hehe
Oh please. It was a sacrifice for he and Michell to fly to Copenhagen. You can’t expect him to be concerned about disaster in a podunk village in the middle of nowhere, even if it is American Territory.
Tsunamis can have even more waves than that. Which wave will be the largest is pretty unpredictable.
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