It was Sunday and it had been a long day. I was out with a friend visiting another friend. About 5PM. First her phone rang and then his cell phone went off. It was other friends calling us about the coming Earthquake 9.0 and Tsunami. We all looked at each other because we all know that you can't predict and Earthquake and you need an Earthquake to have a Tsunami. We were just about done so we headed home. I did sdecide to Top off the Tank and get some cash from the ATM. Other then that I was pretty much ready. I do not shop on Sunday so that was not an issue. When I went to the Gas Atation it was busy maybe 4 cars deep. When I left it was about 100 cars deep strung out in the Waianae Mall Parking Lot. All that in about 20 min. Then I went home it is now 8 PM. My Son meets me at the door. Says his mother had him move all the Emergency Stuff into the Van. I say. Dosen't she know you can't predict and Earthquake. He says yes I told her but it does not seem to matter. I told him good job thank you and went inside. Mom is getting ready for work. Daughter is having an anexity attack. The trouble with this I figure out is that although they know what the rumor says is going to happen can't happen with fore knowledge. The rumor reports keep coming from realible people, well known, well educated and very trustworthy. This can get you thinking. I was tired so I went to bed said wake me up when it happens. Mom went off to work, called about 9:30 from the car saying that KSSK and Civil Defense said it was a Hoax. So my daughter was relieved and so forth and so on. I was in some trouble for not caring enough but I don't care because I held to the facts not the fiction. Besides I live on very high ground and other then being prepared nothing much you can do about it anyway. So its was a case of people see people do. Low trust in Goverment and HECO and nervous hysteria evan among the smart people. ON the up side people were orderly and for the most part diden't buy anything they would not have bought at some later point anyway.
Po'ohala "To carry on Ohana, Virtues and Skills" "Its not about how often you fall down. Its about how often you get back up." 2006 "Application of your faith will change your life"
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