After seeing the catastrophe following the big eathquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan I felt compelled to send my condolences to our LJ friends from Japan. Specifically Junji. I don’t want to say too much about it except that my heart goes out to the overwhelming number of people over there who must be suffering from this great tragedy. Recovery is going to be long and hard and I hope they will get a lot of international help with this and individual donations too.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
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daltxguy
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#1 posted 03-11-2011 08:39 PM
Ditto Mike.
The company I work for is headquartered in Japan so I am thinking of my colleagues. The NZ office is based in Christchurch so there were many messages of support during the recent earthquake there from the Japanese. Now the situation is reversed in just a few weeks. My sincerest best wishes to our Japanese woodworking colleagues and to everyone in the area.
-- If you can't joint it, bead it!
Schwieb
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#2 posted 03-11-2011 09:05 PM
Mega dittos Mike. I can only imagine the conditions there. This has worldwide implications.
-- Dr. Ken, Florida - Durch harte arbeit werden Träume wahr.
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#3 posted 03-11-2011 09:09 PM
Ditto. I was relieved that my friends and family in Japan are alright. My heart goes out to those who are suffering.
Dave
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#4 posted 03-11-2011 09:14 PM
Amen.
-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com
ND2ELK
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#5 posted 03-11-2011 09:29 PM
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan.
God Bless
tom
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Dennisgrosen
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#6 posted 03-11-2011 10:05 PM
thank´s for the post Mike
I totely missed alll news in radio/televison and newspapers and just got
home from work talking on the fon all day
and just did take a look on some news after I did see this blog
I realy do hope there is a limited number of casualties and killed
I think it will compared to if it has been many other places
take care all of you
Dennis
Tim Dahn
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#7 posted 03-11-2011 10:06 PM
Hoping things improve as quickly as possible, praying the people of Japan find the strength to recover.
-- Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.
TopamaxSurvivor
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#8 posted 03-11-2011 10:21 PM
I thought the same thing Mike. Wondering how Junji iand his family are and I have a nephew that works for Kawasiki. He lives in CA by flys back and forht all the time. Haven’t heard from my sister, she probably doesn’t know anything and may not be by email. Edit: Looks like my grandson and Seaside, OR dodged the bullet ;-))
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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#9 posted 03-11-2011 10:39 PM
May God bless them all.
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Raymond
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#10 posted 03-11-2011 10:53 PM
My thought and prays for our Lumberjocks friends and all those near and far that are effected by this disaster. One can’t help but ask are we heading towards something. Events like Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and now Japan. I believe we are heading to the second comming. I believe the time is near. Everyone is in my thoughts and prayers.
-- Ray
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#11 posted 03-11-2011 10:57 PM
Also thinking of Junji, and of all effected there. Unbelievable photography coming out of disaster areas. It’s just hard to believe such a huge quake, and so recently after Christchurch.
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Glen Peterson
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#12 posted 03-11-2011 11:05 PM
It’s very thoughtful of you to bring this up on LJ. Thank you. I lived in Tokyo for a few years and visited the Sendai area about 25 years ago and spent a few wonderful days visiting Matsushima and the ancient Zuiganji temple. There have been many natural disasters recently, but having been to a place really brings it home.
-- Glen
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#13 posted 03-11-2011 11:19 PM
I’m in Tokyo right now and I can tell you it got pretty scary yesterday
Raspar
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#14 posted 03-11-2011 11:27 PM
Our prayers go out to all in Japan, and those with ties to people from there.
-- Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.
ellen35
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#15 posted 03-12-2011 01:35 AM
This is s tragedy of epic proportion for all people. Our hearts and prayers go out to all those affected by this tragedy.
-- "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." Voltaire
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