Bit late to the party, but Naeba was good and windy with lots of rain to just about overflow the river.
We braved it out inside with sake and Oil City Confidential on the projector screen.
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Cyka UchuuJin wrote:Bit late to the party, but Naeba was good and windy with lots of rain to just about overflow the river.
We braved it out inside with sake and Oil City Confidential on the projector screen.
Mike Oxlong wrote:We had 500 power line breaks, and 400 poles go down in the fury. Over 10,000 homes still without power. CdeG still harnessing cat power, or are things back to normal?
yanpa wrote:chokonen888 wrote:Haha, I just read that before I posted but I am getting sick of Japanese telling me the reason why Japanese homes are "superior" is because they are soooooo earthquake safe. Drinkin' the Green Tea flavored Kool-Aid much?
Well, I'd say most structures are comparatively earthquake safe (unless they're older houses which have been "typhoon-proofed" with heavy roof tiles a la Kobe). But does anyone go on to claim they're fireproof as well?
Owner-occupied and rental combined, Tokyo has some 132,600 multi-resident buildings, 24,000 of which were built before 1981 when stricter quake-proofing standards went into effect. About 52,000 questionnaires were sent out, and one-tenth were completed and returned. Of these, only 11 percent said that their buildings have been inspected for structural integrity–17 percent for condos and 6 percent for rental apartments. Another 8 percent said they “planned to carry out inspections,” while 9 percent plan to “discuss the matter.” Sixty-three percent responded that they have no plans to do anything. Among the buildings that did carry out inspections, 60 percent were told that they needed “further reinforcements,” but only 4 percent have actually carried out any reinforcement work.
GomiGirl wrote:We were snug in our semi-underground basement apartment. We did open up the front door on the safety bolt as it was whistling with the wind blowing through the cracks. But we did this to stop the noise more than anything else.
Coligny wrote:And the last tsunami was one of those "oups, that wasn't a fart!" moment...
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