8.9 on the Richter scale. That’s one way to get me back writing on this blog of mine.
Thank you everyone for your messages of support and well-wishing. Everyone I know is safe. I had friends walk for 2 to 8 hours to get home last night. News reports showed all bicycles had been sold out in Tokyo. My father-in-law drove through streets with no working traffic lights. He said the traffic was slow but orderly with drivers hand-signaling each other at intersections.
We were most worried about Tomoko’s 90 year old grandmother. She lives by herself in a small farming village near the epicenter. But we got word that she was perfectly fine. And her village, inland and on high ground, was largely unscathed. What a miracle! Continue reading The Earthquake
