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Comment on Tsunami 2010 by Pete Orelup

Pete Orelup — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:14:42 +0000

Great work on the story and shots, Jack! Thanks for the link.

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by Joy

Joy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:13:04 +0000

Hey Jack, I can relate to what you experienced…almost felt as if I was there. Thank goodness for modern technology and for a community that has excellent emergency procedures. Thanks for sharing your experience, glad you did not get the big one.

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by Ron

Ron — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:10:33 +0000

Jack, very nice historical account of the experience…now you have a sense for how we “Floridians” live on the edge every time that dufus Jim Cantore goes on Weather TV to predict apocalypse now every time it rains…worst part is the “lemmings” stay glued to their TV all day building their ratings for the ultimate let down when nothing happens…geez!

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by George

George — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:41:03 +0000

Wonderful documentation, Jack, especially the two bay shots, full and empty. Glad you’re grabbing life, as you always do.

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by Toby

Toby — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:11:39 +0000

Great pictures and story. I’m sure glad the the tsunami turned out to be fairly small. When I was young and living on Portlock Rd (Koko Head area) my uncle noticed the “tide” receeding rapidly. He recogized the cause and told us to get up high in a big keawe tree by the beach to, hopefully, avoid getting captured by the “wave.” The tsunami came in at about 5 feet in a series of small waves (6″ or so) flooding the yard and the house to about 1 foot. We could see the tsunami about 2 miles away toward Honolulu sweeping over the reef and across the bay at about 10 feet high. It pushed all the houses along Kalaniole Highway all from their foundations onto the highway. We were trapped at Portlock for quite a few days.
Thanks for the pictures and memories.

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by admin

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:47:29 +0000

Ha! Lemmings are strong swimmers and amazingly resilient. Google it!

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by Michael McInerney

Michael McInerney — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:55:32 +0000

Thanks fro the 1st hand account Jack…nicely done and I’m glad you’re all OK. Looks like a gorgeous place..maybe I’ll get to see it in person sometime. I think the Tequila was a good choice..though Sake might have been more in keeping with the event. Cheers.

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by Bill Babcock

Bill Babcock — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:12:35 +0000

Intuition? You have the survival instincts of a lemming! I wanted to get closer too (than our house which is 300′ up) couldn’t couldn’t pry Diane off my calf.

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:59:37 +0000

Wow! What a story, awesome pictures. So glad you and the village and residents are safe and not much damage was inflicted. I loved reading about your experience! ~ Rachel

Comment on Tsunami 2010 by Paul Vink

Paul Vink — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:15:42 +0000

I see!! Never heard of that one, brings a whole new dimension to the pictures, glad smell-o-rama flopped back in the day! Cheers!